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My Take
Silvia Neid is, to my mind, one of the towering figures of women's football, and the reason is rare: she conquered the game twice. As a player she won seven national titles; as a coach of the German national team she was named FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2010, 2013 and 2016. Reaching the summit once is hard enough, but doing it from both the pitch and the touchline puts her in genuinely elite company. The string of state honors she received feels almost like an afterthought next to that. I hold her up as a true architect of the modern women's game.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Silvia Neid
- Name (Japanese)
- ジルフィア・ナイト
- Reading
- じるふぃあ・ないと
- Born
- May 2, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Walldürn, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
- Height
- 166 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- 2008 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2013 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Silvia Neid born?
Born May 2, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Silvia Neid from?
Silvia Neid is from Walldürn, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany.
What does Silvia Neid do?
Silvia Neid works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Silvia Neid?
Silvia Neid is 166 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.