Midfielder Melanie Hoffmann was a member of the German women’s football squad that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics by beating Brazil 2-0. Therefore, she was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Hoffmann won 36 international caps in total and scored two goals. In 1995, she became FIFA Women’s World Cup runner-up and, in 1997, she was a member of the squad that won the UEFA European Women’s Championship.
At club level, Hoffmann played with KBC Duisburg (until 1994), FCR 2001 Duisburg (1994-2003), Philadelphia Charge in the US (2003) and SG Essen-Schönebeck (2004-13). She helped Duisburg win the German Cup in 1998 and the German Championship in 2000. By profession, Hoffmann became a florist at Kalkar.
