He has been the head coach of FC Bayern München's women's team since July 2022.
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.
[3] In total, he worked for the club for 3.5 year, first as assistant coach, then as head of youth development.
The autumn 2018, Straus was hired as head coach for Norway women's national under-23 team.
[7] In 2021, the club won Toppserien for the first time, in addition to reaching the cup finale.