Jens Keller

Jens Keller
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-11-24) 24 November 1970
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin (Manager)
Youth career
1981–1987 VfL Wangen
1987–1990 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
1992–1994 TSV 1860 München 48 (1)
1995–1998 VfL Wolfsburg 75 (4)
1998–2000 VfB Stuttgart 48 (1)
2000–2002 1. FC Köln 55 (0)
2002–2005 Eintracht Frankfurt 50 (3)
Total 284 (9)
Teams managed
2008–2009 VfB Stuttgart U-19
2009–2010 VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2010 VfB Stuttgart
2012 FC Schalke 04 U-17
2012–2014 Schalke 04
2016– Union Berlin

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Jens Keller (German pronunciation: [ˈjɛns ˈkɛl.lɐ]; born 24 November 1970) is a German football manager and former defender. He currently manages the Union Berlin.

Playing career

Keller has played professionally for VfB Stuttgart, TSV 1860 München, VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt.[1]

Managerial career

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 October 2010, Keller became interim manager of VfB Stuttgart until a permanent appointment had been found.[2] He was replaced by Bruno Labbadia after two months in charge of the team on 12 December 2010.[3] He finished with a record of five wins, three draws, and five losses.[4]

FC Schalke 04

On 16 December 2012, Keller was promoted from his position as the U17 coach to be the new head coach.[5] His contract for Schalke 04 was set to last until the end of the season.[5] On 10 May 2013, Keller's contract with Schalke 04 was extented for 2 more seasons.[6]

After only two wins in 10 matches in the 2014-15 season,[7] Keller was sacked on 7 October 2014 and succeeded by Roberto Di Matteo as head coach.[8] He finished with a record of 36 wins, 16 draws, and 24 losses.[9]

1. FC Union Berlin

On 11 April 2016, Keller was announced as the new manager of 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin for the start of their 2016–17 campaign.[10] His contract goes to 30 June 2018.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 16 October 2016
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
VfB Stuttgart 13 October 2010[2] 12 December 2010[3] 13 5 3 5 38.46 [4]
FC Schalke 04 16 December 2012[5] 7 October 2014[8] 76 36 16 24 47.37 [9]
1. FC Union Berlin 1 July 2016[10] 10 6 2 2 60.00
Total 99 47 21 31 47.47 —

References

  1. ↑ "Keller, Jens" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Gross beurlaubt – Bobic: "Keine Lösungsansätze"". kicker (in German). 13 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Nun soll's Labbadia richten". kicker (in German). 12 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 "VfB Stuttgart" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Keller für Stevens: Heldt verteidigt die Entscheidung". kicker (in German). 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Keller verlängert bis 2015". kicker (in German). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Schalke fire coach Jens Keller". Deutsche Welle. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 ""Fehlende Konstanz": S04 ersetzt Keller durch di Matteo" ["Lacking consistency": S04 replaces Keller with di Matteo] (in German). kicker. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 "FC Schalke 04" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ex-Schalker Keller soll Union in die Bundesliga führen" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. dpa-Newskanal. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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