| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanover, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund II (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | |||
| –1998 | TSV Havelse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Arminia Hannover | ||
| 1999–2001 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 2001–2002 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| 2002–2003 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| 2003–2004 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | VfB Lübeck | 17 | (2) |
| 2006 | SC Verl | ||
| 2006–2007 | 1. FC Wunstorf | ||
| 2007–2011 | TSV Havelse | 31 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Germania Egestorf/Langreder | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Germania Egestorf/Langreder | ||
| 2018–2021 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 2021 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2023– | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Zimmermann (born 5 October 1979) is a German football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Borussia Dortmund II. [1]
Zimmermann was a youth product of Bayer Leverkusen. He spent his playing career at Arminia Hannover, TSV Havelse, Borussia Mönchengladbach II, Carl Zeiss Jena, Eintracht Braunschweig, VfB Lübeck, SC Verl, 1. FC Wunstorf and Germania Egestorf/Langreder. [2]
Zimmermann started his managerial career in 2011 at Germania Egestorf/Langreder as a player-manager. In his seven years as manager, he led the club from the sixth-tier Landesliga Hannover to the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord. [3] The club managed to qualify for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, losing 0–6 against 1899 Hoffenheim in the first round. [4]
In 2018, Zimmermann was hired as the manager of TSV Havelse. [1] During his tenure, Havelse won the 2019–20 Lower Saxony Cup, earning qualification to the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, where Havelse lost 1–5 in the first round against Bundesliga club Mainz 05. [5] In the abandoned 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord season, Havelse was ranked third and earned qualification to the promotion play-offs after Weiche Flensburg and Werder Bremen II did not apply for 3. Liga licenses. [6]
On 10 May 2021, Zimmermann was announced as manager of Hannover 96 starting from the 2021–22 season. [3] He was sacked on 29 November 2021. [7]
On 8 February 2023, Zimmerman was announced as manager of Borussia Dortmund II, signing a contract until June 2024; he replaced the sacked Christian Preußer. [8]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Germania Egestorf/Langreder |  | 1 July 2011 | 23 October 2018 | 253 | 126 | 47 | 80 | 481 | 370 | +111 | 49.80 |
| TSV Havelse | | 10 December 2018 | 30 June 2021 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 51.92 |
| Hannover 96 | | 1 July 2021 | 29 November 2021 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 29.41 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | | 8 February 2023 | Present | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 43.18 |
| Total | 366 | 177 | 74 | 115 | 664 | 513 | +151 | 48.36 | |||
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Germania Egestorf/Langreder
TSV Havelse
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