Katharina Lindner

Katharina Lindner (3 September 1979 – 9 February 2019) was a German academic and footballer who played as a striker for Glasgow City F.C. from 2005 to 2011.[2] She was also a lecturer at University of Stirling on gender, sports, queer theory, and how women's images are presented in the media.

Katharina Lindner
Personal information
Date of birth 3 September 1979
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Date of death 9 February 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 39)
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2002 Hartford Hawks[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 1. FFC Frankfurt
2004 Western Mass Lady Pioneers
2005–2011 Glasgow City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sports career

Lindner grew up in Kleinostheim and joined 1. FFC Frankfurt (then known as SG Praunheim) as a 16 year old. She won a double with Frankfurt in 1999 before accepting a scholarship in America.[3] While attending the University of Hartford in 2000, Lindner was named an NSCAA 1st Team All-American.[4]

Lindner joined Glasgow City in 2005 after moving to Scotland to complete a PhD in film studies.[5] During her time with the team, Glasgow City won five Scottish Women's Premier League titles, two Scottish Women's Cups and two Scottish Women's Premier League Cups.[6] Lindner scored 128 goals for the team in 173 appearances with the team.[7]

When Lindner announced plans to retire from football ahead of the 2011 Scottish Women's Cup final, Glasgow City manager Eddie Wolecki-Black paid tribute to her contribution: "Kat, few would argue, is without doubt one of the finest players ever to play in Scotland and it has been a pleasure working with such a committed and talented athlete. She will be a big loss to our attacking options."[8]

Academic career

Lindner was a lecturer in the Communication, Media & Culture of University of Stirling, focusing on gender, sports and queer theory.[7][9] She wrote several articles published in academic journals such as Sex Roles and Feminist Media Studies.[10] In her most-cited work, "Images of Women in General Interest and Fashion Magazine Advertisements from 1955 to 2002", Lindner "adapted a set of qualitative criteria from Erving Goffman’s classic work on the subtle cues contained within advertising"[11] to analyse how women are objectified in advertisements in women's fashion magazines compared to general interest magazines.[12] In 2016, she also wrote an op-ed for The Conversation (reprinted in The Independent) in support of boycotting the Oscars.[13] In October 2017, Lindner published Film Bodies: Queer Feminist Encounters with Gender and Sexuality in Cinema via I.B. Tauris.[14]

Personal life

Lindner died on 9 February 2019. Glasgow City announced that the team would postpone their season opening game while they mourn her death. Lindner's partner, Scottish footballer Laura Montgomery, is a co-founder of the club.[7]

Death

Lindner took her own life in hospital, having been admitted following a previous suicide attempt the preceding week. She had depression.[15]

References
  1. "Individual career records". University of Hartford. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. "Glasgow City's Katharina Lindner hits double milestone". BBC Sport. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. Bernhard Kux (29 July 2009). "Katharina Lindner: "Münchner Kindl" trifft Bayern-Frauen" (in German). Womensoccer.de. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. Dave Litterer (31 January 2010). "The Year in American Soccer, 2000". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. Fraser Wilson (6 January 2009). "Bundesliga star Kat leads Glasgow City title defence". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. "SWF Statement - Katharina Lindner". Scottish Women's Football. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. "Kat Lindner: Former Glasgow City player dies aged 39". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. "Glasgow Duo look to end with cup win". She Kicks. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  9. "Ex-Glasgow City forward Kat Lindner dies at 39". The Times. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  10. "Katharina Lindner - Google Scholar Citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. Neuendorf, Kimberly A. (1 February 2011). "Content Analysis—A Methodological Primer for Gender Research" (PDF). Sex Roles. 64 (3): 276–289. doi:10.1007/s11199-010-9893-0.
  12. Stankiewicz, Julie M.; Rosselli, Francine (1 April 2008). "Women as Sex Objects and Victims in Print Advertisements" (PDF). Sex Roles. 58 (7): 579–589. doi:10.1007/s11199-007-9359-1.
  13. Lindner, Katharina (25 January 2016). "Why a boycott of the Oscars might just start to change the film industry". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. Quinlivan, Davina (18 January 2018). "Film Bodies: Queer Feminist Encounters with Gender and Sexuality in Cinema, by Katharina Lindner". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. "Laura Montgomery: Kat was my everything and I miss her terribly". Glasgow Times. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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