Jakob Fimpel

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Jakob Fimpel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Filderstadt, Germany
Team information
Current team
Schalke 04 II (head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2022–2024 Schalke 04 II
2024 Schalke 04 (interim)
2024– Schalke 04 II

Jakob Fimpel (born 18 March 1989) is a German football coach who is the head coach of Schalke 04 II. [1]

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Career

On 28 March 2022, it was announced that Fimpel would replace Torsten Fröhling as Schalke 04 II manager. [2]

On 21 September 2024, he took over Schalke 04 as head coach on an interim basis after Karel Geraerts was sacked by the club. [3] His tenure was over after two weeks, when a new coach, Kees van Wonderen, was hired and he returned to Schalke II. [4]

Managerial statistics

As of 7 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
GWDLWin %
Schalke 04 II 28 March 202221 September 202484352029041.67
Schalke 04 21 September 20245 October 20242110050.00 [5]
Schalke 04 II6 October 2024present8215025.00
Total94382234040.43

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References

  1. "J. Fimpel". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. "S04 entbindet U23-Chef-Trainer Torsten Fröhling von seinen Aufgaben". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 28 March 2022.
  3. "Marc Wilmots and Karel Geraerts leave S04 with immediate effect". FC Schalke 04. 21 September 2024.
  4. "Kees van Wonderen is the new head coach of FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 6 October 2024.
  5. "FC Schalke 04 – Trainer". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2024.