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]

Elke Walther
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-01) 1 April 1967 (age 57)
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
*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

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Club

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Elke Walther - Leistungsdaten - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 15 September 2022.