Britta Carlson

Britta Carlson (born 3 March 1978) is a German former football midfielder who played in the Frauen Bundesliga for Hamburger SV, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg. She was capped 31 times for the Germany women's national football team.

Britta Carlson

Britta Carlson in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Britta Carlson[1]
Date of birth	(1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kiel, Germany
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
	TSV Altenholz
	SV Friedrichsort
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Schmalfelder SV
0000–2004	Hamburger SV
2004–2007	Turbine Potsdam
2007–2008	VfL Wolfsburg
International career‡
2004–2007	Germany	31	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2007

Club career

Carlson won the UEFA Women's Cup with Turbine Potsdam in 2005, as well as the 2006 Bundesliga and the Frauen DFB Pokal in 2005 and 2006.^[2] In October 2008, following a season with Wolfsburg, Carlson retired from football. She had been plagued by a persistent knee injury.^[3]

She subsequently joined the coaching staff at Wolfsburg and served as an ambassador for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

International career

In 31 appearances for the senior Germany team Carlson hit four goals and collected a winners' medal from UEFA Women's Euro 2005. Her debut came on 4 March 2004 in a 1–0 defeat to China in Fürth, and she won her last cap on 12 March 2007 in the 3–0 win over Denmark.^[3]

Carlson was named as an alternate for the 2004 Olympics in Athens,^[4] and was disappointed to be overlooked for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.^[5]

Honours

Germany

• UEFA Women's Championship: 2005