Isabella "Bella" Kresche (born 28 November 1998) is an Austrian professional
footballer who plays as a
goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club
US Sassuolo and the
Austria women's national team, which she represents since 2022.
Life
Kresche was born in
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
in 1998. She began learning about goalkeeping at Roland Goriupp's camps, and then at the National Center for Women's Football, where she learned from former goalkeeper
Reinhard Dietl.
After graduating from high school in 2017, she studied business administration at the
Vienna University of Economics and Business[ and graduated with a bachelor's degree.
She has been playing for the Austrian national team since 2022 as a goalkeeper. She made her debut in a friendly match against Romania in February where the team won six goals to one.]Irene Fuhrmann
Irene Fuhrmann (born 23 September 1980) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. She played mostly for USC Landhaus Wien, and was a member of the Austrian national team. She currently serves as the coach of the Austrian national tea ...
, Manuela Zinsberger
Manuela Zinsberger (born 19 October 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Austria national team.
Club career
After four seasons with ÖFB-Frauenliga club ...
and Jasmin Pal
Jasmin Pal (born 24 August 1996) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Köln.
International career
Pal was also part of the Austrian team at the 2022 European Championships
The 2022 European Championships were the second edition of the Europ ...
.
References
External links
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Graz
Women's association football goalkeepers
FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern players
Austrian women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Austrian expatriate women's footballers
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