As the last German player from the victorious Olympic final 2016, Sara Däbritz ended her career in the national football team.
The midfielder, at the European Championships last summer, said at DFB.de after twelve years and 111 international matches (18 goals) “Now the right moment came to say goodbye. It feels right for me.”
The 2013 European champion, under contract with Real Madrid since the beginning of the season, said: “From the first to the last game I proudly, joy and humility. It was a great privilege for my country.” She is happy “Especially for the next generation, which may continue and will make enthusiasm for German women’s football even bigger”.
Much praise from Wück and Künzer
Däbritz is “Sporty and humanly a leadership” was emphasized by national coach Christian Wück: “Young players were able to orientate themselves on her, she was a role model and team player at the same time. Her success with the national team speaking for herself. She can proudly look back on an impressive career in the DFB jersey.”
Däbritz, who on a professional level before moving to Spain for SC Freiburg, Bavaria Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyon played, according to the DFB sports director Nia Künzer “Outstanding and was always modest and down -to -earth”.
Debüt 2013 as an 18-year-old
Born in Amberg, she made a 18-year-old in the A national team in June 2013 and was part of the team, who won the eighth and last European Championship title of the DFB women on July 28, 2013.
Däbritz was also a member of the team council for years, taking part in three World Championships (2015, 2019, 2023) and four EM finals (2013, 2017, 2022, 2025). In the Gold final of Rio 2016 (2-0 against Sweden) she was in the starting eleven. Their last assignment in the national jersey was the semi -finals of the EM 2025 against Spain (0-1 after extra time).