Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a retired German female professional association football player. She played mostly for 1. FFC Frankfurt and on the German national team. Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals (second only to Marta from Brazil).She was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005. On 12 August 2011, she announced the end of her active career.