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Prinz was born in Frankfurt Am Main , Germany , and she trained to become a physiotherapist. Prinz has been playing football since she was a child and has been with 1. FFC Frankfurt (1st Frankfurt Women's Football Club) since July 1994 .

She was elected FIFA Women's World Player Of The Year in 2003 , 2004 , and 2005 and was German "Women's Footballer of the Year" each year from 2001 to 2005. She scored seven goals for Germany in the 2003 World Cup as a center-forward, and played for the German women's football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics .


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In 2003 , Prinz received an offer of notoriously PR-savvy Luciano Gaucci , president of AC Perugia , who wanted to sign her for his squad. She could have been the first woman to play in a professional men's league, the Italian Serie A . However, she declined the offer.


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