Matthias Kohler

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Matthias Kohler
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Volendam
Youth career
YearsTeam
SV Untermettingen
SV 08 Laufenburg
Schaffhausen
–2010 SC Freiburg
Managerial career
Cape Town All Stars (youth)
2019 AS Trenčín
2020–2021 Basel II
2021–2023 Volendam (assistant coach)
2023 Volendam

Matthias Kohler (born 9 June 1991) is a German football manager who was recently the head coach for Eredivisie club Volendam.

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Playing career

As a youth player, Kohler joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg after playing for the youth academy of FC Schaffhausen in the Swiss lower leagues. [1]

Managerial career

Kohler started his career with the youth academy of South African club Cape Town All Stars. [2]

In 2019, Kohler was appointed manager of AS Trenčín in the Slovakian top flight.

In 2020, he was appointed manager of Swiss third division team FC Basel II.

In June 2023, Eredivisie side Volendam announced that Kohler would become the club's new head coach for the 2023–24 season. [3] On 3 December 2023, Kohler resigned his position of becoming the manager.

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References

  1. "Matthias Kohler bewegt sich in den Fußstapfen von Johan Cruyff". suedkurier.de.
  2. "Trainings bei Streich, Debatten mit Cruyff: Der Trainer der FCB U21 Matthias Kohler hat schon einiges erlebt". bzbasel.ch (Archived).
  3. "Wim Jonk stopt als trainer van FC Volendam" [Wim Jonk stops as head coach of FC Volendam] (in Dutch). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.