Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women鈥檚 national football team聽

Monika Staab will coach the newly established Saudi women鈥檚 national football team. (Wikimedia Commons)
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  • Staab coached Bahrain, Qatar women鈥檚 sides after trophy-laden playing career in Germany
  • The Saudi Women鈥檚 Football League is expected to start its second season in November

The 萝莉视频n Football Federation (SAFF) has appointed Monika Staab as new coach of the Saudi women鈥檚 national football team.

The announcement was made on the SAFF Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon.

The 62-year-old German had a playing career that saw her represent Kickers Offenbach (1970-1977) and NSG Oberst Schiel in Germany before stints at Paris Saint-Germain, Queens Park Rangers and Southampton.

After he retirement in 1992 she coached SG Praunheim, her last playing club, for six years, before moving to Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt where she won the 2002 UEFA Women鈥檚 Cup (now the UEFA Women鈥檚 Champions League), four league titles and five German Cups.

In 2007 she was appointed coach of Bahrain鈥檚 women鈥檚 national team, and in 2013-14, the Qatari national team.

Now she will be tasked with coaching the newly established Saudi women鈥檚 national team just under a year after the establishment of the Saudi Women鈥檚 Football League, which is expected to start its second season in November.