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.
The former world and European champion at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig had worked as assistant coach until the end of last season.
Head coach in San Diego is the former Rosengard and Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall, among other things, the French star player Delphine Cascarino belongs to the Wave squad.
From 2004 to 2017, a total of 158 times ran for the DFB women. In addition to the 2007 World Cup title, she won the European Championship in 2005, 2009 and 2013, and in 2016 she was part of the Olympic Gold Triumph in Rio.