Bettina Wiegmann

Midfielder Bettina Wiegmann was a member of the German female football squad that was eliminated in the group stage at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Four years later at Sydney she won the bronze medal. In 2003, she won the World Cup, and in 1991, 1995, 1997, and 2001, the European Championships. She was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Wiegmann won 154 international caps and scored 51 goals.

At club level, Wiegmann played with Grün-Weiß Brauweiler (1988-2000), FFC Brauweiler Pulheim (2000-01 and 2003), and Boston Breakers in the USA (2001-02). In 1997 she helped Brauweiler win the German national title, and also brought them the German Cup in 1991, 1994, and 1997. In 2019, she was inducted into the German Soccer Hall of Fame.

After her playing career, Wiegmann turned to coaching. She became regional chief coach with the football association of Mittelrhein and assistant coach of the German U20 and U19 national teams. In 2007, she took over as chief national coach of the U15 team.