Saskia Bartusiak

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Saskia Bartusiak

| image = Saskia Bartusiak beim Aufwaermen BL FCB gg. 1. FFC Frankfurt Muenchen-5.jpg

| caption = Bartusiak before the game against Bayern Munich in November 2016

| full_name = Saskia Bartusiak{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=12 |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202104009/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2020}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Frankfurt, West Germany

| height = {{height|meter=1.70|precision=0}}

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1996 | youthyears2 = 1996–2000

| youthclubs1 = FV 09 Eschersheim | youthclubs2 = FSV Frankfurt

| years1 = 2000–2005 | years2 = 2005–2017

| clubs1 = FSV Frankfurt | clubs2 = 1. FFC Frankfurt

| caps1 = 113 | goals1 = 26 | caps2 = 151 | goals2 = 14

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = Germany U21

| nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2016

| nationalteam3 = Germany

| nationalcaps3 = 101 | nationalgoals3 = 3

| pcupdate = 21 September 2013

| ntupdate = 19 August 2016

| medaltemplates =

}}

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=1001531 | title = Nationalspielerin Saskia Bartusiak | publisher = DFB.de | accessdate = 18 June 2011 | language = German}}{{cite web | url = http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189:saskia-bartusiak&catid=69:alle&Itemid=457 | title = Saskia Bartusiak | publisher = Framba.de | accessdate = 18 June 2011 | language = German}}

Career

=Club=

Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt.

=International=

Bartusiak made her debut in the German national team in a friendly against the Netherlands in April 2007. She was part of Germany's winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, appearing in one match, the opening game against Argentina. Bartusiak has since been called up for all major tournaments for Germany. She again was a reserve player at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2009 European Championship, Bartusiak became a regular starter for Germany, winning her first European title. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.

She was named captain of the German team on 17 September 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/bartusiak-neue-kapitaenin-die-perfekte-wahl-130845/|title=Bartusiak neue Kapitänin: Die perfekte Wahl|date=17 September 2015|work=dfb.de}}

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/olympiasiegerin-bartusiak-beendet-karriere-in-der-nationalmannschaft-152323/|title=Olympiasiegerin Bartusiak beendet Karriere im Nationalteam|date=22 August 2016|work=dfb.de}}

==International goals==

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

colspan="7"\|Bartusiak – goals for Germany
class="wikitable"
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
align=center\| 1.	27 November 2013	Osijek, Croatia	{{fbw\|CRO}}	align=center\| 8–0	align=center\| 8–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align=center\| 2.	22 July 2016	Paderborn, Germany	{{fbw\|GHA}}	align=center\| 5–0	align=center\| 11–0	Friendly
align=center\| 3.	6 August 2016	São Paulo, Brazil	{{fbw\|AUS}}	align=center\| 2–2	align=center\| 2–2	2016 Summer Olympic

Source:

Honours

;1. FFC Frankfurt

UEFA Women's Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2014–15{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2015-05-14 |title=Islacker strikes to give Frankfurt the crown |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0257-0defa04e6633-f049df8540f7-1000--islacker-strikes-to-give-frankfurt-the-crown/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Bundesliga: 2006–07, 2007–08
German Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14

Germany

FIFA World Cup: 2007
UEFA European Football Championship: 2009, 2013
Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2008, Gold medal, 2016
UEFA U-18 Women's Championship: 2000
Algarve Cup: 2012

Individual

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013
FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2011

References

External links

[http://www.saskia-bartusiak.de/ Official fansite] {{in lang|de}}
[https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=1001531 Profile] at DFB {{in lang|de}}
[https://www.dfb.de/allianz-frauen-bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fleague_player%2F399 Player German domestic football stats] at DFB {{in lang|de}}
{{FIFA player|186628}}
{{WorldFootball.net|saskia-bartusiak}}
{{Olympics.com profile|saskia-bartusiak}}
{{DOSB profile|saskia-bartusiak}}
{{SR/Olympics profile|ba/saskia-bartusiak-1}}