Maren Meinert

Meinert was the first player inducted into Boston Breakers' "Pillars of Excellence" during a ceremony held at half-time of the 17 May 2009 game between the Breakers and Washington Freedom.

Meinert played for the German national team between 1991 and 2003, making appearances at three FIFA Women's World Cup finals and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Germany won the 2003 World Cup. She scored the first goal in the final against Sweden.

Meinert coached various German youth national teams for the German Football Association (DFB) from 2005 to 2019. In 2018, the DFB asked Meinert to become head coach of the Germany women's national football team after dismissing Steffi Jones, but she turned down the opportunity for personal reasons. Less than a year later, the DFB surprisingly chose not to extend Meinert's contract. After her departure from the DFB, Meinert was linked to many high-profile positions, including the head coach position at the Irish national team and the assistant position at the United States national team.

Playing honours

FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen

Hallenmasters: 1995 FCR Duisburg

Frauen-Bundesliga runners-up: 1997 DFB-Pokal Frauen: 1998 Germany

FIFA Women's World Cup Winners: 2003 Runners-up: 1995 Olympic Games bronze medal: 2000 UEFA Women's Euro: 1995, 1997, 2001 Individual

Women's United Soccer Association Most Valuable Player: 2003

Managerial honours

Germany

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Winners: 2010, 2014 Runners-up: 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2006, 2007, 2011 Individual

Felix Coach of the Year: 2010

General honours

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia