- From 2016 Steffi Jones trains instead of Silvia Neid the DFB Women
- As a trainer Jones is rather inexperienced -. The association still expects positive momentum
- . Silvia Neid gets a new task in the development of women’s football. You will lead the new scouting department for women’s and girls’ football.
By Kathrin Steinbichler
Silvia Neid this Monday lunchtime meeting room “Sepp Herberger 4″ at the headquarters of the German Football Association ( DFB) entered, she had to smile in the face of waiting journalists. For a long time among media deadlines are not the most popular tasks of women’s football national coach. For this week start but worked envy solved, almost serene. But before her then took DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach the word and explained the reason for the good mood of the 50-year-old.
As with Germany coach Joachim Loew you’ve personnel also among women “early and long-term “want to provide clarity. Finally, this summer is the World Cup, and “it’s always good when prevail clear conditions before a tournament,” said Niersbach. Then he spoke of what had been agreed a few weeks ago on the rocky coast of the Algarve during the World Cup preparations tournament in Portugal: Silvia Neid will give up her position as national coach next year at the end of their contracts, and then the new scouting department for women -. and girls football in the DFB assume
“She will not be responsible for the World Cup and the Olympic tournament in Rio, for hopefully qualify the team,” said Niersbach. Then he looked at the woman, who also stood with a smile beside him, Envy, and said, “. New national coach is Steffi Jones”
coach of the German Women’s National Football Team
Gero Bisanz, 1982 – 1996
European champion in 1989, 1991, 1995
Tina Theune-Meyer, 1996-2005
World Champion 2003
Europe Champion 1997, 2001, 2005
Silvia Neid, 2005-2016
World Champion 2007
European Champion 2009, 2013
The former world and European champion was changed after their career in late 2007, the official level of the DFB , After initially headed the organizing committee for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011, it took over 2012 the newly created Office of the Director of the Women’s Football in the DFB. After many years as a functionary and representative “it pushes me back on the court,” said the 42-year-old to her upcoming change. For the women’s football team this decision in Canada (June 6 to July 5) means 68 days before the start of the World Cup finals nothing more than an impending era.
Over the past ten years, the Silvia Neid the DFB soccer players anleitete, won the DFB former captain down to Olympic gold everything there was to win of items. Even more: Envy is the only person who was involved in all the past successes of the German women’s national team personally. First as a player, then as an assistant since 1996 and finally in 2005 as head coach. The decision to stop any time soon, “has long been matured in me,” said envy
“After the European Championship victory in Sweden I thought to myself: What should come now.” She said, “and then I said to myself. I wanted to let a new challenge” The question, whether it is losing authority announced her farewell, wiped envy away with a laugh. Since they’ve made the decision, “I feel totally fine,” she said, “I enjoy every day with my team.” Which in turn has barely know anything about the impending move her coach.
You have just inaugurated captain Nadine Angerer at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. With the rest of the team wants to talk envy when starting on Thursday championship course in Fürth. “Before the press conference today, but I have every e-mail written,” Envy said.
Early announced transition: Silvia Neid (l.) runs back in 2016, Steffi Jones (r.) takes over.
(Photo: Hübner / Imago )Apparently, the pressure to go public, grown in the past few weeks. “I was recently asked more and more frequently, when I now think renew expiring contract,” Envy said the “time enough a proper successor system, will enable” the federation wanted. Once they had informed DFB president Niersbach, the search began.
It was not, however, Steffi Jones, who was touted as the first candidate. “I immediately thought of Maren Meinert,” Jones admitted. The successful junior coach who has just won last year’s U20 Women’s World Cup, but on demand insisted to stay in the Junior indoors. Then “the initiative came ultimately from me,” Jones said.
It has long been known internally that the former defender was not happy with her Directorate and representation field. So now to Jones lead the team to a time “catch the other nations more and more and invest so much that they overtake us if we are not careful” in says envy. That’s why she wanted from 2016 use their experience on “trace the latest trends in women’s football” – and to exploit the DFB
Jones, however, has other than their DFB-license course 2007 was collected no practical experience.. However, this was not an obstacle. “That was when Klinsmann also,” she said, adding that “. Give me a chance” While Jones with each question was more nervous smile grew at envy. “I have a lot of fun now,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to the World Cup.”
German Women’s National Team Silvia Neid over to Jones
were Under her leadership, Germany Football Women World and European Champions – now announces Silvia Neid 2016 their departure as national coach on. Her successor is already fixed.
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