Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder.

Club career Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren. In 1998, she moved to the newly founded Bundesliga side FFC Heike Rheine. Garefrekes was relegated to the second division with Heike Rheine in 1999, but achieved immediate promotion back to the Bundesliga the following season. With 26 goals, she won the 2003–04 Bundesliga top scorer award.

In 2004, Garefrekes transferred to 1. FFC Frankfurt, where she claimed several major titles. She won the Bundesliga trophy and the German Cup title three times each. During the 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons, Garefrekes also won the UEFA Women's Cup at Frankfurt.

Following the departure of Nadine Angerer from Frankfurt, Garefrekes became the new captain of her squad.

International career Garefrekes made her debut for the Germany national team in November 2001 in against the Netherlands. Two years later, she won her first major international title at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was an important player for the team, starting in five of the team's six matches and scoring four goals. Garefrekes scored Germany's first and ultimately decisive goal in the semi-final win over the United States. She went on to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the title at the 2005 European Championship. In qualifying for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored a number of goals, including a hat-trick in Germany's 7–0 defeat of Switzerland.

During Germany's successful title defence at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Garefrekes was part of the team's starting line-up in all of the six matches. She scored twice, including the opener in the quarter-final victory against North Korea. Garefrekes again claimed bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the European Championship for a second time in 2009. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. A few months before the start of the World Cup, she scored a hat trick in a friendly match against Nigeria. Following the tournament she retired from international play.

Career statistics No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 January 2002 Guangzhou, China 1–1 3–1 2002 Four Nations Tournament 2. 7 March 2002 Faro, Portugal 1–2 1–2 2002 Algarve Cup 3. 25 May 2003 Haderslev, Denmark 1–0 6–2 Friendly 4. 9 August 2003 Kyiv, Ukraine 1–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 5. 20 September 2003 Columbus, United States 4–1 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 6. 2 October 2003 Portland, United States 4–0 7–1 7. 6–1 8. 5 October 2003 1–0 3–0 9. 15 November 2003 Reutlingen, Germany 3–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 10. 2 May 2004 Livingston, Scotland 1–0 3–1 11. 25 September 2004 Příbram, Czech Republic 1–0 5–0 12. 24 April 2005 Hildesheim, Germany 3–1 3–1 Friendly 13. 1 September 2005 Burnaby, Canada 1–0 3–1 14. 9 March 2006 Algarve, Portugal 3–0 5–0 2006 Algarve Cup 15. 3 August 2006 Krefeld, Germany 3–0 5–0 Friendly 16. 26 August 2006 Dublin, Ireland 3–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 17. 30 August 2006 Schaffhausen, Switzerland 6–0 6–0 18. 23 September 2006 Perth, Scotland 3–0 5–0 19. 27 September 2006 Moscow, Russia 2–0 3–2 20. 23 November 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany 4–1 6–3 Friendly 21. 12 April 2007 Bochum, Germany 5–1 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 22. 10 May 2007 Haverfordwest, Wales 4–0 6–0 23. 2 August 2007 Gera, Germany 3–0 5–0 Friendly 24. 22 August 2007 Koblenz, Germany 5–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 25. 6–0 26. 7–0 27. 10 September 2007 Shanghai, China 2–0 11–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 28. 22 September 2007 Wuhan, China 1–0 3–0 29. 28 October 2007 Lübeck, Germany 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 30. 7 May 2008 Eupen, Belgium 2–0 5–0 31. 4–0 32. 15 August 2008 Shenyang, China 1–0 2–0 2008 Summer Olympics 33. 1 October 2008 Basel, Switzerland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 34. 4 March 2009 Albufeira, Portugal 2–0 2–0 2009 Algarve Cup 35. 6 March 2009 1–0 3–0 36. 3–0 37. 6 August 2009 Bochum, Germany 1–0 3–1 Friendly 38. 1 March 2010 Faro, Portugal 1–0 5–0 2010 Algarve Cup 39. 25 November 2010 Leverkusen, Germany 2–0 8–0 Friendly 40. 7–0 41. 8–0 42. 26 June 2011 Berlin, Germany 1–0 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 43. 5 July 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 1–0 4–2

Honours 1. FFC Frankfurt UEFA Women's Champions League: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2014–15 Bundesliga: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 Frauen DFB-Pokal: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2010–14

Germany FIFA World Cup: 2003, 2007 UEFA European Championship: 2005, 2009 Olympic bronze medal: 2004, 2008 Algarve Cup: 2006

Individual Bundesliga top scorer: 2003–04 Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2011

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