UEFA EURO 2024: Kathrin Lehmann is Munich's local EURO ambassador
The host city of Munich has a second European Championship ambassador: former professional athlete and Munich resident Kathrin "Ka" Lehmann is a local ambassador for the UEFA EURO 2024, focusing on topics such as sustainability and diversity. Why she considers herself predestined for this role and what kind of sporting career she has had.

Lehmann forms team with Felix Brych
Professional footballer and professional ice hockey player - there are probably not many sportswomen who can make that claim. Kathrin Lehmann, now 43, has had a remarkable career, which has also led the former goalkeeper to FC Bayern. It was therefore only logical to recruit her as an ambassador for the host city of Munich at UEFA EURO 2024, where she will form the Munich team together with referee Dr. Felix Brych.
Munich has become a second home for the Swiss, which is why the Munich resident by choice sees herself as predestined for the role of ambassador: "In Munich, very different nations will be cheering on their teams, so as a commuter between Lake Zurich and Munich's local mountains, I fit in well."

Commitment to sustainability, diversity and tolerance
Before and during the European Championships, Lehmann, who was born in Zurich in 1980, wants to represent and work on the topics of sustainability, diversity and tolerance as well as the positive economic impact of the major sporting event for the host city. Incidentally, Lehmann is not only connected to Munich through sport: After her active career, she studied literature and business administration at LMU and then founded her own agency. Since 2022, she has also been a soccer expert on ZDF and a speaker at major events.
What else the successful founder and entrepreneur can offer in addition to her business knowledge: "I have years of experience in promoting young talent, especially girls and women, of course. I really enjoy this work, and I can and want to convey that as an ambassador. As a former active professional athlete, I can provide a lot of input on the topic of women's and girls' sport in general."

Professional soccer and ice hockey player
Sport is definitely her great passion, which is not surprising given her successes. She has played for the Swiss national team in both soccer and ice hockey, has taken part in two Olympic Games and has won the Champions League - also in soccer and ice hockey. And another record: Kathrin Lehmann is the only woman to have scored a goal in the top German league in soccer and ice hockey.
She doesn't want to predict whether the German national team will become European champions, but she sees the tournament in her own country as an advantage, but something else is much more important to her: "I hope it will be a good European Championship, with great and fair games - and then a deserving European champion. And of course I'm also looking forward to the atmosphere here in the city, we'll have a great offer for all Munich residents in the FanZone. If the weather cooperates, we are sure to experience four wonderful weeks in Munich with exciting encounters - both sporting and human."
Munich can look forward to its European Championship ambassador!

On behalf of the Department of Education and Sport
This article about the UEFA EURO 2024 in the host city of Munich, one of 10 host cities of the European Football Championship in Germany, was commissioned by the Department of Education and Sport (RBS). The content was coordinated between the RBS and muenchen.de, the official city portal.