André Breitenreiter

André Breitenreiter (born 2 October 1973) is a German professional football coach and former player. In 2022, he won the Swiss title with Zürich.

André Breitenreiter
Breitenreiter as Schalke 04 manager in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-02) 2 October 1973
Place of birth Langenhagen, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
1977–1984 Borussia Hannover
1984–1986 Hannoverscher SC
1986–1991 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Hannover 96 72 (10)
1994–1997 Hamburger SV 71 (12)
1998–1999 VfL Wolfsburg 24 (1)
1999–2002 SpVgg Unterhaching 78 (18)
2002 SC Langenhagen 14 (3)
2002–2003 Hessen Kassel 13 (8)
2003–2007 Holstein Kiel 116 (15)
2007–2009 BV Cloppenburg 60 (9)
2009–2010 TSV Havelse 21 (6)
Total 469 (82)
International career
Germany U16 12 (8)
Germany U18 14 (4)
Germany U20 5 (3)
1995–1996 Germany U21 6 (2)
Managerial career
2011–2013 TSV Havelse
2013–2015 SC Paderborn
2015–2016 Schalke 04
2017–2019 Hannover 96
2021–2022 Zürich
2022–2023 TSG Hoffenheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career
Breitenreiter with TSV Havelse in 2009

Breitenreiter played for Hannoverscher SC, Borussia Hannover, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, SC Langenhagen, KSV Hessen Kassel, Holstein Kiel, BV Cloppenburg and TSV Havelse.[1] He played 144 Bundesliga matches scoring 28 goals and 101 2. Bundesliga matches with 14 goals.[2]

Managerial career

Breitenreiter started his coaching career in 2009 and worked as scout for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 3 January 2011, he was appointed as head coach of TSV Havelse, club playing in Regionalliga Nord.[3] In 2012, he won Lower Saxony Cup with TSV Havelse. On 15 May 2013, it was announced that Breitenreiter would take over SC Paderborn 07 starting in the 2013–14 season.[4] On 11 May 2014, his club gained promotion to Bundesliga for the first time ever in club's history. On 20 September 2014, after four undefeated games (two wins, two draws) in the German top tier, Paderborn was top of the league, ahead of European powerhouses Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen.[5] Breitenreiter became the 14th head coach for Schalke 04 in the last decade on 12 June 2015.[6] He left the club after a single season.[7] He was appointed as the new head coach for Hannover 96 on 20 March 2017.[8] He was sacked on 27 January 2019.[9] In May 2022, he signed for TSG Hoffenheim.[10] He was sacked the following 6 February 2023, with the club three points above the relegation zone.[11]

Coaching record
As of 4 February 2023
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Havelse 3 January 2011[3] 30 June 2013[4] 86 41 20 25 047.67 [12][13]
Paderborn 1 July 2013[4] 12 June 2015[6] 71 26 18 27 036.62 [14]
Schalke 12 June 2015[6] 14 May 2016[7] 44 20 10 14 045.45 [15]
Hannover 20 March 2017[8] 27 January 2019[9] 66 20 17 29 030.30 [16]
FC Zürich 9 June 2021 30 June 2022 39 25 8 6 064.10 [17]
TSG Hoffenheim 1 July 2022 6 February 2023 22 7 4 11 031.82
Total 328 139 77 112 042.38 —

Honours

Player

Hannover 96

Manager

TSV Havelse

SC Paderborn

Zürich

References
  1. "Breitenreiter, André" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. "André Breitenreiter" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. "Breitenreiter wird Stoffregens Nachfolger" (in German). kicker.de. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. "2. Fußball-Bundesliga: Breitenreiter wird neuer Trainer in Paderborn" (in German). Der Spiegel. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. "Paderborn Erster! Mainz Zweiter! Hoffenheim Dritter!" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. Dunbar, Ross (12 June 2015). "Schalke appoint Andre Breitenreiter as head coach". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. "Breitenreiter to leave Schalke". Deutsche Welle. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  8. "96: Stendel muss gehen – Breitenreiter übernimmt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. "Bundesliga: Coach Andre Breitenreiter leaves Hannover". Deutsche Welle. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. "André Breitenreiter to become TSG's new head coach". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  11. "TSG relieve André Breitenreiter of his duties". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. "TSV Havelse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. "TSV Havelse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  14. "SC Paderborn 07". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  15. "FC Schalke 04". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  16. "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  17. "FC Zürich: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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