Manuela Zinsberger

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Manuela Zinsberger (Austrian German: [manuˈeːla ˈtsɪnsˌbɛrɡɐ]; born 19 October 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team.

Zinsberger grew up in the village of Niederhollabrunn in Lower Austria. She was first trained at the LAZ Stockerau and from 2009 at the AKA St. Pölten. From the 2011/12 school year she moved to the newly established National Center for Women’s Football in St. Pölten.
In 2017 she was named Austrian of the Year by Die Presse in the international success category. In December 2020 at age 25, she was named Austria’s Footballer of the Year by the Austria Press Agency, being the first goalkeeper to win Footballer of the Year.

In her youth, Zinsberger played for USV Leitzersdorf and SV Stockerau.

In the winter transition period 2009–10, Zinsberger switched for the first time to adult football for USVG Großrußbach in the Lower Austrian state league. She made her debut on 21 March 2010 in a game against Maria Anzbach. In the nine championship games she was able to keep five clean sheets.

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