Viola Odebrecht


Viola Odebrecht is a retired German footballer who last played for VfL Wolfsburg. She also played for Germany. She played 49 international matches for the national team and became world champion in 2003.

Club career

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

In 2005 Odebrecht won the UEFA Women's Cup with 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam, the team for which she signed again for the 2008/09 season.
In the 2006 summer season, Odebrecht played five times for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, scoring once.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 29 February 2012, Odebrecht signed a two-year contract and will move to VfL Wolfsburg on 1 July 2012.
She retired after the 2014–15 season.

International career

In 2003, she was a member of the FIFA [Women's World Cup 2003|World Cup] winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics 2004.
After a six-year hiatus, Odebrecht returned to the Germany national side in a UEFA [Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2|Euro 2013 qualifying match] against Romania on 22 October 2011.

International goals

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Other work

Odebrecht was part of a rotation of studio commentators for ESPN's telecasts of the 2011 FIFA [Women's World Cup].