Christine Beck
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Christine Beck is a German
football Referee and former player.
She played for women's Bundesliga
team VfL Sindelfingen
in the early 1990s before moving into officiating in 1999.
Joining the local Fußball-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg she refereed Men's football games as well as the 2001 DFB Frauen-Pokal
Final between 1. FFC Frankfurt
and FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
.
Beck was appointed to the FIFA
list of international referees in 2004 and her first assignment was the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
in Finland. She followed this with appearances at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
in Russia.
On March 7, 2007 she refereed the World Cup qualifier game between Japan
and Mexico
in Tokyo
, going on to also referee the first-leg of the UEFA Women's Cup
between Umeå IK
Arsenal L.F.C.
.
She was chosen as one of the referees to attend the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and officiated in two games.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football Referee and former player.
She played for women's Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups...
team VfL Sindelfingen
VfL Sindelfingen
VfL Sindelfingen is a German sports club from Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded in 1862 and has more than 9,000 members, making it one of biggest sports clubs in Germany...
in the early 1990s before moving into officiating in 1999.
Joining the local Fußball-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg she refereed Men's football games as well as the 2001 DFB Frauen-Pokal
Women's German Cup
The Frauen DFB-Pokal is the main national women's football cup competition in Germany, thus the female counterpart to the DFB-Pokal. It was created in 1980, and since 1991 includes Eastern teams as well. The most recent champions are Turbine Potsdam. FFC Frankfurt has won the most titles with seven...
Final between 1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FFC Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt, Hesse and has a membership of about 430. The team currently plays in the German first division women's Bundesliga.- History :...
and FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
FFC Flaesheim-Hillen was a short-lived women's football club from the Flaesheim district of Haltern am See in the Ruhr area. The club was founded in 1999 as a merger of the women's football departments of SG Rot-Weiß Hillen and Concordia Flaesheim. As Rot-Weiß had achieved promotion for the...
.
Beck was appointed to the FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
list of international referees in 2004 and her first assignment was the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. It is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition...
in Finland. She followed this with appearances at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national football teams...
in Russia.
On March 7, 2007 she refereed the World Cup qualifier game between Japan
Japan women's national football team
The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...
and Mexico
Mexico women's national football team
The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in a unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, going on to also referee the first-leg of the UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...
between Umeå IK
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...
.
She was chosen as one of the referees to attend the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and officiated in two games.