Dortmund (dpa) – The German Football Museum has included the pioneers Christa Kleinhans, Bärbel Wohlleben and Anne Trabant-Haarbach in its “Hall of Fame”.
With their commitment, they made a significant contribution to overcoming the effects of the temporary ban on women’s football, according to a statement from the museum.
The 78-year-old Wohlleben (Ingelheim) is best known for being the first woman to score the “Goal of the Month” on the ARD sports show in 1974. Kleinhans (84) was a player in the legendary Fortuna Dortmund team and played around 150 unofficial international matches when women’s football was banned. Anne Trabant-Haarbach (73) was the most successful player of the 1970s and collected many titles with Bergisch Gladbach.
“The resilience and stamina of the pioneers paved the way for the later world champions. They deserve great recognition for this, which they were sometimes denied during their active time,” said museum director Manuel Neukirchner.
In addition to the players from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, former internationals Ariane Hingst and Nadine Angerer were also inducted into the Hall of Fame. Angerer (43) and Hingst (42) belonged to the team of the German world champions in 2003 and 2007. Twelve women previously belonged to the “Hall of Fame”, including record national player Birgit Prinz (214 international matches) and the current national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.