Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder.

Club career Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren. In 1998, she moved to the newly founded Bundesliga side FFC Heike Rheine. Garefrekes was relegated to the second division with Heike Rheine in 1999, but achieved immediate promotion back to the Bundesliga the following season. With 26 goals, she won the 2003–04 Bundesliga top scorer award.

In 2004, Garefrekes transferred to 1. FFC Frankfurt, where she claimed several major titles. She won the Bundesliga trophy and the German Cup title three times each. During the 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons, Garefrekes also won the UEFA Women's Cup at Frankfurt.

Following the departure of Nadine Angerer from Frankfurt, Garefrekes became the new captain of her squad.

International career Garefrekes made her debut for the Germany national team in November 2001 in against the Netherlands. Two years later, she won her first major international title at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was an important player for the team, starting in five of the team's six matches and scoring four goals. Garefrekes scored Germany's first and ultimately decisive goal in the semi-final win over the United States. She went on to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the title at the 2005 European Championship. Bundesliga: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 Frauen DFB-Pokal: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2010–14

Germany FIFA World Cup: 2003, 2007 UEFA European Championship: 2005, 2009 Olympic bronze medal: 2004, 2008 Algarve Cup: 2006

Individual Bundesliga top scorer: 2003–04 Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2011