Frank Kramer (footballer, born 1972)
![]() Kramer as a coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 3 May 1972||
Place of birth | Memmingen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1990 | FC Memmingen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | FC Memmingen | 75 | (8) |
1993–1995 | Bayern Munich II | 27 | (2) |
1995–1996 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | 39 | (1) |
1996–1999 | SC Weismain | 82 | (3) |
1999–2001 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 40 | (3) |
2001–2002 | Greuther Fürth II | 27 | (1) |
2002–2003 | 1. SC Feucht | 26 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Greuther Fürth II | 52 | (14) |
Total | 368 | (33) | |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Greuther Fürth II | ||
2005 | Greuther Fürth II | ||
2005–2009 | Greuther Fürth U-19 | ||
2009–2011 | Greuther Fürth II | ||
2011–2012 | TSG Hoffenheim II | ||
2012 | TSG Hoffenheim (caretaker) | ||
2012–2013 | TSG Hoffenheim II | ||
2013–2015 | Greuther Fürth | ||
2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
2016–2017 | Germany U19 | ||
2017–2018 | Germany U20 | ||
2018–2019 | Germany U18 | ||
2021–2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
2022 | Schalke 04 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Kramer (born 3 May 1972) is a former German football player and coach who last managed Schalke 04.
Player career
[edit]From 1990 to 2005 he played as semi-professional for FC Memmingen, Bayern Munich II, TSV Vestenbergsgreuth, SC Weismain, 1. FC Nürnberg II, Greuther Fürth II (two spells) and 1. SC Feucht.
Managerial career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Kramer had three stints as Greuther Fürth II manager before moving to TSG Hoffenheim.[1] At the club, Kramer had two stints as TSG Hoffenheim II manager.[1] In between stints, Kramer was interim manager of the first team after the sacking of Markus Babbel.[2]
Greuther Fürth
[edit]Greuther Fürth appointed Kramer as manager on 12 March 2013.[3]
He was sacked on 23 February 2015.[4]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
[edit]On 14 April 2015, it was announced that Kramer would be taking over as manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf from the beginning of the 2015–16 season.[5] He had his first training session on 20 June 2015.[6] He was sacked on 22 November 2015.[7]
Germany youth
[edit]He was appointed as the head coach of the Germany U19 national team on 23 August 2016.[8] In the following years, he also managed the U20- and U18 squad.
Red Bull Salzburg
[edit]Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kramer was appointed head of the youth academy at FC Red Bull Salzburg.[9]
Arminia Bielefeld
[edit]Kramer became manager of Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld on 2 March 2021, succeeding Uwe Neuhaus. He signed a contract until 2023.[10] After a devastating record of six losses in seven games, Kramer was sacked on 20 April 2022.[11]
Schalke 04
[edit]He took over Schalke 04 in June 2022.[12] After Schalke was second to last in the table after ten matchdays and a subsequent 5–1 defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim in the DFB-Pokal, Kramer was sacked on 19 October 2022.[13]
Managerial record
[edit]- As of 19 October 2022
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Greuther Fürth II | 11 February 2004[1] | 30 June 2004[1] | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 41.67 |
Greuther Fürth II | 25 May 2005[1] | 30 June 2005[1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Greuther Fürth II | 1 July 2009[1] | 30 June 2011[1] | 64 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 43.75 |
TSG Hoffenheim II | 1 July 2011[1] | 2 December 2012[1] | 53 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 45.28 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 3 December 2012[2] | 18 December 2012[1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
TSG Hoffenheim II | 18 December 2012[1] | 11 March 2013[1] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Greuther Fürth | 12 March 2013[3] | 23 February 2015[4] | 71 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 38.03 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 June 2015[5][6] | 22 November 2015[7] | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20.00 |
Arminia Bielefeld | 2 March 2021 | 20 April 2022 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22.73 |
Schalke 04 | 7 June 2022 | 19 October 2022[13] | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16.67 |
Total | 276 | 100 | 71 | 105 | 36.23 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Frank Kramer" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ a b "1899 drückt Reset: Babbel entlassen!". kicker (in German). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Kramers Elf soll "bisschen genießen dürfen"". kicker (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Fürth entlässt Kramer – Büskens übernimmt" (in German). kicker. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Kramer übernimmt die Fortuna" (in German). kicker. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b Schulze, Thomas (20 June 2015). "Fortunas Spieler müssen bluten" (in German). Düsseldorf. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Düsseldorf beurlaubt Trainer Kramer". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Kuntz und Kramer neu im DFB-Trainerstab". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "U-18-Coach Kramer wird Akademieleiter in Salzburg". kicker (in German). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Bielefeld: Frank Kramer wird neuer Arminia-Trainer". kicker (in German). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "DSC Arminia Bielefeld entbindet Kramer von seinen Aufgaben". arminia.de. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Frank Kramer is Schalke's new head coach". schalke04.de. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b "FC Schalke 04 part ways with Frank Kramer". Schalke 04. 19 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Frank Kramer at Soccerway.com
- Frank Kramer at WorldFootball.net
- Frank Kramer at the German Football Association
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