Christian Brand (born 23 May 1972) is a German football coach and former player who coaches Werder Bremen II.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Quakenbrück, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen II (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BV Quakenbrück | |||
| VfL Herzlake | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | VfB Oldenburg | 35 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| 1994–1995 | FC Bremerhaven | 20 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Werder Bremen II | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Werder Bremen | 59 | (4) |
| 1999 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Hansa Rostock | 48 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Luzern | 46 | (18) |
| 2004–2006 | SC Kriens | 46 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Thun (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2012 | FC Luzern (youth) | ||
| 2011 | FC Luzern (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2014 | FC Luzern II | ||
| 2014–2015 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2015–2017 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| 2018–2023 | Werder Bremen (youth) | ||
| 2023– | Werder Bremen II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editA midfielder, Brand began his career at VfB Oldenburg and made his debut for the club on 27 August 1991 in a match against FC St. Pauli. In his first season Brand played 13 games as Oldenburg narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing in second place behind Bayer Uerdingen.[citation needed]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring from football, Brand became the new assistant manager of FC Thun in the summer 2007.[2] On 7 January 2008, he was appointed as a youth coach of the FC Luzern. After the former coach Rolf Fringer was sacked on 2 May 2011, he was named caretaker manager of the Luzern first team[3] and will be replaced by Murat Yakin at the end of the season.[4]
He was appointed as the head coach of Jahn Regensburg on 18 November 2014.[5]
He was appointed as the head coach of Hansa Rostock on 7 December 2015.[6] He was sacked on 13 May 2017.[7]
Honours
editWerder Bremen
References
edit- ^ "Brand, Christian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Christian Brand wird Assistenzcoach in Thun, fussball.ch, 11 June 2007
- ^ Alex (2 May 2011). "Rolf Fringer Sacked". justcantbeatthat.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Alex (19 May 2011). "FC Yakin – the club formerly known as FC Luzern". justcantbeatthat.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Christian Brand neuer Trainer von Regensburg" (in German). dfb.de. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Christian Brand neuer Trainer in Rostock" (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Rostock beurlaubt Cheftrainer Brand". dfb.de. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
External links
edit- Christian Brand at WorldFootball.net
- Christian Brand at fussballdaten.de (in German)