Rainer Widmayer

Rainer Widmayer
Personal information
Full nameRainer Widmayer
Date of birth2 April 1967
Place of birthSindelfingen, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–19931. FC Pforzheim
1993–1994TSF Ditzingen
1994–1995VfR Pforzheim
1995–1997SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg62(6)
1997–1999SSV Ulm 184650(1)
Teams managed
2000–2005VfB Stuttgart II (Assistant Manager)
2001VfB Stuttgart II (Caretaker)
2006–2007Grasshopper Club Zürich (Assistant Manager)
2007–2008FC St. Gallen (Assistant Manager)
2008–2009VfB Stuttgart (Assistant Manager)
2010–2011Hertha BSC (Assistant Manager)
2011Hertha BSC (Caretaker)
2012TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Assistant Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rainer Widmayer is a former German footballer and manager. During his active career, he played mostly in the lower divisions, except his final season, during which he played in the 2. Bundesliga for SSV Ulm. As manager, he has been assistan manager of Swiss clubs FC St. Gallen and Grasshopper Club Zürich. In Germany, he assistant managed Hertha BSC and the reserves and professional squad of VfB Stuttgart. After Markus Babbel was sacked as manager of Hertha BSC, Widmayer was appointed caretaker of the Berlin club.[1] Several days later, having completed his duties of caretaker, Widmayer left Hertha altogether.[2] In 2012 Widmayer was Assistant coach of Markus Babbel as TSG Hoffenheim.[3]


References

  1. ↑ "Hertha BSC stellt Cheftrainer Markus Babbel frei" [Hertha BSC releases manager Markus Babel] (in German). DFL. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Skibbe voller Tatendrang" [Skibbe full of zest] (in German). DFL. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Freistellung Hoffenheim" [exemption Hoffenheim] (in German). TSG Hoffenheim. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

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