Marion Isbert (born 25 February 1964 as Marion Feiden) is a former German international football player. The

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was capped 58 times for Germany. She won two German championships with

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Club career

Isbert's career started at TuS Ahrbach. In 1989, she reached the final of the German championship, but Ahrbach failed to qualify for the

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at its inception one year later. She then switched to

, winning the championship in

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and 1992. Siegen also came close to winning the cup in both seasons, losing out in finals to Grün-Weiß Brauweiler and

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. After the season she lost her place in the starting eleven to

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International career

She was capped 58 times for Germany's national team. Her debut was on 10 November 1982 against Switzerland. In the semifinal of the 1989 EURO against

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, she held three times in the penalties, before scoring the deciding goal herself. The team went on to win the championship and defended the title two years later. In 1991, she was also part of the team at the

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, where she was heralded as one of the tournaments top keepers. The third place game against Sweden was her last cap.

References

1964 births Living people Frauen-Bundesliga players Women's association football goalkeepers German women's footballers Germany women's international footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Championship-winning players People from Mayen-Koblenz Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate West German women's footballers {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub