Heidi Mohr
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 May 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Weinheim, West Germany | ||
Date of death | 7 February 2019 | (aged 51)||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1994 | TuS Niederkirchen | 83 | (114) |
1994–1995 | TuS Ahrbach | 22 | (27) |
1995–2000 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||
International career | |||
1986–1996 | Germany | 104 | (83) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Heidi Mohr (29 May 1967 – 7 February 2019) was a German footballer who played as a forward. She was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.[1]
Club career
Mohr played in the Bundesliga for TuS Ahrbach, TuS Niederkirchen, and 1. FFC Frankfurt. She was top scorer in the Bundesliga for five consecutive years from 1991 to 1995.
International career
Mohr's debut was against Norway on 19 May 1986. She had 104 appearances for Germany's national team and won the 1989, 1991 and 1995 Women's EURO. She scored eight times at European Championships and ten times at World Cups. With 83 career goals she was Germany's all-time top scorer until Birgit Prinz overtook her in 2005. Mohr's last game was on 29 September 1996 against Iceland.[2] Heidi Mohr competed in two FIFA Women's World Cup: China 1991 and Sweden 1995; and one Olympics: Atlanta 1996; played 15 matches and scored 11 goals[3] Mohr with her Germany team finished third at the 1991 Women's World Cup, held in China.
Death
Mohr died in February 2019, aged 51, after suffering from cancer.[4]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohr goal.
Honours
TuS Niederkirchen
1. FFC Frankfurt
Germany
Individual
- Bundesliga top scorer: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- UEFA Women's Championship top scorer: 1991
- FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Shoe: 1991
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 1989, 1991, 1995
References
- ↑ "Broschüre 25 Jahre Frauen-Länderspiele Teil 2" (PDF) (in Deutsch). Deutscher Fußball Bund. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ↑ "Spielerinfo Mohr" (in Deutsch). Deutscher Fußball Bund. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Heidi MOHR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008.
- ↑ "Krebstod mit 51 – Trauer um Jahrhundertspielerin Heidi Mohr". Hamburger Abendblatt (in Deutsch). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Match reports
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Germany – Nigeria : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Chinese Taipei – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Italy – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Denmark – Germany : Quarter-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Germany – USA : Semi-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Brazil – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Germany – England : Quarter-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women : MATCH Report: Italy – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- 1967 births
- 2019 deaths
- Women's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- German women's footballers
- Germany women's international footballers
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Germany
- UEFA Women's Championship–winning players
- People from Weinheim
- Footballers from Karlsruhe (region)
- 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen players
- 1. FFC Frankfurt players
- West German women's footballers