Björn Joppe (born 13 December 1978) is a German former professional football player and manager. He is currently the manager of Rot Weiss Ahlen.

Björn Joppe
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-12-13) 13 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rot Weiss Ahlen (Manager)
Youth career
Bayer Uerdingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Wuppertaler SV
1996–2001 VfL Bochum II
1998–2003 VfL Bochum 11 (0)
2003–2004 Union Berlin 12 (0)
2004–2006 VfL Osnabrück 61 (13)
2006–2008 VfR Aalen 5 (3)
2008 SSVg Velbert[1] 14 (0)
Managerial career
2009–XXX Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall C-Youth
2012–2017 SV Jägerhaus Linde (player-manager)
2017 SSV Germania Wuppertal
2018 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (youth coordinator)
2018 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (caretaker)
2018–2019 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (team manager)
2020 TuS Bersenbrück
2020–2021 Bonner SC
2022–2023 KFC Uerdingen 05
2023– Rot Weiss Ahlen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Joppe was born in Wuppertal. He spent two seasons in the Bundesliga with VfL Bochum.[2]

Coaching career

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In the summer of 2009, Joppe was named as manager of the C-Youth team of the club Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall.[3]

In December 2022 he became the new manager of KFC Uerdingen 05.[4] After a poor run of just two victories in eight games, he was sacked on 20 March 2023.[5]

On 24 October 2023 he became the new manager of Rot Weiss Ahlen.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Björn Joppe" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Björn Joppe" (in German). vflbochum.de. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Spielberichte" (in German). Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Björn Joppe wird neuer KFC-Trainer" (in German). KFC Uerdingen 05. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ^ "KFC trennt sich von sportlicher Leitung" (in German). KFC Uerdingen 05. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Björn Joppe neuer Trainer bei RW Ahlen" (in German). Rot Weiss Ahlen. Retrieved 24 October 2023.