Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (born 22 December 1967 in Duisburg

Duisburg

- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...

 as Martina Voss) is a retired German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg is a German women's football club from Duisburg. The first team plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga . They originate from a women's team formed in 1977 under the umbrella of FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen and have existed as an independent club since 8th. June 2001...

 in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-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...

. Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011. In June 2011 she signed a one year contract at Bundesliga side FF USV Jena

FF USV Jena

The Universitätssportverein Jena is a German sports club from Jena. Its women's football section has been an extra club since 2004-History:...

.

International career

Together with Doris Fitschen and Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

, she is considered one of the most successful German women's soccer players, having won seven national titles and six DFB

German Football Association

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 trophies.

Coaching career

After the end of her active career as a player, Voss-Tecklenburg worked as a team manager for the Oberliga club SV Straelen

SV Straelen

SV Straelen is a German association football club from Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was established in 1919 and today has nearly 2,400 members with departments for athletics, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, karate, swimming, and volleyball.-History:Long an unheralded...

. Full-time as a PE teacher association, she takes care of female selection teams in the Lower Rhine

Lower Rhine

The Lower Rhine flows from Bonn, Germany, to the North Sea at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands.Almost immediately after entering the Netherlands, the Rhine splits into many branches. The main branch is called the Waal which flows from Nijmegen to meet the river Meuse; after which it is called Merwede...

. She is also chief editor of the women's football magazine „FF“. From 12 February 2008 to 17 February 2011 she was the head coach of FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg

FCR 2001 Duisburg is a German women's football club from Duisburg. The first team plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga . They originate from a women's team formed in 1977 under the umbrella of FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen and have existed as an independent club since 8th. June 2001...

. With Duisburg, Voss-Tecklenburg won the UEFA Women's Cup

UEFA Women's Cup

The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

 in 2009 and two national cups in 2009 and 2010. On 1 October 2009 she married the contractor Herman Tecklenburg. From a previous relationship she has a daughter.