Elke Walther (born 1 April 1967) is a German football coach and former goalkeeper for international games. She is a member of the Germany women's national football team. She was part of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup team. On the club level she plays for VfL Sindelfingen in Germany.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1967 | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988-1992 | VfL Sindelfingen | ||
| 1992 | SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| 1992-2003 | TuS Niederkirchen | ||
| 2003-2007 | SC Freiburg | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1989-1994 | Germany | 17 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003-present | SC Freiburg | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 1991 (before the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||
Career edit
Club edit
From 1990 to 1992 season, Walther first belonged to the Bundesliga VfL Sindelfingen, before transferring to SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach and then to TuS Niederkirchen without a point game. Since the 2003-04 season she was a member of SC Freiburg for four seasons, in which she made her debut on May 30, 2004 (19th matchday) in the 3-1 defeat at home against Hamburger SV.[2] She played her fourth and last Bundesliga game for the club of May 6, 2007 (18th matchday) in the 2-6 defeat in the guest game against FCR 2001 Duisburg. In the 2003-04 season she was assistant coach and since the 2006-07 season she has been the goalkeeping coach at SC Freiburg.
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991. FIFA. 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Elke Walther - Leistungsdaten - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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