Anja Mittag


Anja Mittag is a German football coach and player who plays as a striker. Mittag is currently a player-coach for RB Leipzig.
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.

Playing career

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. In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French club Paris Saint-Germain. On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German club Wolfsburg on a two-year deal. On 31 March 2017 Mittag signed a contract with Rosengård once again.
Mittag is currently the all-time top scorer of the UEFA Women's Champions League, with 51 goals in the competition throughout her career.
Mittag will end her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020.

International career

Mittag made her debut for the senior national team as a substitute in a friendly match with Italy on. Her first goal with the senior national team came on in an Algarve Cup match against Norway.
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.
On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Source:

Coaching career

In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German club RB Leipzig as a player-coach. 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.

Honours

Club

;1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
;FC Rosengård