Sabrina Wittmann

Sabrina Wittmann (born 19 July 1991) is a German professional football manager who is the head coach of 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt. She is the first female head coach in Germany's top three divisions of football.

Playing career
Born in Ingolstadt, Wittmann began playing football with SC Steinberg/Biberg in Kipfenberg in 2005, then joined FC Ingolstadt's B youth team. At age 16, she moved to the U.S. state of Kentucky, where she played high school soccer.

Managerial career
Wittmann first coached football as an assistant for a middle school team in Kentucky in 2008. She returned to Germany and joined FC Ingolstadt's academy as a coach in 2009. She became head coach of the under-15 women's team in 2012. She co-managed the club's Under 19 Bundesliga team starting in 2018–19.

On 2 May 2024, Wittmann was promoted to replace Michael Köllner as interim head coach of the senior team, making her the first woman to coach a team in the top three divisions of German football. The team went undefeated under Wittmann with two wins and two draws to close the 2023–24 season, finishing with a win in the regional Bavarian Cup on 25 May to qualify for the DFB-Pokal. On 6 June, the club announced that she was made the team's permanent head coach.