Ole Werner (born 4 May 1988) is a German football coach who manages Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.[1] He previously coached Holstein Kiel.

Ole Werner
Werner with Holstein Kiel in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Preetz, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen (head coach)
Youth career
2006–2007 Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Holstein Kiel II
2007–2008 Holstein Kiel
2008–2009 TSV Kropp
Managerial career
2013–2014 Holstein Kiel (U16 assistant)
2014 Holstein Kiel II (assistant)
2014–2019 Holstein Kiel II
2016 Holstein Kiel (interim)
2019–2021 Holstein Kiel
2021– Werder Bremen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career edit

Ahead of the 2013/14 season, Werner was hired as youth coach at his former club, Holstein Kiel. More precisely, he became assistant coach for the club's U16 team.[2] For the 2014/15 season, he became assistant to Christian Riecks at the second team, which played in the fifth-tier Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein. He succeeded Riecks in November 2014[3] and finished the season with the team in 2nd place. This was followed by 3rd place in the 2015/16 season.

On 17 August 2016, following the dismissal of Karsten Neitzel, Werner became head coach of Holstein Kiel as interim manager. He managed two matches, first in the Schleswig-Holstein Cup quarter-final against ETSV Weiche which finished as a 2–0 win. He also managed a 3. Liga match against FSV Zwickau, which finished as a 3–0 win.[4] On 27 August, he was replaced by Markus Anfang and returned to the second team, with whom he finished the 2016/17 season in 2nd place.

On 16 September 2019, Werner returned as the interim manager for Kiel, which was in 16th place with five points after matchday 6, following the dismissal of André Schubert.[5] On 24 October 2019, After six points from four games, he was permanently appointed as manager of Holstein Kiel, signing a deal until June 2022.[6] He ultimately finished the 2019/20 season with Kiel in a safe 11th place. He resigned as coach of Holstein Kiel in September 2021 after four losses in seven games.[7]

On 28 November 2021, Werner was named the new manager of Werder Bremen as successor to Markus Anfang, who had resigned.[8][9] The newly relegated Bundesliga side were in 10th place with 20 points after matchday 15. Werner won the first 7 games with his new team and led them to 2nd place. Bremen were able to defend this position, meaning that at the end of the season they were directly promoted back to the Bundesliga for the 2022/23 season with 63 points behind FC Schalke 04.

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 21 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Holstein Kiel II 17 November 2014 16 September 2019 158 89 34 35 334 180 +154 056.33 [10]
Holstein Kiel (interim) 16 August 2016 30 August 2016 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 [11]
Holstein Kiel 16 September 2019 20 September 2021 78 33 21 24 132 114 +18 042.31
Werder Bremen 28 November 2021 Present 86 33 18 35 139 141 −2 038.37 [12]
Total 324 157 73 94 610 435 +175 048.46

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ole Werner at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Kieler Nachrichten Beilage - Dezember 2013, holstein-kiel.de, 21 December 2013
  3. ^ Riecks folgt auf Drews, holstein-kiel.de, 14 November 2014
  4. ^ "Ole Werner". Kicker. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Ole Werner übernimmt interimsweise als Cheftrainer". holstein-kiel.de (in German). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Holstein Kiel: Ole Werner wird Chef-Trainer – Interimslösung wird befördert" (in German).
  7. ^ "Ole Werner nicht mehr Holstein-Trainer" (in German). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ NDR. "Ole Werner neuer Trainer von Werder Bremen". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Ole Werner to be the new head coach of Werder Bremen". werder.de. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Holstein Kiel II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Holstein Kiel: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. ^ "SV Werder Bremen: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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