Anja_Mittag

Anja Mittag

Anja Mittag

German footballer (born 1985)

Anja Mittag (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanja ˈmɪtaːk];[2] born 16 May 1985) is a German football coach and player who plays as a striker. Mittag is currently a player-coach for RB Leipzig.[3]

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Mittag playing for Potsdam in 2008.

In July 2020, Mittag announced that she will end her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020 and become a full-time coach with RB Leipzig.[4] She made her comeback in the winter season 2021/22 SV Eintrach Leipzig-Süd in the german Regionalliga Nordost. She will sporadically take part in the games

Club career

In December 2011 Mittag negotiated a release from 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, after nine and a half years, in order to sign a two-year deal with Swedish Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård.[5] In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French club Paris Saint-Germain.[6] On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German club VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal.[7] On 31 March 2017, Mittag signed a contract with Rosengård once again.[8]

Mittag became the first player to 50 goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League and its predecessor the UEFA Women's Cup on 11 October 2017.[9]

Mittag ended her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020.[4]

International career

Mittag made her debut for the senior national team as a substitute in a friendly match with Italy on 31 March 2004. Her first goal with the senior national team came on 11 March 2005 in an Algarve Cup match against Norway.[10]

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[11]

On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.[12]

Coaching career

In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German club RB Leipzig as a player-coach.[3] After scoring 17 goals and helping the team win promotion to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Mittag announced that she would focus on coaching full-time from the 2020–21 season onward.[4]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mittag goal.
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Honours

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

FC Rosengård

Germany

Germany U20

Germany U19

Individual

Records

  • 2nd all-time UEFA women's club competition top scorer: 51 goals[16]

Others

Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 317, 749. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. [3]
    "FRAUEN: OLYMPIASIEGERIN ANJA MITTAG VERSTÄRKT RB LEIPZIG". RB Leipzig. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    "ANJA MITTAG BEENDET KARRIERE". RB Leipzig. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Mittag to leave Potsdam for Malmö". UEFA. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Anja Mittag signs for Paris!". Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Anja Mittag joins the Wolves". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Skrällvärvningen: Anja Mittag tillbaka". 31 March 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Anja Mittag on 51, Hegerberg closing: top scorers". UEFA. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Deutschland 4–0 Norwegen". DFB. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  11. [11]
    "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  12. [12]
    "DFB-Frauen: Anja Mittag tritt zurück". dfb.de. 22 August 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Players Info Mittag Goals". DFB. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. [14]
    "KLART: Hon är årets spelare i damallsvenskan". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  15. [15]
    Silvander, Heidi (9 November 2014). "Anja Mittag – målskytt och vald till årets spelare". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  16. [16]
    "Mittag breaks Pohlers goal record". UEFA. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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    FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 - Awards - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
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    FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 - Awards - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
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    UEFA.com (30 June 2018). "Women's Under-19 – Tournament history: WU19 EURO". UEFA.
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    Orsatti, Andrew. "First Women's World XI revealed – FIFPro World Players' Union". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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