Jens Kraemer

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Jens Kraemer
Personal information
Full name Jens Kraemer
Date of birth (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 London City
1983 Toronto Nationals
1984–1987 London Marconi
1987–1993 North York Rockets 125+ (8+)
1994 Toronto Rockets 5 (0)
1995 Toronto Italia
1996 Oakville Western Canadians
Managerial career
1997–1999 Oshawa Adria
1999 Oshawa Flames
2000–2002 Markham SC
2004–2006 Canada U15 (women)
2022– Darby FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Kraemer (born July 14, 1963) is a Canadian former soccer player and head coach who is currently the head coach for the semi-professional club Darby.

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Playing career

Kraemer began his career in 1980 in the National Soccer League with London City. [1] In 1983, he played with the Toronto Nationals of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [2] In 1984, he played with London Marconi for four seasons. [1] [3] In 1988, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the North York Rockets. [4] [5] [6] [7] After a six-year tenure in the CSL he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League. [8] In total he would appear in five matches for the club. [9]

In 1995, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League. [10] The following season he signed with Oakville Western Canadians, and made his debut for the club on June 2, 1996, in a match against North York Talons. [11]

Managerial career

In 1997, he was the head coach for Oshawa Adria in the Motor City Soccer League. In 1999, he was appointed the head coach for Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [12] The following season he coached in the Ontario Soccer League with Markham SC. In 2004, he served as the head coach to Canada's women U-15 national team. [13] He was also named the head coach for Whitby Iroquois SC. [14]

In 2011, he was named a regional scout for TFC Academy in the Durham region. [15] In 2016, he was named as an assistant coach for the Durham College soccer team. [1]

He joined Darby FC as an assistant coach, becoming head coach in 2022.

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