en Frank Kramer (footballer, born 1972)

Frank Kramer
	Kramer as a coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	3 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Memmingen, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990	FC Memmingen
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1993	FC Memmingen
1993–1995	Bayern Munich II
1995–1996	TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
1996–1999	SC Weismain
1999–2001	1. FC Nürnberg II
2001–2002	Greuther Fürth II
2002–2003	1. SC Feucht
2003–2005	Greuther Fürth II
Total
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

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

Early career

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

Greuther Fürth appointed Kramer as manager on 12 March 2013.^[3]

He was sacked on 23 February 2015.^[4]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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

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

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kramer was appointed head of the youth academy at FC Red Bull Salzburg.^[9]

Arminia Bielefeld

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

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

As of 19 October 2022

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Greuther Fürth II	11 February 2004^[1]	30 June 2004^[1]	12	5	2	5	041.67
Greuther Fürth II	25 May 2005^[1]	30 June 2005^[1]	2	0	0	2	000.00
Greuther Fürth II	1 July 2009^[1]	30 June 2011^[1]	64	28	11	25	043.75
TSG Hoffenheim II	1 July 2011^[1]	2 December 2012^[1]	53	24	14	15	045.28
TSG Hoffenheim	3 December 2012^[2]	18 December 2012^[1]	2	0	0	2	000.00
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	038.03
Fortuna Düsseldorf	20 June 2015^[5]^[6]	22 November 2015^[7]	15	3	4	8	020.00
Arminia Bielefeld	2 March 2021	20 April 2022	44	10	16	18	022.73
Schalke 04	7 June 2022	19 October 2022^[13]	12	2	3	7	016.67
Total			276	100	71	105	036.23

References

^ ^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

Frank Kramer at Soccerway.com
Frank Kramer at WorldFootball.net
Frank Kramer at kicker (in German)
Frank Kramer at the German Football Association

[variousjobs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Frank Kramer" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

[1899hoffenheiminterimjob-2] "1899 drückt Reset: Babbel entlassen!". kicker (in German). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

[greutherfuerthjob-3] "Kramers Elf soll "bisschen genießen dürfen"". kicker (in German). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

[Fürth_entlässt_Kramer_-_Büskens_übernimmt-4] "Fürth entlässt Kramer – Büskens übernimmt" (in German). kicker. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[Kramer_übernimmt_die_Fortuna-5] "Kramer übernimmt die Fortuna" (in German). kicker. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[Fortunas_Spieler_müssen_bluten-6] Schulze, Thomas (20 June 2015). "Fortunas Spieler müssen bluten" (in German). Düsseldorf. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[Sacked-7] "Düsseldorf beurlaubt Trainer Kramer". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[8] "Kuntz und Kramer neu im DFB-Trainerstab". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[9] "U-18-Coach Kramer wird Akademieleiter in Salzburg". kicker (in German). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[10] "Bielefeld: Frank Kramer wird neuer Arminia-Trainer". kicker (in German). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[11] "DSC Arminia Bielefeld entbindet Kramer von seinen Aufgaben". arminia.de. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[12] "Frank Kramer is Schalke's new head coach". schalke04.de. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[S04-13] "FC Schalke 04 part ways with Frank Kramer". Schalke 04. 19 October 2022.

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