Ana Maria Crnogorcevic
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Ana-Maria Crnogorčević is a Swiss footballer
of Croat
descent. She plays as a striker for FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen Bundesliga
and represents the Switzerland women's national football team
. A fast player with good heading ability, Crnogorčević is considered alongside Ramona Bachmann
one of Switzerland's most talented female footballers.
final. Crnogorcevic scored a hat-trick in the 8-0 win over FC Schlieren. She was also top-scorer with 24 goals in the Nationalliga A
. In September 2009 she joined German Bundesliga team Hamburger SV
. She made her debut for HSV on 27 September, scoring in a 3–2 win at SG Essen-Schönebeck
. Crnogorčević finished her first season in Germany with eight goals from 19 appearances.
After a body painting
photo shoot
with the Bild newspaper,Crnogorčević was proclaimed the most attractive footballer in Germany.
, turned down an approach to play for Croatia
when she was 17. Instead she scored 25 goals in 29 games for the Switzerland U19 team. At the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
in Belarus
, she reached the semi-final with her team. On 12 August 2009 she made her debut for the Swiss senior team
in a friendly against Sweden
. In August 2010 she scored five goals in an 8–0 World Cup qualifying win over Kazakhstan
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
of Croat
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
descent. She plays as a striker for FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups...
and represents the Switzerland women's national football team
Switzerland women's national football team
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.The team played its first match in 1972...
. A fast player with good heading ability, Crnogorčević is considered alongside Ramona Bachmann
Ramona Bachmann
Ramona Bachmann is a Swiss football player, who plays as a forward for LdB Malmö and the Switzerland national team.-Club career:...
one of Switzerland's most talented female footballers.
Club career
Crnogorčević began her club career with FC Steffisburg as an 11-year-old. In 2004 she moved to FC Rot-Schwarz Thun, then later to FC Thun. In 2009 she helped Rot-Schwarz win the Swiss CupSwiss Women's Cup
The Swiss Women's Cup is a women's football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1975 by the Swiss Football Association .-Finals:All final matches are:-Performance By Club:-External links:*; Swiss Cup*; Swiss Cup...
final. Crnogorcevic scored a hat-trick in the 8-0 win over FC Schlieren. She was also top-scorer with 24 goals in the Nationalliga A
Nationalliga A (women's football)
The Women's Nationalliga A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970.League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League...
. In September 2009 she joined German Bundesliga team Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV (women)
The women's section of Hamburger SV was created in 1970. The team plays in the Bundesliga continuously since the 2003-04 season. The best result was a 4th place in 2010–11.The team reached the final of the German Cup 2002 but lost 5-0 to 1. FFC Frankfurt....
. She made her debut for HSV on 27 September, scoring in a 3–2 win at SG Essen-Schönebeck
SG Essen-Schönebeck
SG Essen-Schönebeck are a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team was founded in 2000 as a merger of VfB Borbeck and SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck. The club is renowned for the women's football team, which plays in the Bundesliga.-History:On 21 March 1973 SC...
. Crnogorčević finished her first season in Germany with eight goals from 19 appearances.
After a body painting
Body painting
Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting...
photo shoot
Photo shoot
A photo shoot is generally used in the fashion industry, whereby a model poses for a photographer at a studio where multiple photos are taken to find the best ones for the required brief...
with the Bild newspaper,Crnogorčević was proclaimed the most attractive footballer in Germany.
International career
Crnogorčević, who has dual nationalityMultiple citizenship
Multiple citizenship is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state. Multiple citizenships exist because different countries use different, and not necessarily mutually exclusive, citizenship requirements...
, turned down an approach to play for Croatia
Croatia women's national football team
The Croatia women's national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country.-World Cup record:...
when she was 17. Instead she scored 25 goals in 29 games for the Switzerland U19 team. At the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
-Semifinals:---------Final:-Goalscorers:5 goals Sofia Jakobsson4 goals Toni Duggan Solène Barbance3 goals Jordan Nobbs Dzsenifer Marozsan2 goals* Isobel Christiansen* Jade Moore* Jessica Wich* Ana Maria Crnogorcevic1 goal...
in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, she reached the semi-final with her team. On 12 August 2009 she made her debut for the Swiss senior team
Switzerland women's national football team
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.The team played its first match in 1972...
in a friendly against Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
. In August 2010 she scored five goals in an 8–0 World Cup qualifying win over Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan women's national football team
Kazakhstan women's national football team represent Kazakhstan in international football.Kazakhstan made their debut in the Asian championships in 1995. Kazakhstan came second-to-last in their group. Two years later, Kazakhstan came last in the same championships...
.
Honours
- Swiss CupSwiss Women's CupThe Swiss Women's Cup is a women's football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1975 by the Swiss Football Association .-Finals:All final matches are:-Performance By Club:-External links:*; Swiss Cup*; Swiss Cup...
winner 2009 - Swiss Nationalliga ANationalliga A (women's football)The Women's Nationalliga A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970.League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League...
top goalscorer 2009
External links
- Website of the Hamburger SV women's team
- Interview at dfb.de (in German)
- Photoshoot in Bild
- Profile at UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....