Britta Carlson (born 3 March 1978) is a German former

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who played in the

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for

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Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

and

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

. She was capped 31 times for the

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Club career

Carlson won the

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with Turbine Potsdam in 2005, as well as the 2006 Bundesliga and the

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in 2005 and 2006. In October 2008, following a season with Wolfsburg, Carlson retired from football. She had been plagued by a persistent knee injury. She subsequently joined the coaching staff at Wolfsburg and served as an ambassador for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

International career

In 31 appearances for the senior Germany team Carlson hit four goals and collected a winners' medal from

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. Her debut came on 4 March 2004 in a 1–0 defeat to China in

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, and she won her last cap on 12 March 2007 in the 3–0 win over

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. Carlson was named as an alternate for the 2004 Olympics in

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, and was disappointed to be overlooked for the

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squad.

Honours

Germany

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: Winner 2005

References

External links

DFB profile
1978 births Living people German women's footballers 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players Frauen-Bundesliga players Footballers from Kiel UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Germany women's international footballers {{Germany-women-footy-bio-stub