Manuela Goller (born 5 January 1971 in

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) is a German former footballer.

Early life

Manuela Goller was born in

to Franz-Josef Goller, a dairy farmer, and joined the local sports club, TuS Egen, which he runs.

Career

Manuela Goller played as a goalkeeper for SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach and

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. In 1997, playing for Brauweiler, she won the last German championship before the introduction of the national Bundesliga, beating FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out. In 1994 and 1997, she won the

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. She played her first of 45 matches for

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in 1990 against

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. In 1995, she played in the final of the European Championship in 1995, which Germany won 3–2 against

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, and in the final of the World Cup in 1995, which

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won 2–0. She also played all three games for Germany in the Summer Olympics in 1996. These were her last games for Germany.

References

1971 births Living people People from Wipperfürth Sportspeople from Cologne (region) German women's footballers 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Germany women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers German footballers needing infoboxes Olympic footballers of Germany UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub