Carolin Größinger

Carolin Grössinger (born 10 May 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Bergheim in the ÖFB-Frauenliga.

Carolin Grössinger
Grössinger at a reception for the Austria women's national football team
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Bergheim
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 SG FC Bergheim/USK Hof 11 (0)
2014 SKN St. Pölten 0 (0)
2014–2016 Union Kleinmünchen 28 (0)
2016 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 (0)
2017– FC Bergheim 7 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Austria U17s 9 (0)
2015–2016 Austria U19s 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club

Grössinger started her professional career in the summer of 2012 at the SG Bergheim/Hof in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. In the winter of 2014, Grössinger moved to SKN St. Pölten, but she didn't play any matche for the team. In the summer of 2014, she signed with Union Kleinmünchen where she spent the next two seasons and recorded a total of 28 appearances with the team.[1] For the 2016/17 season, Größinger signed a contract with the German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In January 2017, Größinger announced her immediate return to Austria. On 17 March 2017, Größinger signed with FC Bergheim.[2][3]

International

Grössinger has been through the junior teams of the ÖFB since the U-16. With the U-17 national team, she qualified in 2014 for the European Championship in England.[4] After the tournament, in which Austria was eliminated in the group stage, Grössinger was selected as one of three goalkeepers in the team of the tournament.[5] Two years later she succeeded with the U-19 national team, also qualifying for the European Championship in Slovakia. On 1 July 2017, Grössinger was included in the 23-women squad who represented Austria in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. The team reached the semi-finals, but she didn't play any match.[6]

Personal life

Grössinger is the sister of the former professional footballer Markus Grössinger, her cousin Isabella Grössinger was also an Austrian international player.[7]

References
  1. Bell, Kevin. "GRÖSSINGER NACH KLEINMÜNCHEN". Fan Report. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "caro_groessi« Ich musste wahrscheinlich ..." Instagram. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "FC Bergheim verstärkt sich mit Nationalspielerin". Salzburger Nachrichten. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Frauenfussball in Österreich: 10 Fragen an Carolin Größinger". Mein Bezirk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. "The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers". UEFA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OEFB. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. Öhlinger, Gerhard. "Henndorferin Größinger in der deutschen Bundesliga". Salzburger Nachrichten. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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