Jan Zimmermann (born 19 April 1985 in Offenbach am Main) is a retired German goalkeeper. After retirement from his playing career in 2020, he is currently the goalkeeping coach for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Zimmermann | ||
Date of birth | (1985-04-19) 19 April 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Offenbach am Main, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1994 | Kickers Obertshausen | ||
1994–2004 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 67 | (0) |
2011–2014 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 127 | (0) |
2014–2016 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 56 | (0) |
2016–2017 | 1860 Munich | 13 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2017 |
Born and raised in Hesse, Zimmermann started his professional career at Eintracht Frankfurt for the reserve team, competing in the Oberliga, the fourth German tier. After absolving his youth academy time, Zimmermann earned a professional contract for the 2004–05 season and had five Bundesliga appearances as third choice goalkeeper. In 2011, he moved to SV Darmstadt 98.
On 13 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2006–07 | Hessenliga | 17 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||
2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
Totals | 67 | 0 | — | 67 | 0 | |||||
SV Darmstadt 98 | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 3. Liga | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||||
2012–13 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||||
2013–14 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Totals | 127 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 0 | ||
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | |||
1860 Munich | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career totals | 268 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 0 | ||
Reference:[3] |
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