German footballer and manager
Jan Zimmermann (born 5 October 1979) is a German football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Borussia Dortmund II .[ 1]
Playing career
Zimmermann was a youth product of Bayer Leverkusen . He spent his playing career at Arminia Hannover , TSV Havelse , Borussia Mönchengladbach II , Carl Zeiss Jena , Eintracht Braunschweig , VfB Lübeck , SC Verl , 1. FC Wunstorf and Germania Egestorf/Langreder .[ 2]
Managerial career
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Zimmermann started his managerial career in 2011 at Germania Egestorf/Langreder as a player-manager . In his seven years as manager, he led the club from the sixth-tier Landesliga Hannover to the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord .[ 3] The club managed to qualify for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal , losing 0–6 against 1899 Hoffenheim in the first round.[ 4]
TSV Havelse
In 2018, Zimmermann was hired as the manager of TSV Havelse .[ 1] During his tenure, Havelse won the 2019–20 Lower Saxony Cup , earning qualification to the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal , where Havelse lost 1–5 in the first round against Bundesliga club Mainz 05 .[ 5] In the abandoned 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord season, Havelse was ranked third and earned qualification to the promotion play-offs after Weiche Flensburg and Werder Bremen II did not apply for 3. Liga licenses.[ 6]
Hannover 96
On 10 May 2021, Zimmermann was announced as manager of Hannover 96 starting from the 2021–22 season .[ 3] He was sacked on 29 November 2021.[ 7]
Borussia Dortmund II
On 8 February 2023, Zimmerman was announced as manager of Borussia Dortmund II , signing a contract until June 2024; he replaced the sacked Christian Preußer .[ 8]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 24 February 2024 [ 9]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
1 July 2011
23 October 2018
253
126
47
80
481
370
+111
0 49.80
TSV Havelse
10 December 2018
30 June 2021
52
27
10
15
94
69
+25
0 51.92
Hannover 96
1 July 2021
29 November 2021
17
5
5
7
17
22
−5
0 29.41
Borussia Dortmund II
8 February 2023
Present
44
19
12
13
72
52
+20
0 43.18
Total
366
177
74
115
664
513
+151
0 48.36
Honours
Player
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Managerial
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
TSV Havelse
References
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