Silvia Neid

Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a German former professional football player and manager. She is one of the most successful players in German women's football, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies. Between 2005 and 2016, Neid served as the head coach of the Germany women's national team. She was the FIFA World Women's Coach of the Year in 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Playing career

Neid's career as a player began at SV Schlierstadt, later renamed to Klinge Seckach. She stayed with the club until 1983 when she signed up with SSG Bergisch Gladbach, then the dominant team in German football. She won the double with SSG in 1984, but moved to TSV Siegen after a title-less 1985 season. The club enjoyed its most successful years during Neid's tenure, winning six championships and five cups. When Gerd Neuser stopped coaching Siegen in 1994, Neid requested a transfer to SG Praunheim, but the club refused. Neid retired after the 1996 season.

As a German international, Neid made her debut on 10 November 1982 against Switzerland. She scored two goals in the match, the first of which came just one minute after she had entered the pitch. Neid won the UEFA Women's Championship three times in succession between 1989 and 1995, and reached the final of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her last game was at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta against Brazil.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 November 1982	Koblenz, Germany	Switzerland	3–0	5–1	Friendly
2.	5–1
3.	22 October 1983	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–1	1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying
4.	25 January 1984	Italy	Italy	1–1	1–2	Friendly
5.	22 August 1984	Jesolo, Italy	England	1–0	2–0	1984 Mundialito
6.	2–0
7.	30 August 1986	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	3–0	5–0	Friendly
8.	4–0
9.	19 November 1986	Nordhorn, Germany	Netherlands	2–0	3–1
10.	1 April 1987	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	Netherlands	2–0	3–1
11.	16 May 1987	Dillingen, Germany	France	2–0	2–0
12.	6 September 1987	Delmenhorst, Germany	Iceland	1–0	3–2
13.	2–0
14.	3–0
15.	17 September 1988	Binningen, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–0	10–0	1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying
16.	17 December 1988	Kaiserslautern, Germany	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–0
17.	28 June 1989	Siegen, Germany	Italy	1–0	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	1989 European Competition for Women's Football
18.	22 November 1989	Marburg, Germany	Czechoslovakia	4–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying
19.	7 August 1990	Blaine, United States	Soviet Union	1–0	3–0	1990 North American Cup
20.	9 August 1990	United States B	?–?	3–2
21.	26 September 1990	Düsseldorf, Germany	Bulgaria	2–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying
22.	3–0
23.	28 March 1991	Antony, France	France	2–0	2–0	Friendly
24.	9 May 1991	Aue, Germany	Poland	1–0	2–1
25.	14 July 1991	Aalborg, Denmark	Norway	3–1	3–1 (a.e.t.)	UEFA Women's Euro 1991
26.	17 November 1991	Jiangmen, China	Nigeria	1–0	4–0	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
27.	2 September 1992	Bad Kreuznach, Germany	France	4–0	7–0	Friendly
28.	5–0
29.	7–0
30.	11 October 1992	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–0	7–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying
31.	7 April 1993	Philadelphia, United States	United States	2–1	2–1	Friendly
32.	8 December 1993		Poland	1–0	7–0
33.	3–0
34.	7–0
35.	31 March 1994	Bielefeld, Germany	Wales	5–0	12–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
36.	9–0
37.	5 May 1994	Swansea, Wales	Wales	1–0	12–0
38.	2 June 1994	Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	7–0	7–0
39.	31 July 1994	Fairfax, United States	United States	1–2	1–2	Friendly
40.	7 September 1994	Germany	Sweden	3–0	3–1
41.	21 September 1994	Sindelfingen, Germany	Croatia	3–0	8–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
42.	25 September 1994	Weingarten, Germany	Switzerland	11–0	11–0
43.	27 October 1994	Osnabrück, Germany	Russia	3–0	4–0
44.	13 April 1995	Potsdam, Germany	Poland	1–0	8–0	Friendly
45.	23 May 1995	Switzerland	Switzerland	7–0	8–0
46.	25 May 1995	Germany	China	2–0	3–1
47.	5 June 1995	Karlstad, Sweden	Japan	1–0	1–0	1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
48.	25 October 1996	Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring from active football, Neid took a coaching job with the German women's national team. She managed the under-19 team, which won the 2004 World Championship and finished runner-up at the Women's Championship under her guidance.

Neid served as assistant manager of the senior national team under Tina Theune-Meyer, before succeeding Theune-Meyer as head coach on 20 June 2005. She coached the team to victory at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, defeating Brazil 2–0 in the final, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Neid stepped down as head coach in August 2016.