Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 May 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Scharnebeck, West Germany | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1975 | Hannover 96 | ||
1975–1980 | Arminia Hannover | 130 | (18) |
Teams managed | |||
1989 | FC Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
1989–1990 | Hannover 96 | ||
1991–1992 | VfV Hildesheim | ||
1992–1993 | (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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Michael Krüger (born 28 May 1954 in Scharnebeck) is a German football coach and former player.
He played for Arminia Hannover in the 2. Bundesliga.
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 . 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.