{{Short description|Norwegian football coach (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alexander Straus | image = Alexander Straus during Gotham Angel City Sep 7 25-013 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Straus with Angel City in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Bergen | managerclubs1 = Varegg | manageryears1 = 2010 | manageryears2 = 2013 | managerclubs2 = Nest-Sotra (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2013–14 | managerclubs3 = Nest-Sotra | manageryears4 = 2014–17 | managerclubs4 = Strømsgodset (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2018 | managerclubs5 = Sandviken | manageryears6 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs6 = Norway U23 | manageryears7 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs7 = Norway U19 | manageryears8 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs8 = Brann | manageryears9 = 2022–2025 | managerclubs9 = Bayern Munich | manageryears10 = 2025– | managerclubs10 = Angel City | clubs1 = Varegg | years1 = –2010 }}
'''Alexander Straus''' (born 20 October 1975) is a Norwegian football coach who has been the head coach of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Angel City FC since June 2025.
== Career == He started his coaching career in Varegg. He was an active player in the same club.
Straus was wanted as assistant coach for Nest-Sotra in 2013. The club had at the time David Nielsen as head coach. And Straus accepted the job. The two coaches lead the club in their promotion to First Division from Second Division. After that, Nielsen was wanted as Ronny Deila's assistant in Strømsgodset, so Straus became the head coach for Nest-Sotra in their first season in First Division.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-25 |title=Alexanders metode |url=https://bergensmagasinet.no/aktuelt/alexanders-metode/ |access-date=2022-02-11 |language=nb-NO}}</ref>
In 2014, David Nielsen became the head coach for Strømsgodset. And again, Straus was wanted as assistant coach. Straus accepted the job.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NIEMANN |first=OLA |date=2014-09-12 |title=Bergenseren som irriterer David Nielsen |url=https://www.dt.no/2-2.1748-1.8580848 |access-date=2022-02-11 |language=no}}</ref> In total, he worked for the club for 3.5 year, first as assistant coach, then as head of youth development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angeltveit |first=Ida Mjøs |date=2017-11-30 |title=Gir seg i Godset |url=https://www.dt.no/5-57-778316 |access-date=2022-02-11 |language=no}}</ref>
In 2018, Straus became the head coach for Sandviken in Toppserien. With Straus as coach, the team came to their first cup finale since 1995 and came fourth in the league.
The autumn 2018, Straus was hired as head coach for Norway women's national under-23 team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Straus ny U23-landslagstrener |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-kvinner-u-23/2018/straus-ny-u23-landslagstrener/ |access-date=2022-02-11 |language=no}}</ref> From the Summer of 2019, he also became the coach for Norway national under-19 team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bergenser får ny landslagsjobb |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/AdXGw3/straus-faar-ny-landslagsjobb |access-date=2022-02-11 |language=nb}}</ref>
In September 2020 it became official that Straus again was going to be the head coach for Sandviken.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnsen |first=Jonas |date=2020-09-07 |title=(+) Alexander Straus presentert som Sandviken-trener |language=no |work=Bergensavisen |url=https://www.ba.no/alexander-straus-presentert-som-sandviken-trener/s/5-8-1388765}}</ref> In 2021, the club won Toppserien for the first time, in addition to reaching the cup finale. Before the 2022 season, it was decided that Sandviken should be a part of SK Brann, and Straus, therefore, was Brann Kvinner's first head coach.
In June 2022, it became official that Straus was the new head coach for Bayern München.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tørre |first=Michael |date=2022-06-13 |title=Alexander Straus klar for Bayern München |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/5-95-528726 |access-date=2022-06-13 |language=no}}</ref> During his time at the club, Bayern won three consecutive Frauen-Bundesliga titles and the 2024 DFB-Supercup.<ref name="bayernexit">{{cite web |title=Alexander Straus to leave FC Bayern Women |url=https://fcbayern.com/frauen/en/news/2025/04/alexander-straus-to-leave-fc-bayern-women |website=FC Bayern Munich |access-date=18 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418024009/https://fcbayern.com/frauen/en/news/2025/04/alexander-straus-to-leave-fc-bayern-women |archive-date=18 April 2025 |date=17 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FCB Women celebrate third successive title after beating Freiburg |url=https://fcbayern.com/frauen/en/matches/frauen/bundesliga/2024-2025/fc-bayern-frauen-sc-freiburg-24-04-2025/report |website=FC Bayern Munich |access-date=30 April 2025 |date=27 April 2025}}</ref>
On 18 April 2025, hours after announcing his departure from Bayern München at the end of the 2024–25 season, it was confirmed that Straus was to become head coach for National Women's Soccer League club Angel City FC, officially joining from 1 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angel City Names Alexander Straus as Head Coach |url=https://angelcity.com/acfc-post/angel-city-names-alexander-straus-as-head-coach |website=Angel City FC |access-date=18 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417163127/https://angelcity.com/acfc-post/angel-city-names-alexander-straus-as-head-coach |archive-date=17 April 2025 |date=17 April 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Angel City FC squad}} {{National Women's Soccer League head coaches}} {{Angel City FC managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Straus, Alexander}} Category:1975 births Category:Sportspeople from Bergen Category:Living people Category:Norwegian football managers Category:Norwegian expatriate football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Germany Category:FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Category:SK Brann managers Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Women's association football managers Category:Frauen-Bundesliga managers