She became the world and European champion
Ex-DFB star takes over job in the USA
Updated on 09.08.2025 – 10:45 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
New task for the former striker Anja Mittag. She moves from Leipzig to the USA.
The former national soccer player Anja Mittag continues her career as a trainer in the USA at the NWSL club San Diego Wave. In California, the 40-year-old looks after the players as a coach for individual development. “I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to working with the team and the employees and further developing,” wrote at noon on Instagram.
Until the end of last season, the world and European champion at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig was a co-trainer on the sidelines. The head coach in San Diego is the former Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall. French international Delphine Cascarino also belongs to the club’s squad.
From 2004 to 2017, 158 caps for the German national team played at noon. During this time she won the 2007 World Cup title, won the European Championship (2005, 2009, 2013) three times and became Olympic champion in 2016.