Claudia von Lanken is a German

Germany

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 former football goalkeeper

Goalkeeper

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 and current manager. Throughout her career she played for FFC Heike Rheine

FFC Heike Rheine

FFC Heike Rhine is a German women's football club based in Rheine, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team currently plays in the German third division Regionalliga West. Heike Rheine was the first independent women's football club in Germany.-History:...

 and 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....

 in Germany's Bundesliga. She played three matches for the German national team

Germany women's national football team

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 and was a reserve goalkeeper in the 1997 European Championship.

After retiring in 2005 she was appointed the coach of Hamburger SV's reserve team. In the 2010-11 season

2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women)

The 2010–11 season of the Women's 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga was the seventh season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended regular season ended on 1 May 2011. For the first time the 2nd Bundesliga was won by a reserve team, when Hamburg II won the...

 HSV II topped 2. Bundesliga's North group

2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women)

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. However the reserve team was subsequently disbanded and von Lanken moved to Lokomotive Leipzig

1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig (women)

1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig's women team represents 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the Frauen Bundesliga.After spending five seasons in the 2. Frauen Bundesliga Lokomotive was the North group's runner-up in the 2010-11 season, second to Hamburger SV II...

, which had been promoted to the Bundesliga. She was sacked after five weeks, with one win and four losses.