Lena Oberndorf: The spicy final of the boy's high-flyer

If all eyes are on you, trying Lena's upper village, to remain calm. She has played in the past few months, more and more into the spotlight. In the Bundesliga

Lena Oberndorf: The spicy final of the boy's high-flyer

If all eyes are on you, trying Lena's upper village, to remain calm. She has played in the past few months, more and more into the spotlight. In the Bundesliga team SGS Essen, in the national team. With 18 years defending in the defensive midfield as well as a few others. She says, however, that you don't want to tackle your career "so hard". This is her "too stressful".

with the first title, she is still waiting, no Problem. But that doesn't change the fact that your now a door is open, the crossed in front of her and Birgit Prinz, Nia Künzer, or Dzsenifer Marozsan: Lena upper village could become a large brand of the German women's football. It is of course no coincidence that it is compared with these names. Her Talent is not to be overlooked. And her resume reads already as a sequence of records. Lena Oberndorf was born in Gevelsberg, a small town in the heart of the Ruhr area. In the summer of 2018, as it is 16 years old, she switches food to the SGS. A stroke of luck, especially for the club.

With the Ball she's already perfect, but you can dominate a game even with their charisma. The way you controlled already as a young the game in the center and hinged, with which you force two fights is impressive. On the field of play, Lena's upper village is a go-getter. Already in the first season, she creates the breakthrough. You, the gifted defensive player, shoots even goals.

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the national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg test nominated for the world Championships in France in the summer of 2019. At 17 years and 171 days in the upper village, to the youngest German player in the world Cup history. For comparison: Birgit Prinz was at their first world Cup game for a good two months older. Although the German team eliminated in the quarter-finals against Sweden, are convinced the responsible persons at the German football Association (DFB): There's a new Generation grows – with Lena the upper village as a leader.

Now, a little more than a year after the world Cup in France, joins Lena's upper village this Saturday (16.45 clock in the ARD) as a main actress for the DFB women's Cup final. This Finale is also a game of opposites. On the one hand, the series win of VfL Wolfsburg, the titles and achievements are accustomed to, such as the phasing-out after each game. On the other hand, the SGS Essen, a club with relatively modest financial resources, has made over the past ten years, with first-class youth Ministry a name.

Between these opposites also Lena Oberndorf moves. In the new season, the Shot will switch to VfL Wolfsburg. Actually, she wrote a Treaty, the already from 1. July would have been valid. However, due to the Corona-shifts in Wolfsburg allowed her to play the final, and for the food inside. A conflict she herself does not see: "I am still in Essen under the contract and will do everything to ensure that we win. Therefore, you must accept the Wolfsburg interior also so that we can take the Cup with me to eat.“

Date Of Update: 04 July 2020, 09:19