Thomas Franke

Thomas Franke (born 21 January 1988) is a German professional football manager and player who is the manager of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club TSG Neustrelitz and plays for Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf.[2]

For other people named Thomas Frank, see Thomas Frank (disambiguation).

Thomas Franke
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-21) 21 January 1988
Place of birth Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf
TSG Neustrelitz (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1997 FK Hansa Wittstock
1997–2003 SV Einheit Perleberg
2003–2006 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Energie Cottbus II 67 (1)
2008–2010 Energie Cottbus 3 (0)
2010–2011 Dynamo Dresden 10 (0)
2011–2015 TSG Neustrelitz 83 (4)
2015–2016 Kickers Offenbach 21 (0)
2016–2017 FC Viktoria 1889 48 (1)
2018–2021 Tennis Borussia Berlin 66 (10)
2022– Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf 3 (2)
Managerial career
2022 Tasmania Berlin
2022– TSG Neustrelitz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022

Playing career

Energie Cottbus

Franke played in the Regionalliga Nord for Energie Cottbus II during the 2007–08 season, when he made 20 appearances, and during the 2008–09 season, when he made 30 appearances.[3] He didn't make any Bundesliga during the 2007–08 season[4] and 2008–09 season.[5] Energie Cottbus were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2009–10 season[6] where he made three appearances for the club.[7] Energie Cottbus head coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz gave Franke his debut against Fortuna Düsseldorf which Energie Cottbus won 4–2.[8] Franke went on to play in a 0–0 draw against Hansa Rostock and in a 4–1 win against Rot Weiss Ahlen.[7]

Dynamo Dresden

Franke joined Dynamo Dresden for the 2010–11 season[9] where he made 10 3. Liga appearances.[10]

TSG Neustrelitz

Franke joined TSG Neustrelitz for the 2012–13 season.[3] Franke scored one goal in 26 appearances during the 2012–13 season.[11] He started the 2013–14 season with an appearance in the DFB-Pokal against SC Freiburg.[12] Neustrelitz lost to Freiburg.[12] Franke went on to play in 30 Regionalliga matches.[12] Neustrelitz qualified for the Regionalliga playoffs where Franke made another 2 appearances.[3] On 22 May 2015, Franke informed club managers that he was leaving the club at the end of the season.[13] Franke had scored two goals in 27 appearances during 2014–15 season.[14]

Kickers Offenbach

Franke joined Kickers Offenbach on 8 July 2015[15] where he made 21 appearances.[16]

Viktoria Berlin

Franke joined Viktoria Berlin for the 2016–17 season.[3] Franke made 31 appearances during the 2016–17 season[2] and 17 appearances during 2017–18 season.[17]

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Franke joined Tennis Borussia Berlin during the 2017–18 season where he scored two goals in 14 appearances.[3] He scored two goals in 28 appearances in the 2018–19 season,[3] five goals in 18 appearances during the 2019–20 season[3] Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost for the 2020–21 season[3] where he scored a goal in 7 appearances.[18]

Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf

After having initially announced his retirement from playing in 2021 to focus on his managerial career, Franke joined Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf in September 2022.[19]

Managerial career

On 16 February 2022, Franke was appointed head coach of Regionalliga club Tasmania Berlin.[20] He left the club again at the end of the season.[19][21] His first match was a 2–0 loss to Optik Rathenow.[22] Optik Rathenow

Frank was announced as the new head coach of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club TSG Neustrelitz on 15 September 2022, returning to the club where he was once captain.[23] His first match was a 4–1 win against SG Empor Richtenberg.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other TotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Energie Cottbus II 2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 200——200 [3]
2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 300——300 [3]
2009–10 NOFV-Oberliga 171——171
Total 671——671 —
Energie Cottbus 2007–08 Bundesliga 0000—00 [4]
2008–09 Bundesliga 00000000 [5]
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 3000—30 [7]
Total 3000—30 —
Dynamo Dresden 2010–11 3. Liga 1000000100 [10]
TSG Neustrelitz 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 261——261 [11]
2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 301102[lower-alpha 1]0331 [3][12]
2014–15 Regionalliga Nordost 272——272 [14]
Total 8341020864 —
Kickers Offenbach 2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 210——210 [16]
Viktoria Berlin 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 311——311 [2]
2017–18 Regionalliga Nordost 170——170 [17]
Total 481——481 —
Tennis Borussia Berlin 2017–18 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 142——142 [3]
2018–19 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 272——272 [3]
2019–20 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 185——185 [3]
2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost 71——71 [18]
Total 6610——6610 —
Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf 2022–23 Berlin-Liga 32——32 —
Career Total 29816102030116 —
  1. Appearances in the Regionalliga playoff.

Coaching record
As of match played 21 May 2023
TeamFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
Tasmania Berlin16 February 202230 June 2022 13 0 1 12 000.00 [20][21][22]
TSG Neustrelitz15 September 2022present 29 14 4 11 048.28 [23][24]
Total 42 14 5 23 033.33 —

References
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  2. "Franke, Thomas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "Thomas Franke » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. "Steckbrief". kicker.de. Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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  8. "Debütant Franke im OP". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. Schwarz, Jürgen (5 July 2010). "Dynamo holt Grossert und Franke". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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  13. "Neustrelitz verpflichtet Albrecht". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  15. "Offenbach verpflichtet Franke". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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  17. "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  18. "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  19. "Thomas Franke ist jetzt ein Fuchs". FuPa (in German). 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  20. "Njie tritt bei Tasmania zurück - Franke übernimmt". kicker (in German). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  21. "SV Tasmania Berlin » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  22. "Tasmania Berlin Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  23. "Neustrelitz: Thomas Franke neuer TSG-Trainer". NDR (in German). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  24. "TSG Neustrelitz TSG Neustrelitz — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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