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Sarina Wiegman

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Sarina Wiegman
OON, CBE (Hon.)
Wiegman as England coach in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sarina Petronella Wiegman[1]
Date of birth (1969-10-26) 26 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Position(s) Central midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
England (head coach)
Youth career
GSC ESDO [nl]
HSV Celeritas [nl]
1987–1988 KFC '71
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 North Carolina Tar Heels 24 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 Ter Leede
National team
1987–2001 Netherlands 99 [2] (3)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Ter Leede
2007–2014 ADO Den Haag
2014–2017 Netherlands (assistant)
2015 Netherlands (interim)
2016 Jong Sparta Rotterdam (assistant)
2016–2017 Netherlands (interim)
2017–2021 Netherlands
2021– England
Honours
Women’s football
Representing  Netherlands (manager)
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2019 France
Representing  England (manager)
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sarina Petronella Wiegman ( born 26 October 1969), is a football manager and used to be a player from the Netherlands. She's also known as Sarina Wiegman-Glotzbach.[3] Right now, she's in charge of the England women's national team, and she started doing this in September 2021. When she played football, she started as a central midfielder[4] and later played in defence.[5] In 1989, she went to the University of North Carolina and played for their women's soccer team. When she came back to the Netherlands, she played for a team called Ter Leede and even won some championships there. She also represented the Netherlands in football from 1987 to 2001.[6] She played 104 times for her country, but officially recognized games were a little less because some games were against teams that weren't part of FIFA. She was the head coach of the Dutch national team and led them to win the UEFA Women's Euro in 2017. In 2019, they were runners-up in the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2020, it was announced that she would become the coach of the England women's national team after Phil Neville's contract ended.[7] She stayed with the Netherlands for the Olympics in 2021 but they didn't win a medal. Then, she started coaching the England team and led them to win the UEFA Women's Euro in 2022. This was a big deal because it was the first time England won a big tournament since the men's team won the World Cup in 1966.[8]

References

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  1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Netherlands" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "Sarina Glotzbach-Wiegman". Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Assistent-bondscoach Sarina Wiegman" (in Dutch). ekvrouwen.nl. Retrieved 1 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. "De barrières zijn bijna geslecht" (in Dutch). NRC.nl. 17 November 2001. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. "De barrières zijn bijna geslecht" (in Dutch). NRC.nl. 17 November 2001. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. Vissers, Willem (12 April 2001). "Komst meneer Van Gaal vereert Wiegman" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. Burrows, Ben (14 August 2020). "England Women appoint Sarina Wiegman as new head coach". Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. Wrack, Suzanne (31 July 2022). "England crowned Euro 2022 champions after Kelly sinks Germany in extra-time". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.