Melanie Behringer

Melanie Behringer (born 18 November 1985) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She was a Best FIFA Women's Player finalist. She is currently in charge of the Germany women's national under-19 team.

Club career Behringer started her career at SpVgg Utzenfeld and FC Hausen. In 2003, she joined SC Freiburg. She made her Bundesliga debut for Freiburg and played at the club for five seasons. For the 2008–09 season, Behringer transferred to FC Bayern Munich and finished second in the Bundesliga table in her first year in Munich. After two seasons, Behringer joined league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2010. She won the 2011 German Cup with Frankfurt, defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the final. On 31 March 2016, Behringer extended her contract until 2019.

International career In 2004, Behringer was runner-up with Germany at the 2004 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and later that year won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored in all three knockout round games of that tournament, including the final. She made her debut for the German senior national team in January 2005 against China.

She retired from international football on 23 August 2016.

Career statistics Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Behringer goal. + List of international goals scored by Melanie Behringer Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016

As a manager Germany U19 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship runner-up: 2026