Monique Kerschowski is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam is a women's football club team in Potsdam, Germany. The full name is 1. Frauen-Fußball-Club Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V. . They are one of the most successful teams in Germany...

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Career

Kerschowski was a successful track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete, had to retire due to a knee injury in 2000. She then started to play football with her twin sister Isabel

Isabel Kerschowski

Isabel Kerschowski is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, and has been capped for the German national team....

. One day when the twins went out to buy football shoes, a manager from the club BSC Marzahn invited them for a practice session. In 2005, they both moved to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. A year later, the twins won the European under 19 Championship. Monique scored one goal while her sister scored twice. The Kerschowski twins won this title also in 2007. Monique suffered a severe knee injury in September 2007.

Kerschowski played for Germany at the 2006

2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship

The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national football teams...

 and 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.

External links

• Official homepage of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam