André Breitenreiter (born 2 October 1973) is a German professional football coach and former player who is the manager of German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2022, he won the Swiss title with FC Zürich.
![]() Breitenreiter as Schalke 04 manager in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1973-10-02) 2 October 1973 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Langenhagen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | 1899 Hoffenheim (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1984 | Borussia Hannover | ||
1984–1986 | Hannoverscher SC | ||
1986–1991 | Hannover 96 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1994 | Hannover 96 | 72 | (10) |
1994–1997 | Hamburger SV | 71 | (12) |
1998–1999 | VfL Wolfsburg | 24 | (1) |
1999–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 78 | (18) |
2002 | SC Langenhagen | 14 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Hessen Kassel | 13 | (8) |
2003–2007 | Holstein Kiel | 116 | (15) |
2007–2009 | BV Cloppenburg | 60 | (9) |
2009–2010 | TSV Havelse | 21 | (6) |
Total | 469 | (82) | |
National team | |||
Germany U16 | 12 | (8) | |
Germany U18 | 14 | (4) | |
Germany U20 | 5 | (3) | |
1995–1996 | Germany U21 | 6 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2011–2013 | TSV Havelse | ||
2013–2015 | SC Paderborn | ||
2015–2016 | Schalke 04 | ||
2017–2019 | Hannover 96 | ||
2021–2022 | FC Zürich | ||
2022– | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Breitenreiter played for Hannoverscher SC, Borussia Hannover, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, SC Langenhagen, KSV Hessen Kassel, Holstein Kiel, BV Cloppenburg and TSV Havelse.[1] He played 144 Bundesliga matches scoring 28 goals and 101 2. Bundesliga matches with 14 goals.[2]
Breitenreiter started his coaching career in 2009 and worked as scout for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 3 January 2011, he was appointed as head coach of TSV Havelse, club playing in Regionalliga Nord.[3] In 2012, he won Lower Saxony Cup with TSV Havelse. On 15 May 2013, it was announced that Breitenreiter would take over SC Paderborn 07 starting in the 2013–14 season.[4] On 11 May 2014, his club gained promotion to Bundesliga for the first time ever in club's history. On 20 September 2014, after four undefeated games (two wins, two draws) in the German top tier, Paderborn was top of the league, ahead of European powerhouses Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen.[5] Breitenreiter became the 14th head coach for Schalke 04 in the last decade on 12 June 2015.[6] He left the club after a single season.[7] He was appointed as the new head coach for Hannover 96 on 20 March 2017.[8] He was sacked on 27 January 2019.[9] In May 2022, he signed for 1899 Hoffenheim.[10]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Havelse | 3 January 2011[3] | 30 June 2013[4] | 86 | 41 | 20 | 25 | 047.67 | [11][12] |
Paderborn | 1 July 2013[4] | 12 June 2015[6] | 71 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 036.62 | [13] |
Schalke | 12 June 2015[6] | 14 May 2016[7] | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 045.45 | [14] |
Hannover | 20 March 2017[8] | 27 January 2019[9] | 66 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 030.30 | [15] |
FC Zürich | 9 June 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 064.10 | [16] |
1899 Hoffenheim | 1 July 2022 | present | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 041.18 | |
Total | 323 | 139 | 76 | 108 | 043.03 | — |
Hannover 96
TSV Havelse
SC Paderborn
FC Zürich
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – current squad | |
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