Michael Krüger

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Michael Krüger
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-05-28) 28 May 1954
Place of birthScharnebeck, West Germany
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1975Hannover 96
1975–1980Arminia Hannover130(18)
Teams managed
1989FC Schalke 04 (assistant)
1989–1990Hannover 96
1991–1992VfV Borussia Hildesheim
1992–1993F.C. Hansa Rostock (assistant)
1994–1995Holstein Kiel
1995–1997Arab Contractors SC
1997Samsunspor (assistant)
1998Al-Masry
1999–2001Kickers Emden
2001–2004VfL Wolfsburg II
2004–2006Eintracht Braunschweig
2007–20081. FC Saarbrücken
2008–2009Al-Merreikh
2009–2010Alemannia Aachen
2010Al-Merreikh
2012–Saint George SA
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Krüger (born 28 May 1954 in Scharnebeck) is a German football coach and former player.

Career

He played for Arminia Hannover in the 2. Bundesliga.

Coaching career

Krüger began his coaching career as assistant coach of Peter Neururer with FC Schalke 04. In September 1989, he was named as the new head coach of the 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, but was suspended after one year. In 1999, he worked one year lower league team VfV Hildesheim, before signing a contract as assistant coach of Erich Rutemöller at F.C. Hansa Rostock. In the 1994–95 season, Krüger took over the coaching job at Holstein Kiel. He then worked in Egypt, coaching Arab Contractors and winning the African Cup. One year later he led Al-Masry to win the Egyptian Cup against his former team Arab Contractors in 1998. In 1998, he returned to Germany and was named head coach of Kickers Emden and later took the same job at the second team of VfL Wolfsburg.

From 15 March 2004 on, Krüger was head coach of Eintracht Braunschweig and led the club back in the 2. Bundesliga in 2006. On 4 October 2006, Krüger was fired together with sporting director Wolfgang Loos by the Lower Saxon club. On 13 June 2007, Krüger was named as the new head coach of the Regionalliga relegated team 1. FC Saarbrücken, following the club's hiring of Wolfgang Loos in April 2007.

In January 2008, Krüger went back to Africa to coach Sudanese club Al-Merreikh, he led Al-Merreikh to win the Sudanese Premier League cup in November 2008 and the Sudan Cup in December 2008.[1] Krüger signed on 21 September 2009 a contract as head coach with Alemannia Aachen[2] and was just a half year later dismissed.[3]

In the summer of 2010, he returned to the Sudanese club Al-Merreikh.[4] In November 2010, he led the club to victory in the Sudanese Cup.[5] After that he left the club.

In 2012 he became the manager of Ethiopia's Saint George SA.[6]

Honours

Personal information

His full-time job is as a sports and geography teacher.

References

  1. "Double for Michael Krüger" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  2. "Michael Krüger neuer Trainer in Aachen" [Michael Krüger new coach in Aachen] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 
  3. "Neuanfang ohne Michael Krüger" [New start without Michael Krüger] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  4. Pauli, Christoph (29 September 2010). "Michael Krüger kehrt an den Nil zurück" [Michael Krüger returns to the Nile] (in German). az-web.de. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  5. "Al Merreikh Omdurman Pokalsieger" [Al Merreikh Omdurman cup winner] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  6. "Coaches 2012 - 2013". saintgeorgefc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012. 

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