New football expert on SRF radio
Swiss Radio and Television has a new soccer analyst: Kathrin Lehmann, a former soccer player, is joining the SRF Sport radio team effective immediately. She is replacing Mauro Lustrinelli, who wants to focus on his role as head coach of the U21 national team.
Kathrin Lehmann is the new radio expert and co-commentator for Radio SRF. She replaces Mauro Lustrinelli, who covered the last European Championship qualifiers for sportradio. He is the new assistant coach of the Swiss U21 national team and can no longer continue his job as a pundit due to scheduling conflicts. This means that Kathrin Lehmann will take over the microphone on Radio SRF for the remaining four European Championship qualifiers and any barrage matches.
The 35-year-old from Zurich was a co-commentator for SRF this summer during the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. Kathrin Lehmann played as a goalkeeper in the German Bundesliga (Bayern Munich, TuS Niederkirchen, Turbine Potsdam) and in the top Swedish women's league (Hammarby IF). Lehmann on her upcoming new role: "I'm delighted to have been offered the opportunity to cover the exciting qualification phase for the men's team as an expert following my involvement in the Women's World Cup - and on the radio too, which for me is still one of the best and most emotional football media."
Christoph Sterchi, Head of Sports Radio at SRF, on the new appointment: "After Mauro Lustrinelli's southern flair, we are relying on female power for the remaining qualifying matches. During the Women's World Cup, Kathrin Lehmann assessed the performances of the Swiss women on television very competently. These unvarnished, straightforward analyses fit in perfectly with the reporting of Radio SRF. I am delighted that she will now be analyzing the performances of the men's national team on the radio in the same way."
Kathrin Lehmann can be heard for the first time on Saturday, September 5, during the qualifying match between Switzerland and Slovenia, live on Radio SRF 3 from 8:45 pm.
