Maria Makowska

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1969)}}

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| name = Maria Makowska

| image = Maria Makowska.jpg

| fullname = Maria Makowska

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|01|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Złotniki Lubańskie, Poland

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1985–1993

| clubs1 = Pafawag Wrocław

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| years2 = 1993–1996

| clubs2 = Stilon Gorzów

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| years3 = 1996–2004

| clubs3 = Turbine Potsdam

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| years4 = 2004–2005

| clubs4 = ŽNK Krka

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| years5 = 2005–?

| clubs5 = Post SV Nürnberg

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| years6 = ?–2009

| clubs6 = TSV Kleinschwarzenlohe

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| years7 = 2009–2012

| clubs7 = SV 67 Weinberg

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| nationalyears1 = 1988–2010

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 111

| nationalgoals1 = 5

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Maria Makowska (born 25 January 1969) is a Polish former footballer who played as a midfielder. With 111 caps, she is the Poland women's national team most-capped player.{{cite web |title=Lista reprezentantek - Polska A (1981-2023) |url=https://polska-pilka.pl/kobiety/zestawienia-i-tabele/lista-reprezentantek-polska-a-1980-2021 |website=polska-pilka.pl |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=pl}}

Makowska began her career playing club football for Pafawag Wrocław and Stilon Gorzów in the Polish Ekstraliga. She moved to Germany where she enjoyed success with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, winning the 2003–04 Frauen-Bundesliga, 2003–04 DFB-Pokal Frauen and the 2004 DFB-Hallenpokal.{{cite web|publisher=Reprezentacja.pl|author=Urbaniak, Hanna|title=Maria Makowska|url=http://www.reprezentacja.com.pl/index.php?plik=kobiety/wywiady/marysia&nazwa=Maria+Makowska|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220023142/http://www.reprezentacja.com.pl/index.php?plik=kobiety%2Fwywiady%2Fmarysia&nazwa=Maria+Makowska|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-20|language=Polish|accessdate=2010-04-06}}

Having made his debut for the Poland national team in 1988, she went on to make 111 international appearances,{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|title=FIFA Women's Century Club|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/60/womenscenturyclub.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108152222/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/60/womenscenturyclub.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2012|date=2009-08-25}} including 16 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying matches,{{FIFA player|167509}} and score five goals.

Honours

Turbine Pottsdam{{cite web |title=Portret najwybitniejszej polskiej piłkarki – Marii Makowskiej |url=https://www.slowosportowe.pl/portret-najwybitniejszej-polskiej-pilkarki-marii-makowskiej.html |website=slowosportowe.pl |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=pl}}

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