Monika Staab
 Staab in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Dietzenbach, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach | ||
| 1974–1977 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 1977–1978 | NSG Oberst Schiel | ||
| 1978– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| –1984 | Southampton WFC | ||
| 1984–1992 | SG Praunheim | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1999 | SG Praunheim | ||
| 1999–2004 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||
| 2007 | Bahrain | ||
| 2013–2014 | Qatar | ||
| 2021–2023 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Monika Staab (born 9 January 1959) is a former German football player and currently the technical director of Saudi Arabia.
Career
[edit]From 2012 until 2014, Staab was 15 months in charge of Qatar women's national football team.[2] She was the manager of the women’s Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt from 1993 to 2004. She was also the chairman of the club.[3][4]
She won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2002, the German championship in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and the German cup in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
As a player, she represented the senior team of SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach already at the age of 11, furthermore Kickers Offenbach and NSG Oberst Schiel in Germany and played for clubs abroad such as Paris Saint-Germain and Queens Park Rangers.[5]
In August 2021, Staab was appointed as the coach of Saudi Arabia's women's national team.[6] In February 2023, she became a technical director of the Saudi women's department.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kehren, Marion (26 July 2009). "Im Auftrag der FIFA unterwegs – Entwicklungshilfe im Frauenfußball" [On behalf of FIFA on the road – development aid in women's football]. fansoccer.de (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ [1] Archived 23 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine (German). Retrieved 22 June 2015
- ^ 'Pioneer' Staab steps down uefa.com, published: 9 July 2004, accessed: 22 November 2011
- ^ "'Qatar 2022 World Cup a great opportunity'". dohastadiumplusqatar.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "An Interview with Monika Staab". Goethe-Institut. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women's national football team". Arab News. 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Staab appointed director of football; Lappi-Seppala takes over as coach of Saudi women's team". Arab News. 13 February 2023.
External links
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Media related to Monika Staab at Wikimedia Commons
- Player profile at soccerdonna.de
- Manager profile at soccerdonna.de
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