Alexander Zorniger

Alexander Zorniger
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-08) 8 October 1967
Place of birth Mutlangen, Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2000 SV Bonlanden 0 (0)
Teams managed
2004–2009 1. FC Normannia Gmünd
2009 VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2010–2012 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
2012–2015 RB Leipzig
2015 VfB Stuttgart

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Alexander Zorniger (born 8 October 1967) is a German football coach and retired player who played as a midfielder. He last managed VfB Stuttgart.

Coaching career

Early career

Zorniger started his coaching career with stints as head coach of Normannia Gmünd, assistant coach at VfB Stuttgart, and as head coach at Sonnenhof Großaspach.[1]

RB Leipzig

Zorniger became head coach of RB Leipzig on 3 July 2012.[2] He managed the club to an undefeated season in all competitions.[3] They finished the league season with 21 wins and 9 draws[4] and went on to the promotion play–off; winning the first leg 2–0 and drawing the second leg 2–2.[3] They also defeated Chemnitzer FC in the Saxony Cup final.[3] He was sacked on 11 February 2015.[5]

Back to VfB Stuttgart

On 25 May 2015, VfB Stuttgart announced in a press conference that Zorniger will be their new head coach and signed a deal with the Swabians until Summer 2018.[6] He was sacked on 24 November 2015 after Stuttgart lost to FC Augsburg 4–0.[7] He finished with a record of five wins, one draw, and nine losses.[8]

Coaching record

As of 21 November 2015
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Sonnenhof Großaspach 1 July 2010[9] 30 June 2012[9] 64 29 15 20 45.31 [10]
[11]
RB Leipzig 3 July 2012[2] 11 February 2015[5] 96 58 25 13 60.42 [3]
VfB Stuttgart 29 June 2015[6] 24 November 2015[7] 15 5 1 9 33.33 [8]
Total 175 92 41 42 52.57 —

Honours

As manager

RB Leipzig

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander Zorniger". World Football. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Rangnick entlässt Pacult, Zorniger schon da". kicker (in German). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "RasenBallsport Leipzig" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Regionalliga Nordost - Spieltag / Tabelle" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Trainer Zorniger schmeißt bei RB Leipzig hin" (in German). Die Welt. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Alexander Zorniger neuer Trainer des VfB Stuttgart" (in German). T-Online. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 "VfB Stuttgart entlässt Trainer Zorniger" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 "VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "SG Sonnenhof Großaspach » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "SG Sonnenhof Großaspach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "SG Sonnenhof Großaspach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

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