Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid

Neid during a TV interview at the 2011 World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-05-02) 2 May 1964 (age 52)
Place of birth	Walldürn, West Germany
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1980	SV Schlierstadt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Klinge Seckach
1983–1985	SSG Bergisch Gladbach
1985–1996	TSV Siegen
National team
1982–1996	Germany	111	(48)
Teams managed
2005–2016	Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Silvia Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a retired 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 football team. She was the FIFA World Women's Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2013.

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.