“He’s coming home,” English fans said during last year’s Euro. Their national team won the first and only international trophy in 1966 at the World Championship held in their home country. England, with Gareth Southgate on the bench, reached the Wembley final but lost to Italy.

A year later, the women’s soccer team won the trophy. In the final at Wembley, in front of 87,000 football fans, Sarina Wigmann’s men beat Germany 2-1 after extra time to take the top spot in Europe. It was England’s first match in women’s football history.

England crowned UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 champions after beating Germany 2-1 in a thrilling Wembley final after extra time https://t.co/CRyqz19ABL

– Latest BBC News (@BBCBreaking) July 31, 2022

For coach Sarina Wigman, she became the second in a row. The Dutch know how to win trophies.

Wigman was born in 1969 in The Hague. He met football on the streets of the city. He started playing at the age of 6. At the time, she said, sports for girls were banned. The fact that she had short hair and looked like her twin brother allowed her to play without problems.

“Then it was not normal, but now. Whether you’re a boy or a girl, you can play football and it’s amazing. I think this is also progress, ”Wigman admitted in an interview with BBC radio.

She started her professional football career in 1987, winning the Dutch Cup with KFC ’71 in her first season. He then traveled to the US where he played for North Carolina, winning the 1989 NCAA championship.

🎵 He is coming home 🎵

A familiar song breaks out #lioness at a press conference by Sarina Wigman after England won the Euro.

🎥 @girlsontheball | #WEURO2022pic.twitter.com/V4pTxuuwn0

— Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 31, 2022

In 1994, she returned to the Netherlands on behalf of Ter Leede and remained there until 2003, when she hung up her football boots. She won two championships and a Cup while working as a gymnast at the school.

She was an international for the Netherlands and was the first to reach 100 caps. In particular, he fought with the coat of arms of the country 104 times. However, he has officially played 99 matches since the matches were recognized by FIFA.

In January 2006, he sat on the bench for the first time at Ter Leede. Won the championship and the Cup. In 2007 he took over ADO, a team from The Hague. He stayed seven years and won a championship and two cups.

In 2014, she began her collaboration with the Netherlands national team, initially as an assistant to the women’s team. At the same time, she attended all the necessary schools and became the owner of the UEFA Pro diploma, which allowed her to work in the Sparta Rotterdam men’s team.

She was the first woman to sit on the bench for the men’s team after being Ole Tobiasen’s temporary assistant in the Rotterdam team in the 2016-2017 season. In January 2017, she took charge of the Netherlands women’s team.

He was hired six months before that year’s European Championship, in which the Netherlands qualified as hosts. The Tulips had lost five friendly matches in a row at that time and entered the competition without great ambitions.

Wigman’s goal was to improve the players individually, and then the consistency that would bring the required results. The Netherlands went on to win the trophy undefeated, beating Denmark 4–2 in the final. Wigman became the second Dutch manager to win the European Men’s and Women’s Championship after Rinus Michels in 1988. It was the first international trophy for the country’s national women’s soccer team, which reached the World Cup final two years later. Lost to the USA, a team that has dominated in recent years.

Applause for Sarina Wigman

The Dutch coach has won two European titles in a row, the first time he has won with two different teams.

In 2017, she led the Netherlands national team to their first championship. She has 12 wins in 12 UEFA Women’s EURO matches. Absolute LEGEND! pic.twitter.com/gLM0GNMIXT

— Asher Komugisha (@UsherKomugisha) July 31, 2022

The British saw Wigman as a coach capable of leading the national team to absolute success. He took over in September 2021 and two months later England beat Latvia 20-0 to set a new record. The Euro organizer achieved his conquest by playing impressive football.

Wigman became the first to win the Euro (men’s or women’s) twice in a row with two different countries.

What many note about the Dutch trainer is that she is rarely stressed. During matches, he does not panic, calmly leads his players. England beat Spain in the quarter-finals after extra time, as they had in the final.

In the big match at Wembley, Chloe Kelly handed over the trophy to England. The 24-year-old Manchester City striker made it to the final as a substitute.

Sarina Wigman did it again. The next challenge is the World Cup, which will be held in Australia.