Sandra Smisek (born 3 July 1977) is a former German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, who played as a striker in Germany for

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...

FCR Duisburg FCR 2001 Duisburg (full name: ''Fußballclub Rumeln 2001 Duisburg'') was a German women's football club from Duisburg. The first team played in the Bundesliga. They originate from a women's team formed in 1977 under the umbrella of FC Rumeln-Kald ...

and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for the German national team. Smisek has played for Germany at three Women's World Cup finals.

International career

Smisek made her debut for

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on 13 April 1995 as a substitute for

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, also scoring her first goal in an 8–0 home victory against

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. She was included in the

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway women's national football team, Norway, who became the first European nation to win the Women's World Cup. The tournament fea ...

squad led by manager Gero Bisanz, her first major tournament, where she managed only one appearance, as a replacement for

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in the 0–2 final defeat against

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. Smisek also represented Germany at the

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, but never played once as Germany were eliminated in the group stage. Under new manager

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, she established herself in the first team, playing in all of Germany's matches in the

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, soccer teams. It was hosted as well as ...

until their 2–3 deficit against the

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in the quarter-finals, scoring against

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. Smisek also appeared in the

UEFA Women's Euro 2001 The 2001 UEFA Women's Championship was the eighth UEFA Women's Championship, a competition for the women's national football teams and member associations of UEFA. It took place in Germany between 23 June and 7 July 2001. It was won by Germany f ...

, where she scored against

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, and

, to finish as joint top goalscorer with three goals alongside compatriot Claudia Müller, and help Germany to their fifth title.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.''

Honours

;FSV Frankfurt *

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

: Winner 1994–95, 1997–98 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

: Winner 1994–95, 1995–96 *DFB-Hallenpokal: Winner 1994–95 ;FCR Duisburg *Bundesliga: Winner 1999–2000 * DFB-Hallenpokal: Winner 1999–2000 ;FFC Frankfurt *Bundesliga: Winner 2006–07, 2007–08 *DFB-Pokal: Winner 2006–07, 2007–08,

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*DFB-Hallenpokal: Winner 2005–06, 2006–07 *

UEFA Women's Cup The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. T ...

: Winner 2005–06, 2007–08 ;Germany *

FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior list of women's national association football teams, women's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Footb ...

: Winner

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years and one year after the men's UEFA European Championship first held in 1984, is the main competition in women's association football between nationa ...

: Winner

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

: Winner

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

*Nordic Cup: Winner 1995 *Super Cup: Winner 1995 ;Individual *Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1995–96 *UEFA Women's Championship top goalscorer (shared): 2001

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smisek, Sandra 1977 births Living people German women's footballers Germany women's international footballers 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany FCR 2001 Duisburg players Footballers from Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players FSV Frankfurt (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players FIFA Women's Century Club Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics FIFA Women's World Cup–winning players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards UEFA Women's Championship–winning players 20th-century German sportswomen 21st-century German sportswomen