Breitenreiter as a coach of Schalke 04 in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 October 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Langenhagen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Striker | ||
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 | KSV 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 | |||
2010 | TuS Altwarmbüchen (youth) | ||
2011–2013 | TSV Havelse | ||
2013–2015 | SC Paderborn 07 | ||
2015–2016 | Schalke 04 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
André Breitenreiter (born 2 October 1973) is a German football manager and former player.
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. He has played 144 Bundesliga matches scoring 28 goals and 101 2. Bundesliga matches with 14 goals.
He started his coaching career in 2009 as he received A coaching license 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. 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. 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. Breitenreiter became the 14th head coach for Schalke 04 in the last decade on 12 June 2015. He left the club after a single season.