Swiss footballer (born 1977)
Prisca Steinegger|
Full name |
Prisca Steinegger |
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Date of birth |
(1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 47) |
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Place of birth |
Zürich, Switzerland |
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Height |
1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
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Position(s) |
Central Defence |
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Current team |
FC Zürich Frauen |
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Number |
8 |
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FC Waidberg |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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DFC Blue Stars |
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GC/Schwerzenbach |
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DFC Blue Stars |
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1999– |
FC Zürich Frauen |
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1996–2008 |
Switzerland |
55 |
(2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Prisca Steinegger (born 1 September 1977) is a Swiss football player currently playing for FC Zürich and a former captain of the Switzerland national team. She is a left-footed central defender or midfielder.[1]
Club career
Steinegger was offered a scholarship to the University of Georgia[2] in the US in 1999 but had to withdraw because of an injury. She was then employed in the communications department of FIFA.[3]
In 2008 Steinegger was the captain of SV Seebach when they came under the auspices of FC Zürich, becoming FC Zürich Frauen.[4] She had originally joined the club in 1999.[5]
Her early career encompassed spells at FC Waidberg, DFC Blue Stars and GC/Schwerzenbach. In 1993 a 16-year-old Steinegger played in the Swiss Cup final for Blue Stars.[5]
International career
Steinegger won 55 caps as a player in the Switzerland women's national football team from 1996 until 2008[6] and was named Swiss Player of the Year in 2002–2003.[5] In 1998 she scored an important goal against Poland which stopped the Swiss being relegated from the elite group of women's football in Europe.[5]
Steinegger was named to a World-XI in April 2004 to play Germany as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations.[1] In the match she came on as a substitute for Marta, before 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France.[3]
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