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Anja Mittag
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Mittag with Rosengård in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height 1.68 m
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club RB Leipzig (player-coach)
Number 31
Youth career
1991–1997 VfB Chemnitz
1997–1999 Chemnitzer FC
2000–2002 FC Erzgebirge Aue
Senior career*
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)
National team
2001 Germany U-17 3 (4)
2002–2004 Germany U-19 58 (32)
2004–2017 Germany 158 (50)
Teams managed
2019–2020 RB Leipzig (player-coach)
2020– RB Leipzig (assistant)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Mittag playing for Potsdam in 2008.

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!

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 FC Rosengård

International Wins

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.

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See also

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