Thomas Flath
Thomas Flath (born 13 November 1964) is a German football player and manager, who is head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach U17.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach U17 (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Fortuna Düsseldorf B-Youth | ||
| 1995–2002 | Fortuna Düsseldorf A Youth | ||
| 2002–2003 | Schalke 04 Youth | ||
| 1995–2009 | DFB (Abroad Specialist) | ||
| 2004 | AFC (Technical Director Grassroots & Youth Development) | ||
| 2004–2007 | DFB (Head Scout) | ||
| 2007 | SAFA (Head Coach Instructor) | ||
| 2008 | Azerbaijan (Technical Director) | ||
| 2008 | Nepal | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hannover 96 II | ||
| 2010– | Borussia Mönchengladbach U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Flath was born in Düsseldorf.[1] A Fortuna Düsseldorf youth product he retired in 1984 at the age of 20 after one season with the club's reserves.[2] He played as a midfielder.[2]
Coaching career
Flath began his coaching career as youth coach for Fortuna Düsseldorf[3] and coach later the youth team from FC Schalke 04,[4] later was Technical Director of the Asian Football Confederation. Flath was on 28 April 2008 named as the head coach of Nepal national football team[5] and coached the team between 30 June 2008. On 6 October 2009, was named as the new head coach of Hannover 96 II, replacing Andreas Bergmann who became the head coach of the Bundesliga team from Hannover 96.