Ariane Hingst, former national soccer player, in conversation about the structure and development of the FC Viktoria Berlin women's team on a stage at the digital trade fair Online Marketing Rockstars OMR in the exhibition halls.  Around 70,000 visitors are expected to attend this year's OMR Festival in Hamburg on May 9th and 10th, one of the largest marketing and digital conferences in Europe.

Ariane Hingst is promoted to Managing Director at Viktoria Photo: picture alliance

From BZ/dpa

Women’s regional league Viktoria Berlin increases the management. In addition to the previous managing director Lisa Währer, Ariane Hingst is taking over the sporting area as the new managing director. The club announced this.

The two-time soccer world champion hungst is one of the six women who took over the women’s team at the beginning of the season with the goal of getting into the Bundesliga in the next five years.

The undated handout shows those responsible for the FC Viktoria Berlin women's team (from left) Verena Pausder, Katharina Kurz, Henner Janzen (sports director), Tanja Wielgoß, Felicia Mutterer, Lisa Währer and Ariane Hingst.  The six women want to promote equal treatment of women in sport by taking over the footballers from Viktoria FC Berlin.  +++ dpa picture radio +++

Those responsible for the FC Viktoria Berlin women’s team: Lisa Währer (2nd from right) and Ariane Hingst (right) Photo: picture alliance/dpa

“It’s amazing what we’ve accomplished since we started the project last year FC Viktoria Berlin started: excitement in the stands and winning the championship,” said Hingst, who decides on transfers and the coaching staff in her new role.

Viktoria secured the title in the Regionalliga Nordost last Sunday and will play the relegation game against Hamburger SV on June 11th and 18th for promotion to the second division.

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