Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.
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.
She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.
International goals Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Bartusiak – goals for Germany # Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia 8–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany 5–0 11–0 Friendly 3. 6 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil 2–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympic Source:
Honours 1. FFC Frankfurt UEFA Women's Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2014–15 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 Official fansite Profile at DFB Player German domestic football stats at DFB