Kyra Malinowski

Kyra Malinowski
Personal information
Full name Kyra Malinowski
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bochum, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 SG Wattenscheid 09 13 (2)
2009–2013 SG Essen-Schönebeck 34 (8)
Managerial career
2022– VfL Bochum
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kyra Malinowski (born 20 January 1993) is a German former football striker. She last played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in Germany's Frauen Bundesliga.[1]

She was named the MVP of the 2009 U-17 European Championship after scoring five goals in the final against Spain.[2] The following year she scored two goals in the 2010 U-19 European Championship. She was subsequently awarded the bronze Fritz Walter Medal.

Following her retirement from playing football at SG Essen-Schönebeck, she became manager of their U17 and U20 divisions.[3] She was later appointed as head coach of VfL Bochum on 25 July 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Profile in Essen-Schönebeck's website
  2. ^ Golden Players – 2009: Kyra Malinowski UEFA.com
  3. ^ "SGS-Trainerin Malinowski: "Richtiger Verein für nächsten Schritt"" (in German). German Football Association. 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Kyra Malinowski wird neue Trainerin der VfL-Frauen" (in German). VfL Bochum. 25 July 2022.