Katja Kraus

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Katja Kraus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FSV Frankfurt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katja Kraus (born 23 November 1970, in

Fußball-Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV.[1]

Early life

Kraus was born in Offenbach am Main, and graduated in Frankfurt in politics and German literature.[1]

Football career

Kraus joined

DFB cup
four times, in 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95 and 1995–96. The first championship was before the Bundesliga had been established, the second was during the time that the Bundesliga was held as two regional leagues, and the third was the first championship held as a unified Bundesliga. The three championships were also the only German championships won by FSV Frankfurt.

Kraus played seven times (two of them as substitute) for the German national team[1] between 25 May 1995 and 23 March 1997,[3] and was runner-up in the World Cup in 1995 and winner of the European Championship in 1995, although she did not play in the final – Manuela Goller played in goal for Germany in that match. She was also in the German squad for the Summer Olympics in 1996, but was an unused substitute for all three matches, Manuela Goller playing in goal each time.

She played her last game on 28 May 1998.[4]

Later life: communication and marketing

Kraus joined

Fußball-Bundesliga club when she joined Hamburger SV, for whom she was responsible for communication and marketing.[6] In December 2007, her contract and the contract of Bernd Hoffmann were extended to December 2011.[7] However, these contracts were terminated in March 2011.[8][9]

In March 2017 she married Katrin Suder.[10]

Writing

After leaving Hamburger SV, Kraus wrote a book, Macht – Geschichten von Erfolg und Scheitern

ISBN 978-3-10-038504-8 about power.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Portrait – Katja Kraus" (PDF). Hamburg News. Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg – Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs, Hamburg Marketing GmbH, and HWF Hamburg Business Development Corporation. December 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Frauenfußball-Bundesliga: Tabellenführer FFC Frankfurt jagt Rekord". RP Online. 26 November 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Statistics – Most-Capped Players". Women's National Team. DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b Leuschen, Michaela (3 November 2006). "Katja Kraus". Interviews. Galore. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  5. ^ Laux, Alexander (14 October 2009). "Weibliche Hauptrolle im grossen Kino" (PDF). DFB. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Football: Katja Kraus turns a "Bundesliga" dinosaur into a trademark" (PDF). True Faces – Neumann Partners News – Number 4. Neumann Partners. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Hoffmann bleibt HSV-Boss". Bild.de. Axel Springer. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Hilke und Jarchow sollen den Verein zur Ruhe bringen – Bernd Hoffmann und Katja Kraus verlassen den HSV mit sofortiger Wirkung. FDP-Politiker Carl E. Jarchow folgt kommissarisch". Nachrichten – Sport. Hamburger Abendblatt. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  9. ^ Zocher, Thomas (16 March 2011). "More changes at Hamburg – Oenning hopes to prove managerial credentials". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  10. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt: Katja Kraus heiratet von der Leyens Staatssekretärin (German)
  11. ^ "Macht – Geschichten von Erfolg und Scheitern". Bücher. Fischer Verlag. Retrieved 4 March 2013.