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Pioneering female coach Sabrina Wittmann fired at German soccer club Ingolstadt

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Sabrina Wittmann, the first female head coach in Germany's top three men’s soccer divisions, was fired from her position at FC Ingolstadt after leading them to three losses in their last four games, placing the team 13th out of 20 in the third division. The club cited a need for a change in direction due to recent results and broader development issues, despite Wittmann expressing her desire to continue coaching and citing personal attachment to Ingolstadt since 2009.

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Sabrina Wittmann, the first female head coach in the top three men’s soccer divisions in Germany, was fired by Ingolstadt on Thursday. After taking over as interim coach in 2024, she secured a permanent role but recently faced challenges with three losses in her last four games, leaving Ingolstadt at 13th place in the third division. The club's managing director for sport, Harald Gärtner, cited the need for "a change of direction" based on recent results and broader development analysis. Wittmann expressed disappointment, stating she would have been happy to continue but acknowledged that trust was no longer present between her and the club.

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Germany INGOLSTADT Union Union Berlin the United States

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Wittmann PERSON · 6× INGOLSTADT GPE · 4× Germany GPE · 2× Union ORG · 2× Eta ORG · 1× Harald Gärtner PERSON · 1× Marie-Louise Eta PERSON · 1× Sabrina Wittmann PERSON · 1× Union Berlin ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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INGOLSTADT, Germany (AP) — Sabrina Wittmann, who in 2024 became the first female head coach in the top three men’s soccer divisions in Germany, was fired Thursday after a rocky start to the season.

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🔮 “I would have been very happy to continue and to carry on with a team full of exceptional characters,” she said.

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Pioneering female coach Sabrina Wittmann fired at German soccer club Ingolstadt · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

who → become → season

Wittmann leaves after three losses in Ingolstadt’s last four games left the team 13th in the 20-team third division, a setback to any chances of promotion. asserted

losses → leave → promotion

The club’s managing director for sport, Harald Gärtner, said “a change of direction” was needed after recent results and an analysis of the club’s broader development. asserted

change → say → development

“On a human and personal level this decision was very hard for us,” he added. asserted

he → add → us

Wittmann said she had wanted to stay. asserted

she → say → ?

“I would have been very happy to continue and to carry on with a team full of exceptional characters,” she said. asserted

she → continue → characters

“Unfortunately the trust required for that is no longer there and the club has decided on a different solution.” asserted

club → require → solution

The club did not immediately name a replacement. asserted

club → name → replacement

Wittmann was initially made interim coach for four games in 2024 and earned a permanent role by going unbeaten in that stint. asserted

Wittmann → make → stint

The 35-year-old Wittmann fell in love with soccer as a teenage exchange student in the United States and had been in various coaching roles with her hometown club Ingolstadt since 2009. asserted

Wittmann → fall → 2009

I was at home here,” she said Thursday, adding that she leaves her role with “countless special memories.” asserted

she → say → memories

Wittmann said during her time in charge that she saw “people management” as a strength and had needed time to get used to the extra scrutiny as a female coach in a predominantly male sport. asserted

she → say → sport

During Wittmann’s time in charge, Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to coach a team in any of Europe’s biggest top-level leagues with a five-game interim role at Union Berlin last season. asserted

Eta → become → Berlin

Union avoided relegation with Eta, who then moved to coaching Union’s women’s team for the 2026-27 season as the club hired Swiss coach Mauro Lustrinelli for the men’s team job. asserted

club → avoid → job