National coach Christian Wück promoted Giulia Gwinn to the firm captain of the German footballers.
The successor to Alexandra Popp announced Wück at the start of the European Championship year after the first training session on the DFB campus. The right -back from FC Bayern was considered a top candidate for the vacant office. Janina Minge was appointed Gwinn’s deputy almost four and a half months before the euro in Switzerland (July 2 to 27).
After Popp’s farewell in October, Gwinn had already cited the DFB women as an interim captain. After the introductory phase of the new team of coaches, Wück decided on his captain before the start of the Nations League.
Gwinn – “National player of 2024 “
With its 25 years and 57 international matches, the “national player of 2024” has long been considered one of the most reliable supports of the German team. At the 2023 World Cup debacle in Australia, the Vice European Champion was missing after her second cruciate ligament tear, at Olympia 2024 she secured the bronze medal with her converted penalty in the small final against Spain with her converted penalty.
At the upcoming European Championship, Gwinn and Co. want to play for the title again. For this, the Nations League must serve as preparation: Germany will first play in Breda against the Dutch on Friday (8:45 p.m./ARD), four days later the home game in Nuremberg against Austria (6.15 p.m./ZDF).