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Steffi JonesGerman and American football player, defender
Date of Birth: 22.12.1972
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- Steffi Jones: A Legendary Footballer and Coach
- - She began playing football at the tender age of four.
- Club Career
- - She retired as a player on December 9, 2007.
- - She earned bronze medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.
- - She retired from international football in 2007.
- Awards and Honors
Steffi Jones: A Legendary Footballer and Coach
Early Life and Football Beginnings- Steffi Jones was born to an American soldier and a German woman, giving her both German and American citizenship.
- She began playing football at the tender age of four.
- From 1979 to 1986, she played in mixed youth teams at SV Bonames in Frankfurt.
- In 1986, she joined the girls' team SG Praunheim and moved to its women's club in 1988.
Club Career
- In 1991, Jones transferred to FSV Frankfurt.- She played for various clubs throughout her career, including FFK Frankfurt from 2000 onwards.
- In 2002, she moved to Washington Freedom in the United States, where she played for two years before returning to Frankfurt.
- She retired as a player on December 9, 2007.
National Team Successes- Jones made her international debut for Germany in 1993.
- She won three consecutive European Championships (1997, 2001, 2005).
- She earned bronze medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.
- Jones was part of the German team that won the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
- She retired from international football in 2007.
Post-Retirement Career- Jones was involved in the organizing committee for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.
- Since 2016, she has served as the head coach of the German women's national team.
