Sarina Wiegman who led the England women’s team to their first World Cup final has been named the 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year.
Sarina who led England to victory in the Women’s Finalissima finished ahead of Jorge Vilda and Jonatan Giráldez in the voting.
She becomes the first person to win the award more than once having topped the poll last year following England’s victory at UEFA Women’s EURO 2022.
Result of the votes
1 Sarina Wiegman (England) – 211 points
2 Jorge Vilda (Spain) – 163 points
3 Jonatan Giráldez (Barcelona) – 139 points
4 Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden) – 62 points
5 Emma Hayes (Chelsea) – 56 points
6 Alessandro Spugna (Roma) – 12 points
7 Jonas Eidevall (Arsenal) – 11 points
8 Tommy Stroot (Wolfsburg) – 9 points
9 Sonia Bompastor (Lyon) – 7 points
10 Marc Skinner (Manchester United) – 0 points
Wiegman had led the Netherlands to a home victory at UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 and the World Cup final two years later.
At the World Cup, Wiegman was without four of the starting XI that began every EURO game due to injury or retirement, while also having to deal with Keira Walsh’s knee problem and Lauren James’ suspension.
Coaches and journalists were asked to select their top three coaches from the shortlist by allocating them five points, three points, and one point respectively.
The coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves.
