Tim Kruse (born 10 January 1983) is a German football coach and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the assistant manager of FC Energie Cottbus.

Tim Kruse
Tim Kruse as a player for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-10) 10 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate,
West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Energie Cottbus (assistant)
Youth career
Union Rösrath
0000–2000 TV Hoffnungsthal
2000–2001 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Bayer Leverkusen II 56 (?)
2004–2007 Fortuna Düsseldorf 75 (7)
2007–2011 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 89 (5)
2011–2014 FC Saarbrücken 69 (3)
2014–2016 Hallescher FC 71 (5)
2016–2019 Energie Cottbus 64 (1)
International career
Germany U-20 7 (0)
Managerial career
2020– Energie Cottbus (assistant)
2020 Energie Cottbus (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Kruse made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008 when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz.

Kruse retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[1] In January 2020, he was hired as assistant coach of Sebastian Abt at his former club, FC Energie Cottbus.[2]

Career statistics

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As of matches played on 28 May 2018.
Club Season League Cup Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 5 0 5 0 [3]
2002–03 17 1 17 1 [3]
2003–04 Oberliga Nordrhein 34 ?? 1 0 35 ??
Totals 56 1 1 0 57 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2004–05 Regionalliga Nord 25 4 1 0 26 4 [4]
2005–06 32 2 32 2 [5]
2006–07 18 1 18 1 [6]
Totals 75 7 1 0 76 7
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 34 1 34 1 [7]
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 32 3 1 0 33 3 [8]
2009–10 7 0 1 0 8 0 [9]
2010–11 16 1 0 0 16 1 [10]
Totals 89 5 2 0 91 5
1. FC Saarbrücken 2011–12 3. Liga 33 1 1 0 34 1 [11]
2012–13 22 2 1 0 23 2 [12]
2013–14 14 0 3 0 17 0 [3]
Totals 69 3 5 0 74 3
Hallescher FC 2013–14 3. Liga 15 0 15 0 [3]
2014–15 33 4 33 4 [13]
2015–16 23 1 1 0 24 1 [14]
Totals 71 5 1 0 72 5
Energie Cottbus 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 23 0 23 0 [15]
2017–18 24 1 1 0 25 1 [16]
Totals 47 1 1 0 48 1
Career totals 407 22 11 0 418 22

References

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  1. ^ Kehrt Tim Kruse zurück zu Energie Cottbus?, lr-online.de, 11 July 2019
  2. ^ Sebastian Abt wird Cheftrainer bei Energie Cottbus, rbb24.de, 3 January 2020
  3. ^ a b c d "Tim Kruse » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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  11. ^ "Kruse, Tim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Tim Kruse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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