SARINA Wiegman is the superstar manager of the England women’s national football team.
However, her husband Marten Glotzbach has had an exciting career in football too. Here’s everything you need to know about him.
A star coach
Not much is known about Marten’s earlier life, but we do know that he was born around the same time as his wife who was born on October 26, 1969.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and commerce in 1994, which he put to good use as a teacher at Sebroek College in the Netherlands.
He had his start in sports at Host Broadcast Services (HBS), which films major sporting events where he worked as a youth trainer.
However, most football fan will know him as the head coach of the Netherlands Women’s national team.
Before Sarina took over as England head coach, she worked alongside her husband.
Dad of three
Sarina and Martez have welcomed two daughters together, named Sacha and Lauren.
They have kept much of their daughter’s lives private and instead only share the occasional family snap on Instagram.
In one post, Sarina reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 had affected the family.
The caption read: “What a year it’s been… living differently, work differently, no fans in the stadiums. We missed you so much! Health is not self-evident, that has become even more clearer in 2020.
“I wish you a very merry Christmas and a very beautiful sporty, and happy 2021.”
Lauren and Sacha use Instagram but have opted to keep their accounts private.
Husband to a football legend
Sarina represented the Netherlands in women’s football from 1987 to 2001 in which she played as a midfielder before moving to defence.
She retired in 2003 before becoming a coaching career with the women’s teams of Ter Leede and ADO Den Haag.
Sarina became the head coach of the Dutch National Team and led them to victory at the Women’s Euro in 2017.
She signed a contract to become the Lionesses coach in 2021 and later became the manager for Great Britain’s women’s Olympic football team.
