Anja Mittag facts for kids
Mittag with Rosengård in 2018
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| Full name | Anja Mittag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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RB Leipzig (player-coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | VfB Chemnitz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Chemnitzer FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Turbine Potsdam | 83 | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | QBIK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Turbine Potsdam | 79 | (61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | FC Rosengård | 69 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | FC Rosengård | 47 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | RB Leipzig | 24 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | SV Eintracht Leipzig-Süd | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Germany U-17 | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Germany U-19 | 58 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2017 | Germany | 158 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | RB Leipzig (player-coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Anja Mittag is a famous German football player and coach. She was born on May 16, 1985. Anja played as a striker, which means she was a forward player who focused on scoring goals. She is known for her amazing career in both club and international football. Anja has won many important titles, including an Olympic gold medal!
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Club Career: Playing for Top Teams
Anja Mittag played for many different football clubs during her career. She spent a long time with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in Germany. She played there for over nine years!
In 2012, Anja moved to Sweden to play for FC Rosengård. She also played for Paris Saint-Germain Féminines in France. Later, she returned to Germany to play for VfL Wolfsburg (women) before going back to Rosengård again.
Anja made history in 2017. She became the first player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League. This is a huge achievement in European club football!
Anja officially stopped playing professional football in August 2020. However, she made a small comeback in 2022 for SV Eintracht Leipzig-Süd.
International Career: Playing for Germany
Anja Mittag also had a very successful career playing for her country, Germany. She first played for the senior national team in 2004. Her first goal for Germany was in 2005 against Norway.
She was part of the German team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This was a fantastic moment for her and her team!
Anja decided to stop playing for the German national team in August 2017. She had played many games and scored many goals for her country.
Coaching Career: Sharing Her Skills
After her playing career, Anja Mittag started coaching. In 2019, she joined RB Leipzig (women) as a player-coach. This meant she was still playing a bit while also helping to coach the team.
She helped the team get promoted to a higher league. After that, Anja decided to focus fully on coaching. Since 2020, she has been an assistant coach for RB Leipzig's women's team. She now helps other players become their best!
Honours: Anja's Amazing Wins
Anja Mittag has won many awards and championships throughout her career.
Club Wins
- With 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
- German League: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- German Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2004–05, 2009–10
- With FC Rosengård
- Swedish League: 2013, 2014
- Swedish Super Cup: 2012, 2015
International Wins
- With Germany
- FIFA Women's World Cup: Gold medal 2007
- European Championship: Gold medal 2005, 2009, 2013
- Olympic Games: Bronze medal 2008, Gold medal 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2006, 2012, 2014
- With Germany Youth Teams
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2004
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2002
Individual Awards
- Sweden's Player of the Year: 2012, 2014
- Swedish League Top Scorer: 2012, 2014, 2018
- FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Boot: 2015 (third highest scorer)
- UEFA Women's Champions League All-Time Top Scorer
- Fritz Walter Medal: Gold 2005 (a special award for young German players)
Others
Anja Mittag also has a podcast with her former teammate Josephine Henning. It's called Mittag’s bei Henning.
Images for kids
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Mittag with Rosengård in 2018
See also
In Spanish: Anja Mittag para niños
