Maren Meinert

International career Meinert played for the German national team between 1991 and 2003, making appearances at three FIFA Women's World Cup finals and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Germany won the 2003 World Cup. She scored the first goal in the final against Sweden.

Management career Meinert coached various German youth national teams for the German Football Association (DFB) from 2005 to 2019. In 2018, the DFB asked Meinert to become head coach of the Germany women's national football team after dismissing Steffi Jones, but she turned down the opportunity for personal reasons. Less than a year later, the DFB surprisingly chose not to extend Meinert's contract.

After her departure from the DFB, Meinert was linked to many high-profile positions, including the head coach position at the Irish national team and the assistant position at the United States national team.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition+List of international goals scored by Maren Meinert. 1. 3 July 1993 Cesenatico, Italy 1–1 1–3 UEFA Women's Euro 1993 2. 8 December 1993 Tarragona, Spain 2–0 7–0 Friendly 3. 5–0 4. 31 March 1994 Bielefeld, Germany 3–0 12–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 5. 6–0 6. 11–0 7. 5 May 1994 Swansea, Wales 5–0 12–0 8. 9–0 9. 2 June 1994 Zagreb, Croatia 4–0 7–0 10. 27 July 1994 Montreal, Canada 1–1 2–1 Friendly 11. 2 August 1994 Andernach, Germany 1–1 6–3 12. 21 September 1994 Sindelfingen, Germany 7–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 13. 25 September 1994 Weingarten, Germany 6–0 11–0 14. 8–0 15. 26 March 1995 Kaiserlautern, Germany 1–1 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 16. 13 April 1995 Potsdam, Germany 4–0 8–0 Friendly 17. 5–0 18. 9 June 1995 Karlstad, Sweden 2–1 6–1 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 19. 13 June 1995 Västerås, Sweden 2–0 3–0 20. 20 March 1997 Euskirchen, Germany 2–0 2–2 Friendly 21. 27 May 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark 2–2 2–2 22. 30 June 1997 Moss, Norway 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 23. 14 February 1999 Istanbul, Turkey 2–0 12–1 Friendly 24. 28 March 1999 Hamburg, Germany 1–1 4–1 25. 17 August 2000 Kópavogur, Iceland 5–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying 26. 14 June 2001 Goch, Germany 3–0 3–0 Friendly 27. 17 June 2001 Oberhausen, Germany 2–0 7–1 28. 23 June 2001 Erfurt, Germany 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 29. 27 June 2001 3–0 5–0 30. 27 September 2003 Washington, D.C., United States 1–0 6–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 31. 4–0 32. 5 October 2003 Portland, United States 2–0 3–0 33. 12 October 2003 Carson, United States 1–0 2–1

Honours

Playing honours FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen Hallenmasters: 1995

FCR Duisburg Frauen-Bundesliga runners-up: 1997 DFB-Pokal Frauen: 1998

Germany FIFA Women's World Cup Winners: 2003 Runners-up: 1995 Olympic Games bronze medal: 2000 UEFA Women's Euro: 1995, 1997, 2001

Individual Women's United Soccer Association Most Valuable Player: 2003

Managerial honours Germany FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Winners: 2010, 2014 Runners-up: 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2006, 2007, 2011

Individual Felix Coach of the Year: 2010

General honours Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia