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.

Baitinger 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 was chosen as one of the referees to attend the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and officiated in two games.

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