Saskia Bartusiak’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Association football player
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Germany 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 9 September 1982, Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Germany
Age: 37 years
Star sign Virgo
Stats
Height: 170
Weight: 60

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for 1. FFC Frankfurt.

Career

Club

Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt’s success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women’s Cup with Frankfurt.

International

Bartusiak made her debut in the German national team in a friendly against the Netherlands in April 2007. She was part of Germany’s winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup, appearing in one match, the opening game against Argentina. Bartusiak has since been called up for all major tournaments for Germany. She again was a reserve player at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2009 European Championship, Bartusiak became a regular starter for Germany, winning her first European title. She has been called up for Germany’s 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad.

She was named captain of the German team on 17 September 2015.

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women’s football.

International goals

Scores and results list Germany’s goal tally first:

Bartusiak – goals for Germany
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia  Croatia 8–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification
2. 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany  Ghana 5–0 11–0 Friendly
3. 6 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil  Australia 2–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympic

Source:

Honours

Club

1. FFC Frankfurt
  • UEFA Women’s Cup: Winner 2005–06, 2007–08, 2014–15
  • Bundesliga: Winner 2006–07, 2007–08
  • German Cup: Winner 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14

International

  • FIFA World Cup: Winner 2007
  • UEFA European Football Championship: Winner 2009, 2013
  • Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2008, Gold medal, 2016
  • UEFA U-18 Women’s Championship: Winner 2000
  • Algarve Cup: Winner 2012

Individual

  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
  • UEFA Women’s Championship All-Star Team: 2013
  • FIFA Women’s World Cup All Star Team: 2011
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