Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former

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who played as a

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. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154

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for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected ''

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''.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wiegmann goal.''

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Bettina Wiegmann competed in four

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: China 1991, Sweden 1995, USA 1999 and USA 2003; and two

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: 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and 2000 Summer Olympic Games; played 30 matches and scored 14 goals. Along with her Germany teams, Wiegmann is a world champion from USA 2003, runner-up from Sweden 1995; and a bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Honours

Germany *

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: bronze medal

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References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiegmann, Bettina 1971 births Living people German women's footballers Germany women's international footballers Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany German football managers People from Euskirchen Sportspeople from Cologne (region) FIFA Century Club Olympic medalists in football 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Women's World Cup-winning captains FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Germany UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association football midfielders Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia Boston Breakers (WUSA) players Women's United Soccer Association players