Kathleen Weiß

[5] Her return to Schweriner SC in 2003 and the appointment of Giovanni Guidetti as the national team head coach in 2006, who decided to use her as a setter (her original position), provided Weiß with opportunities and her performances started to improve.

[14] In September 2008, she moved to the Netherlands to play for DELA Martinus, to improve further her development under head coach Avital Selinger a former experienced Dutch international player.

[16][17] With the national team she won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Grand Prix[3] before joining Italian Serie A1 club Despar Perugia on 16 September 2009.

[18] Later that year she finish fourth with the national team in the 2009 European Championship, after losing the hosts Poland in the bronze medal match.

[3] The club reached the semifinals of the 2010–11 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, missing a place in the final by losing to Lokomotiv Baku in the golden set.

[3] Due to financial issues, Spes Conegliano was forced to withdraw from the league and the club closed down in December 2011.

[31] On 18 July 2015, she made her 300th appearance for the German national team in a 3–1 win against Serbia at the 2015 World Grand Prix.

Both were athletes at SC Traktor Schwerin, her father a javelin thrower and her mother a volleyball player.