Sarina Wiegman
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 55 |
| Date of birth | October 26,1969 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | The Hague |
| Netherlands | |
| Team coached | Netherlands women's national football team |
| Position | Defender, Midfielder |
| Central midfielder, defender | |
| Job | Footballer |
| Coach | |
| Spouse | Marten Glotzbach |
| Current team | England (head coach) |
| Children | Lauren Glotzbach |
| Teams coached | England women's national football team |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 559106 |
Sarina Wiegman Life story
Sarina Petronella Wiegman OON, CBE, also 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. In her playing career, Wiegman started out as a central midfielder before moving to defence.
Women's World Cup: Fans proud of England's Lionesses after defeat to Spain
... " Coach Sarina Wiegman has built a winning team and mentality - and a generation of fans who have got used to winning...
Spain's Queen Letizia to attend World Cup final against England
... Prince William also, handing manager Sarina Wiegman an honorary CBE - Order of the British Empire...
New Year Honours 2023: Brian May and Lionesses on list
... Their Dutch head coach Sarina Wiegman was made an honorary CBE in the Foreign Office list...
Euro 2022: Leah Williamson's mum talks matchday nerves
... But England manager Sarina Wiegman calls her a " great leader" and, for Leah s mum, it came as no surprise...
Alex Scott: I will carry on despite sexist abuse
... Led by Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman, who won the Women s Euros with the Netherlands in 2017, England s first challenge will come on the opening night as they face Austria at Manchester United s Old Trafford stadium...
Alex Scott: I will carry on despite sexist abuse
TV pundit and former England defender Alex Scott says she intends to continue as a football presenter despite receiving misogynistic comments.
She told the she has had tweets suggesting she stick to ironing and cooking, but feels a " responsibility to change perceptions".
Scott, 37, has also been criticised for her accent, with one senior politician suggesting she have elocution lessons.
Despite abuse the former Strictly star told The Bbc she wanted to stay on air.
She will be part of The Bbc 's coverage of The Women 's European Championships next month.
The ex-Arsenal right-back, who made 140 appearances for England, has faced pushback since making the switch to television presenting, including from, who criticised her pronunciation and asked if someone could give her elocution lessons.
The TV presenter, who is also a Guest Host of The One Show, said she had told The Bbc 's director of sport, Barbara Slater , That she " didn't want to be taken off air because then who wins? "
Scott said: " I've had so many tweets saying I should be At Home ironing or cooking.
" I don't care about those, but sometimes people threaten My Life and those have to be taken seriously.
" It's my responsibility to change perceptions by sitting in That chair and talking about football. "
Hosts England are among the favourites for The Women 's European Championship , which begins on 6 July.
Led by Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman , who won The Women 's Euros with the Netherlands in 2017, England's first challenge will come on the Opening Night as they face Austria at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium.
Female football has steadily become more popular over The Years , with more women and girls playing the sport, according to the Football Association.
Scott said The Game 's growth has had its downsides and feels diversity within The Teams needs to be addressed.
She Said concrete pitches in council estate areas " aren't as important any more" as " academies have appeared That are maybe two hours away, and an inner-city Street Kid doesn't have the financial means to access them".
" One of The Girls I'm mentoring said That when she looks at the England team she doesn't see herself represented. . That needs to be addressed, " She Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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