Stefan Jürgen Krämer (born 23 March 1967) is a German professional football manager, who last managed SV Meppen.

Stefan Krämer
Krämer in 2013
Personal information
Full name Stefan Jürgen Krämer
Date of birth (1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Mainz, West Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FV Bad Honnef
FV Rheinbrohl
Managerial career
1998–2000 FV Rheinbrohl
2000–2002 TSG Irlich 1882
2002–2011 SV Roßbach/Verscheid
2011–2014 Arminia Bielefeld
2014–2015 Energie Cottbus
2016–2017 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2018–2019 KFC Uerdingen
2019 1. FC Magdeburg
2020–2021 KFC Uerdingen
2021–2022 Eupen
2022–2023 SV Meppen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Krämer was a rather unknown coach in German regional football, when, at the age of 44, he became the assistant manager of Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia began that season with only five points out of ten matches, so that the manager Markus von Ahlen who had brought Krämer to Arminia before had to leave and Stefan Krämer became Arminias interim manager. Because of his surprising success he became Arminias main manager later on. In his first season Arminia still had some weak phases but in the 2012–13 season he managed Arminias qualification for the 2. Bundesliga. He also managed Arminias qualification for the second round of the DFB-Pokal twice. Thus, he had become very popular in Bielefeld and developed a high identification with the club (including a huge tattoo on his chest).[1] From September 2013 onwards, Arminia played a very weak season, so that Krämer was dismissed in February 2014. He finished with a record of 42 wins, 23 draws, and 27 losses.[2] Also in Cottbus he was complimented for his high commitment but had to leave because the weak beginning of his second season there.[3] He finished with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 18 losses with Energie Cottbus.[4]

He was appointed as the head coach of Rot-Weiß Erfurt on 30 December 2015.[5] On 2 October 2017, he was sacked.[6]

In March 2018 he replaced Michael Wiesinger as manager of KFC Uerdingen.[7] He was sacked on 28 January 2019.[8]

He joined 1. FC Magdeburg for the 2019–20 season.[9] He was sacked on 22 December 2019.[10]

He returned to Uerdingen on 10 March 2020.[11] On 13 April 2021, he was sacked.[12]

In early June 2021, Krämer became the new head coach of Belgian Jupiler Pro League team Eupen. He was fired on 16 Februar 2022 after a string of poor results.[13][14] In the summer of 2022, he was signed by SV Meppen.[15] In March 2023, he was sacked.[16]

Career record

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As of 4 March 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
SV Roßbach/Verscheid 1 July 2002 30 June 2011 139 46 40 53 033.09
Arminia Bielefeld 21 September 2011[2] 23 February 2014[2] 92 42 23 27 045.65 [2]
Energie Cottbus 1 July 2014[4] 19 September 2015[3] 49 17 14 18 034.69 [4]
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1 January 2016 2 October 2017 64 27 14 23 042.19
KFC Uerdingen 15 March 2018 28 January 2019 39 29 2 8 074.36
1. FC Magdeburg 1 July 2019 22 December 2019 20 6 9 5 030.00
KFC Uerdingen 10 March 2020 13 April 2021 42 10 15 17 023.81
Eupen 1 July 2021 16 February 2022 31 10 7 14 032.26
SV Meppen 1 July 2022 4 March 2023 26 3 11 12 011.54
Total 502 190 135 177 037.85

References

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  1. ^ "Krämers Brust ziert jetzt ein Arminia-Tattoo" (in German).
  2. ^ a b c d "Arminia Bielefeld". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Krämer muss die Koffer packen" (in German).
  4. ^ a b c "Energie Cottbus". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Krämer wird Trainer bei Rot-Weiß Erfurt" (in German). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt trennt sich von Krämer". dfb.de. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. ^ "KFC Uerdingen trennt sich von Trainer Wiesinger – Krämer kommt". Westdeutsche Zeitung. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ "KFC trennt sich von Trainer Stefan Krämer". kfc-uerdingen.de. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ "1. FC Magdeburg begrüßt Stefan Krämer in der FCM-Familie". 1.fc-magdeburg.de (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. ^ "1. FCM stellt Cheftrainer Stefan Krämer frei". 1.fc-magdeburg.de (in German). 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Trainer Krämer kehrt nach Uerdingen zurück". dfb.de (in German). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Stefan Krämer nicht mehr Trainer des KFC". kfc-uerdingen.de. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  13. ^ "KAS Eupen parts ways with head coach Stefan Krämer". KAS Eupen. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Negativserie: Stefan Krämer in Eupen entlassen". kicker (in German). 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Viel Erfahrung in der 3. Liga: Stefan Krämer trainiert SV Meppen". dfb.de (in German). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  16. ^ "SVM entlässt Cheftrainer Stefan Krämer". svmeppen.de (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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