Sarina Petronella Wiegman (; born 26 October 1969), also known as Sarina Wiegman-Glotzbach, is a Dutch

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and former player who has been the manager of the England women's national team since September 2021. In her playing career, Wiegman started out as a

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before moving to

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. In 1989, she attended the

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, where she played for the

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team. Returning to the Netherlands, she joined the women's team of

Ter Leede Ter Leede is a football club based in Sassenheim, Netherlands. The club was established on 30 April 1930, as a merger of the clubs ''Poellaan'' and ''Roda''. The men's team is currently playing in the Dutch Vierde Divisie. The women's team play ...

in addition to her job as a

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teacher. With Ter Leede, she won the Dutch championship and the

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once. Wiegman represented the

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from 1987 to 2001. Although she was capped 104 times for her country (which was initially recognised by the

KNVB The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...

), caps won against non-FIFA-affiliated opponents resulted in her official cap total standing just short of a century at 99. After retiring in 2003, Wiegman began her coaching career with the women's teams of Ter Leede and

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. In 2014, she became the assistant national coach of the Dutch women's team. In 2016, Wiegman received her full coaching licence and became the first woman to work as coach for a Dutch professional football team. After being appointed as the head coach of the Dutch national team, Wiegman led them to victory at the

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. Two years later, the team became runners-up of the

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. In August 2020, it was announced that Wiegman would manage the England women's national team from September 2021 following the end of

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's contract. She remained manager of the Netherlands for the Olympics, hoping to bring home a medal at the

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, but the Netherlands were eliminated at the quarter-final stage. She then became the England manager and led the Lionesses to victory at the

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on home soil. It was the first trophy for an English senior team of either gender since the men's team won the

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Early and personal life

Wiegman was born on 26 October 1969 in

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and started playing football on the streets at an early age. At the age of six, she joined ESDO from

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, where she played alongside boys. She also played for local side HSV Celeritas, where she was able to join the women's team. She is married to German football coach Marten Glotzbach.

Playing career

In 1987, Wiegman joined KFC '71, where she won the

in the same year. In 1988, while in China for the

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, she met

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head coach

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, who invited her to come and study at the

and play for the

team, which she did in 1989. At North Carolina, Wiegman played alongside such players as

Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player, two-time Women's Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Haile ...

Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (; born July 22, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (m ...

and

Carla Overbeck Carla Werden Overbeck (; born May 9, 1968) is an American former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team. Captain of the United States national team from 1993 to 2000, she helped lead the te ...

. They became

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champions in

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

. Wiegman later described the team quality and working conditions as being "of the highest level," which made for a stark contrast with the situation in the Netherlands when she returned there after one year. Here, all women's players had to work aside from football. Wiegman became a

teacher at the secondary school Segbroek College in The Hague, Netherlands, a job she would keep for the rest of her playing career. In 1994, Wiegman joined

, where she would win two Dutch championships (2001 and 2003) and one KNVB Cup (2001). In 2003, she retired after becoming pregnant with her second child.

International career

Wiegman gained 104 caps for

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, scoring three goals, between 1987 and 2001. She also captained the team. In 1986, at the age of 16, Wiegman was first selected for the Netherlands. On 23 May 1987, at the age of 17, she made her debut in an away match against

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, which was

Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former association football, football player and coach. He is currently the manager of the Curaçao national football team. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a ...

's only match in charge of the Netherlands Women. She played at the

, where the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals. Wiegman also helped the Netherlands reach the quarter-finals of the

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

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European Championships, although they never reached the final tournament of an official World Cup or European Championship. On 9 April 2001, Wiegman gained her 100th cap in a home friendly against

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, becoming the first Dutch footballer to do so. Two days later, she was honoured with a shield awarded by the men's head coach

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. During his speech, he said: "I have a lot of respect for Sarina. For the men, everything is arranged. Here, this is much more difficult." Wiegman played her final international game on 14 June 2001, a 2–0 away defeat against the

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. It was later revealed that five of her caps were against non-FIFA affiliated opponents, so her official cap total now stands at 99.

Managerial career

Ter Leede

On 24 January 2006, it was announced that Wiegman would become manager of

. With the team, she won the Dutch championship and the

in 2007.

ADO Den Haag Women

In the summer of 2007, Wiegman became manager of the women's team of

, who would be competing in the newly established Women's Eredivisie. In 2012, she led ADO to the Eredivisie title and KNVB Cup. In 2013, ADO were once again victorious in the KNVB Cup.

Netherlands Women

Assistant coach

On 1 August 2014, Wiegman left ADO to become assistant coach of the

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, as well as coordinator of the women's national under-19 team. On 27 March 2015, it was announced that Wiegman would be attending the

course to obtain a coaching licence, becoming only the third woman to do so, after

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and

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. On 2 July 2015, it was announced that she would have an internship at

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

. On 1 August 2015, following

Roger Reijners Roger Reijners (born 10 February 1964) is a Dutch football coach and former player. Playing career Reijners turned professional with Fortuna Sittard and played in the 1–0 KNVB Cup Final defeat to Feyenoord in his first season, 1983–84. He al ...

' dismissal as head coach of the Netherlands Women, Wiegman was appointed as interim head coach. This lasted until 1 October, when

Arjan van der Laan Arjan van der Laan (born 10 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse club RKSV Altior from Langeraar. Early life Van der Laan was b ...

assumed his duties as the new head coach. Wiegman subsequently became assistant coach again. On 31 July 2016, Wiegman received her UEFA Pro coaching licence, having completed the Dutch Football Association's coaching course and a one-year internship at Sparta Rotterdam. In an interview with the KNVB, she said that having seen first-hand the high level of professionalism of men's football in the Netherlands, she hoped to help bring women's football in the Netherlands to the same level. On 3 October 2016, it was announced that Wiegman would become temporary assistant of

Ole Tobiasen Ole Tobiasen (born 8 July 1975) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is an assistant manager with the Dutch club Heerenven. As a player, Tobiasen played as a right-back or centre-back for a number of clubs in Denmark, the Nether ...

at Jong Sparta Rotterdam (who appear in the

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), in addition to her work as Netherlands Women assistant. In doing so, she became the first female coach at a Dutch professional football organisation.

Head coach

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On 23 December 2016, Van der Laan was sacked by the KNVB and Wiegman was once again appointed interim head coach of the Netherlands Women. On 13 January 2017, the KNVB announced that Wiegman was installed as head coach on a permanent basis. At the same time,

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was appointed as her assistant. Wiegman was appointed head coach six months before the start of the

, for which the Netherlands had automatically qualified as hosts. However, the team had lost four out of their previous five friendly matches, and morale was low. Wiegman subsequently worked on improving players' confidence and on a change in playing style to more attacking football. At the European Championship, the Netherlands won every match, culminating in a 4–2 victory over

in the

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. The team also received praise for their attractive playing style. The win signified the Netherlands Women's first European Championship title and first ever major honour in women's football. Wiegman became the second Dutch coach to lead the national team to a major honour, after

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at the men's

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. On 23 October 2017, Wiegman was awarded

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title at that year's The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, ahead of Denmark coach

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and

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coach Gérard Prêcheur. Two days later, she was awarded as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau at a ceremony which saw the entire European Championship-winning team receive the same honour. After securing qualification for the

, Wiegman led the Netherlands to the final of the tournament, in which they were defeated 0–2 by the

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. The team again received praise for their style of play on the way to the final. On 9 July 2019, it was announced that a likeness of Wiegman would be added to the statue garden of the Dutch Football Association,

, for her contributions to Dutch football. She was the first woman to receive this honour.

England Women

In August 2020,

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announced that Wiegman had signed a four-year contract and would take the job of manager of the

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, starting in September 2021, taking over from

. Her appointment made her the first non-British permanent Lionesses manager. After Neville resigned before his tenure was over, Norwegian

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assumed the role on an interim basis in January 2021 until Wiegman could take over. Wiegman's first game in charge was an 8–0 win against

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to begin 2023 World Cup qualification. On 30 November 2021, Wiegman's England side set a new national record with a 20–0 win over

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during World Cup qualifying. The previous record was 13–0 against Hungary, set in 2005. The match was Wiegman's sixth in charge and maintained her 100% record. England maintained the record throughout World Cup qualifying, winning all 10 matches and outscoring their opponents 80–0. The Lionesses claimed their first silverware of the Wiegman era at the inaugural

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, a friendly invitational tournament hosted by England and featuring four of the top 10 ranked nations. After draws with

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and

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, England beat

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3–1 at Molineux Stadium on the final matchday to claim the

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ahead of Spain on goal difference in what Wiegman called "a successful step towards the Euros" hosted by England later that year. In July 2022, Wiegman managed England to victory in the

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with a 2–1 victory against Germany at

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. She became the fourth manager – all women's – to retain the Euros title and the first to win the tournament with two different countries, having coached her native Netherlands to the title in

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. On 25 August 2022, following her triumph with the Lionesses, she won the

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for the 2021–22 season. In December 2022, Wiegman was appointed as an

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(CBE) "for services to association football", in recognition of her role in the Lionesses' success. On 27 February 2023, Wiegman was awarded

for 2022 making it her third time of winning the award, the most by any coach. She became the only coach to have won the award more than once. In February 2023, England retained their title at the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup, this time winning all three games. On 6 April 2023, Wiegman coached England to victory in the

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, the first CONMEBOL–UEFA Finalissima to be organised for women's teams. England beat

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at Wembley 4–2 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes. Five days later, on the occasion of her 31st match, Wiegman lost as England manager for the first time, losing 2–0 in a friendly against

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. On 16 August 2023, England beat host country

3–1 at Stadium Australia to set up a first World Cup Final match against

at the

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, where they lost 1-0.

Great Britain Women

On 20 September 2023, Wiegman was announced as manager of the

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for the

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should the team qualify via England's Nations League campaign. England failed to qualify, finishing second behind

and exiting at the group stage.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

; KFC '71 *

: 1986–87 ; North Carolina Tar Heels *

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; Ter Leede * Dutch championship: 2000–01, 2002–03 * KNVB Cup: 2000–01

Manager

; Ter Leede * Dutch championship: 2006–07 *

: 2006–07 ; ADO Den Haag Women *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

: 2011–12 * KNVB Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13 ; Netherlands Women *

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runner-up:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years and one year after the men's UEFA European Championship first held in 1984, is the main competition in women's association football between nationa ...

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

; England Women *

runner-up:

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Women's Finalissima The Women's Finalissima is an intercontinental women's football super cup organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by the winners of the Copa América Femenina and UEFA Women's Championship. Played as a quadrennial one-off match, the fi ...

Individual *

''Bondsridder'' ("Association Knight"): 2012 *

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

* UEFA Women's Coach of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23 * IFFHS World's Best Woman National Coach: 2020, 2022, 2023 *

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(announced 1 August 2022) *

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* Women's Football Awards Manager of the Year:

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Orders

*: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2017) *:

(CBE, 2022)

References

External links

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