Michael Krüger (footballer)

Michael Krüger
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-05-28) 28 May 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Scharnebeck, West Germany
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1975	Hannover 96
1975–1980	Arminia Hannover	130	(18)
Managerial career
1989	Schalke 04 (assistant)
1989–1990	Hannover 96
1991–1992	VfV Hildesheim
1992–1993	Hansa Rostock (assistant)
1994–1995	Holstein Kiel
1996–1997	El Mokawloon
1997	Samsunspor (assistant)
1998	Al-Masry
1999–2001	Kickers Emden
2001–2004	VfL Wolfsburg II
2004–2006	Eintracht Braunschweig
2007–2008	1. FC Saarbrücken
2008–2009	Al-Merreikh SC
2009–2010	Alemannia Aachen
2010	Al-Merreikh SC
2012–2013	Saint George SA
2013–2014	Al-Merreikh SC
2014–2015	ENPPI Club
2015–2016	Hannover 96 II^[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Krüger (born 28 May 1954) is a German football coach and former player.

Playing career

Krüger was born in Scharnebeck. He played for Arminia Hannover in the 2. Bundesliga.

Coaching career

Krüger began his coaching career as assistant coach of Peter Neururer with FC Schalke 04. In September 1989, he was named as the new head coach of the 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, but was suspended after one year. In 1999, he worked one year lower league team VfV Hildesheim, before signing a contract as assistant coach of Erich Rutemöller at F.C. Hansa Rostock. In the 1994–95 season, Krüger took over the coaching job at Holstein Kiel. He then worked in Egypt, coaching Arab Contractors and winning the African Cup. One year later he led Al-Masry to win the Egyptian Cup against his former team Arab Contractors in 1998. In 1998, he returned to Germany and was named head coach of Kickers Emden and later took the same job at the second team of VfL Wolfsburg.

From 15 March 2004 on, Krüger was head coach of Eintracht Braunschweig and led the club back in the 2. Bundesliga in 2006. On 4 October 2006, Krüger was fired together with sporting director Wolfgang Loos by the Lower Saxon club. On 13 June 2007, Krüger was named as the new head coach of the Regionalliga relegated team 1. FC Saarbrücken, following the club's hiring of Wolfgang Loos in April 2007.

In January 2008, Krüger went back to Africa to coach Sudanese club Al-Merreikh, he led Al-Merreikh to win the Sudanese Premier League cup in November 2008 and the Sudan Cup in December 2008.^{[citation needed]} Krüger signed on 21 September 2009 a contract as head coach with Alemannia Aachen^{[citation needed]} and was just a half year later dismissed.^[2]

In the summer of 2010, he returned to the Sudanese club Al-Merreikh SC.^[3] In November 2010, he led the club to victory in the Sudanese Cup.^{[citation needed]} After that he left the club.

In 2012, he became the manager of Ethiopia's Saint George SA.^[4]^[5] In 2013, he returned to Al-Merreikh in Sudan, but was fired after a loss against Uganda's Kampala City Council FC in the CAF Champions League in February 2014.^[6]

Personal life

His full-time job is as a sports and geography teacher.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

African Cups' Cup: 1996
Egypt Cup: 1997–98
Sudan Premier League: 2008
Sudan Cup winner: 2008, 2010

References

^ "96 entlässt U23-Trainer Michael Krüger" (in German). paz-online.de. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Neuanfang ohne Michael Krüger" [New start without Michael Krüger] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Pauli, Christoph (29 September 2010). "Michael Krüger kehrt an den Nil zurück" [Michael Krüger returns to the Nile] (in German). az-web.de. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "Coaches 2012 - 2013". saintgeorgefc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^ "Niedersachse findet sein Glück in Afrika" (in German). nwzonline.de. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ "Deutsche Trainer im fliegenden Wechsel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 February 2014.