Erich Ribbeck is a German former professional football player and manager, best known for coaching in the Bundesliga. In 1988, he won the UEFA Cup as manager of Bayer Leverkusen, the first title in the club's history.
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German football.
Andreas Hinkel is a German football coach and a former player. Hinkel played as a right-back and earned 21 caps for the Germany national team. He was known for his attacking play on the flanks and defensive solidity.
Joachim "Jogi" Löw is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In March 2021, Löw announced that he would resign from his position after the delayed Euro 2020. Of all head coaches of the Germany national football team, Löw has managed and won the most matches (189/120).
Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick is a German professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of La Liga club Barcelona. A former player at SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln, Flick began his managerial career at fourth-division club Victoria Bammental as a player-manager. In 2000, he was appointed manager of fellow fourth-division side 1899 Hoffenheim, with whom he gained promotion to the Regionalliga Süd, before departing in 2005. Between 2006 and 2014, he was the assistant coach of Germany under manager Joachim Löw as they won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and subsequently served as sporting director of the German Football Association until 2017.
Hermann "Tiger" Gerland is a German professional football manager and former player who has most recently worked as an assistant coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Sandro Wagner is a German football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching, leaving the club after a successful promotion to the 3. Liga. He is currently an assistant manager of both the German national team and the German U20 national team.
Robin Dutt is a German football coach, executive and former player. He has managed many German clubs and secured promotion for SC Freiburg, returning them to the Bundesliga.
Georg Niedermeier is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for New Zealand Taranaki Premiership club New Plymouth Rangers. He came through the Bayern Munich's youth academy before joining VfB Stuttgart on loan in January 2009 and officially signing for them in February 2010 for €4 million.
Thomas Schneider is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was the assistant manager to Joachim Löw for the Germany national team. Schneider had previously been manager of Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Jens Rasiejewski is a German football manager and former player who last managed VfL Bochum.
The 2011–12 Bundesliga was the 49th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 17 December 2011 and 20 January 2012.
The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.
Christian Streich is a German professional football manager and former player who is the currently manager of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. On 29 December 2011, he was named manager following the release of Marcus Sorg. Because of his immediate success at the club and his enigmatic and, oftentimes, energetic personality, Streich has been called a "cult figure", a "firebrand", and a "football philosopher". A New York Times article from June 13, 2020 referred to him as "German soccer's unofficial social conscience."
Christian Günter is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for and captains Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, where he has spent his entire career. He also plays for the Germany national team.
Alexander Nouri is a German former footballer and manager. He played professionally for 14 years with Werder Bremen, Seattle Sounders, KFC Uerdingen, VfL Osnabrück, Holstein Kiel and VfB Oldenburg.
The 2000–01 Stuttgarter Kickers season was the 101st season in the club's football history. In 2000–01 the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also has taken part in the 2000–01 edition of the DFB-Pokal.
Michael Feichtenbeiner is a German football manager. He is currently the head coach of the Myanmar & Myanmar U-22.
Julian Nagelsmann is a German professional football coach who is currently the manager of the Germany national team. He has previously managed TSG Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Hannes Wolf is a German football manager who currently coaches the German U20 national team.
