Sarina Petronella Wiegman, known as Sarina Wiegman-Glotzbach, is a Dutch football manager and former player who has been the manager of the England women's national team since September 2021.
34 Facts About Sarina Wiegman
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In 2016, Sarina Wiegman received her full coaching licence and became the first woman to work as coach for a Dutch professional football team.
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Sarina Wiegman remained manager of the Netherlands for the Olympics, hoping to bring home a medal at the 2020 Olympics, but the Netherlands were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
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Sarina Wiegman was born in The Hague and started playing football on the streets at an early age.
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Sarina Wiegman played for local side HSV Celeritas, where she could join the women's team.
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Sarina Wiegman is married to Marten Glotzbach and they have two daughters Lauren and Sacha.
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In 1987, Sarina Wiegman joined KFC '71, where she won the KNVB Cup in the same year.
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At North Carolina, Sarina Wiegman played alongside such players as Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Carla Overbeck.
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Sarina 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.
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Sarina Wiegman became a physical education teacher at the secondary school Segbroek College in The Hague, Netherlands, a job she would keep for the rest of her playing career.
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In 1994, Sarina Wiegman joined Ter Leede, where she would win two Dutch championships and one KNVB Cup.
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Sarina Wiegman gained 104 caps for the Netherlands, scoring three goals, between 1987 and 2001.
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In 1986, at the age of 16, Sarina Wiegman was first selected for the Netherlands.
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Sarina Wiegman played at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, where the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals.
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Sarina Wiegman helped the Netherlands reach the quarter-finals of the 1989,1991 and 1993 European Championships, although they never reached the final tournament of an official World Cup or European Championship.
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On 9 April 2001, Sarina Wiegman gained her 100th cap in a home friendly against Denmark, becoming the first Dutch footballer to do so.
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On 24 January 2006, it was announced that Sarina Wiegman would become manager of Ter Leede.
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On 1 August 2014, Sarina Wiegman left ADO to become assistant coach of the Netherlands women's national football team, as well as coordinator of the women's national under-19 team.
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On 27 March 2015, it was announced that Sarina Wiegman would be attending the KNVB course to obtain a coaching licence, becoming only the third woman to do so, after Vera Pauw and Hesterine de Reus.
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On 1 August 2015, following Roger Reijners' dismissal as head coach of the Netherlands Women, Sarina Wiegman was appointed as interim head coach.
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On 31 July 2016, Sarina Wiegman received her UEFA Pro coaching licence, having completed the Dutch Football Association's coaching course and a one-year internship at Sparta Rotterdam.
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On 3 October 2016, it was announced that Sarina Wiegman would become temporary assistant of Ole Tobiasen at Jong Sparta Rotterdam, in addition to her work as Netherlands Women assistant.
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On 23 December 2016, Van der Laan was sacked by the KNVB and Sarina Wiegman was appointed interim head coach of the Netherlands Women.
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On 13 January 2017, the KNVB announced that Sarina Wiegman was installed as head coach on a permanent basis.
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Sarina Wiegman was appointed head coach six months before the start of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, for which the Netherlands had automatically qualified as hosts.
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Sarina Wiegman subsequently worked on improving players' confidence and on a change in playing style to more attacking football.
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Sarina Wiegman became the second Dutch coach to lead the national team to a major honour, after Rinus Michels at the men's UEFA Euro 1988.
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On 23 October 2017, Sarina Wiegman was awarded The Best FIFA Women's Coach title at that year's The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, ahead of Denmark coach Nils Nielsen and Lyon coach Gerard Precheur.
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On 9 July 2019, it was announced that a likeness of Sarina Wiegman would be added to the statue garden of the Dutch Football Association, KNVB, for her contributions to Dutch football.
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Sarina Wiegman was the first woman to receive this honour.
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Sarina Wiegman's appointment made her the first non-British permanent Lionesses manager.
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In December 2022, Sarina Wiegman was appointed as an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to association football", in recognition of her role in the Lionesses' success.
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On 27 February 2023, Sarina Wiegman was awarded the The Best FIFA Women's Coach for 2022 making it her third time of winning the award, the most by any coach.
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Sarina Wiegman became the only coach to have won the award more than once.