Tina Wunderlich (born 10 October 1977) is a German former

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. She played for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and was capped for the

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Club career

Wunderlich retired from football in 2010, after a long career with 1. FFC Frankfurt which yielded seven Frauen Bundesliga titles and seven Frauen DFB Pokal cups. She also collected winners' medals in three editions of what is now the

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International career

She made her debut for the senior

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national team on 25 September 1994, in an 11–0 destruction of

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in Weingarten. In 1995 she was part of the German squad which finished runners – up in the Women's World Cup, playing in one match against

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. During the course of her 34–cap international career, Wunderlich also played in the 1999 Women's World Cup, won a bronze medal at the

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and was part of the victorious

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squad. Her final appearance came against

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in March 2003. Sister Pia also played in the match.

Honours

Club

; 1. FFC Frankfurt *

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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 ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

* Frauen Bundesliga (7): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 * Frauen DFB Pokal (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008

International

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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 ...

References

* 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 Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany People from Siegen-Wittgenstein Footballers from Arnsberg (region) Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Germany UEFA Women's Championship–winning players Women's association football defenders UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-women-footy-bio-stub