Sabrina Wittmann

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Sabrina Wittmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ingolstadt, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Ingolstadt (head coach)
Youth career
2005–2008 SC Steinberg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Ingolstadt
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth
2014–2015 Stern München
2015–2023 Amicitia München
Managerial career
2024– FC Ingolstadt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sabrina Wittmann (born 19 July 1991) is a German professional football manager who is the head coach of 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt. She is the first female head coach in Germany's top three divisions of football.

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Playing career

Born in Ingolstadt, Wittmann began playing football with SC Steinberg/Biberg in Kipfenberg in 2005, then joined FC Ingolstadt's B youth team. [1] [2] At age 16, she moved to the U.S. state of Kentucky, where she played high school soccer. [2]

Managerial career

Wittmann first coached football as an assistant for a middle school team in Kentucky in 2008. [1] She returned to Germany and joined FC Ingolstadt's academy as a coach in 2009. [2] She became head coach of the under-15 women's team in 2012. [1] She co-managed the club's Under 19 Bundesliga team starting in 2018–19. [2]

On 2 May 2024, Wittmann was promoted to replace Michael Köllner as interim head coach of the senior team, making her the first woman to coach a team in the top three divisions of German football. [3] [4] The team went undefeated under Wittmann with two wins and two draws to close the 2023–24 season, finishing with a win in the regional Bavarian Cup on 25 May to qualify for the DFB-Pokal. [4] [5] On 6 June, the club announced that she was made the team's permanent head coach. [4] [6]

Coaching record

As of match played on 17 Aug 2024
TeamFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
FC Ingolstadt 3 May 2024present5221040.00 [7] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mollus, Lea-Sophie (29 November 2022). "Die einzige Trainerin in der Jugend-Bundesliga: Sabrina Wittmann im Interview". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FCI Stellt Cheftrainer Michael Köllner Frei, Sabrina Wittmann Übernimmt Bis Saisonende" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sabrina Wittmann, die erste Trainerin im Profifußball" (in German). Welt. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sabrina Wittmann appointed as first female head coach of German men's soccer team in top 3 divisions". Associated Press. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Der FC Ingolstadt 04 Ist Toto-Pokal-Sieger 2024" (in German). Bavarian Football Association. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "FC Ingolstadt 04 — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "FC Ingolstadt 04 — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2024.


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