Linda Dallmann not only lifts weights in the weight room, but also does a lot of other things in her professional football career. FC Bayern’s number 10 wants to finish her master’s degree at the German University of Health and Sport in Ismaning in the summer. Fitness freak, sports scientist and playmaker: The 31-year-old is increasingly coming to the fore at FC Bayern and in the DFB team.
“Sport is one hundred percent my passion. I’ve always been in the gym a lot, and now running has been added to that. That just helps for my game because we do a lot of intensive work and want to press a lot,” says Dallmann, who runs the account “Stahlmannlinda” on Instagram, in an interview with dpa. The additional training also helped her a lot in terms of injury prevention. The 74-time national player puts in an extra session three to four times a week.
Over 20,000 spectators expected
However, there is little time for that these days: The Bayern women want to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday (6.45 p.m./Disney+). Over 20,000 spectators are expected in the Allianz Arena. The Munich team won the first leg at Old Trafford 3-2. Are you already looking at the potential next opponent FC Barcelona? “No, we know too well that the second leg against Manchester will be extremely challenging for us,” says Dallmann.
The 7-1 defeat at Barça at the start has not been forgotten. “Of course I hope we get the chance again,” said Dallmann. “It would be a nice story to see Barcelona again in the semi-finals and show that we have learned a lot since then. This season it was our biggest lesson.”
Contract extended until 2027 – after a frustrating phase in 2025
The fact that the Munich team didn’t show any weaknesses afterwards and are on the verge of winning the championship and in the DFB Cup semi-finals is also a credit to the offensive player, who is only 1.58 meters tall. “She is playing an outstanding season at a very high level,” praised Bayern director Bianca Rech recently when Dallmann extended his contract (until 2027).
Dallmann: “I didn’t have that much fun anymore”
Dallmann flirted with a change last summer because she sat on the bench more often. “Of course, at the end of last season there was already a phase in which I thought about whether I needed to look for something else. Because I no longer had that lightness, that fun that I need for my game.” Now she is happy that she continued to work on herself. The new coach José Barcala also helped her: “Of course his Spanish style of play suits me very well. He relies a lot on possession of the ball and position rotation.”
And in the national team? Dallmann missed the 2023 World Cup due to injury, and she was not in Horst Hrubesch’s squad for the 2024 Olympics. After some furious performances under his successor Christian Wück, there were particularly high hopes for Dallmann at the 2025 European Championship in Switzerland.
National coach praises Dallmann
“The European Championship was of course a bit difficult for me because I only started the first two games and after that I was only needed for the penalty and for a late substitution against Spain,” says Dallmann looking back. Her regular place went down during the tournament. “I still think I’ve played a lot of good games with Christian since he took over.”
The Munich woman recently shone again in the World Cup qualification. “You need intelligent players – and that’s Linda,” said Wück after the 5-0 win against Slovenia. And “for the last time,” he added, somewhat annoyed: “I still don’t know why it didn’t work at the European Championships.”
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