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Thomas Klasen
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-16) 16 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Neuwied, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Trier (head coach)
Youth career
0000–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2002 TuS Mayen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 TuS Mayen 36 (16)
2003–2006 Eintracht Trier 48 (8)
2006–2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 28 (0)
2007–2009 Kickers Emden 36 (3)
2009–2010 SV Elversberg 20 (2)
2010–2013 TuS Koblenz 78 (13)
2013–2017 FC Karbach 56 (22)
Total 302 (64)
Managerial career
2016–2017 FC Karbach (player-assistant)
2018 Fola Esch
2019–2023 1. FC Köln II (assistant)
2023– Eintracht Trier
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Klasen (born 16 September 1983) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Regionalliga Südwest club Eintracht Trier.[2]

Playing career

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Klasen began his football career in the youth academies of 1. FC Kaiserslautern and TuS Mayen, where he progressed from the under-19 team to the first team.[3] In the 2003–04 season, he joined Eintracht Trier in the 2. Bundesliga.[1] After two seasons in Germany's second tier, Trier was relegated to the Regionalliga Süd.[4]

In January 2006, Klasen moved to the reserve team of 1. FC Kaiserslautern before signing with Kickers Emden for the 2007–08 season on a contract until 2009.[1] However, his contract was terminated early in January 2009, and he joined SV Elversberg, where he played until June 2010.[5] Klasen then signed with TuS Koblenz in the 3. Liga on a contract lasting until 2012.[6] Following Koblenz' relegation to the Regionalliga, he extended his contract until 2013 but departed afterward.

For the 2013–14 season, Klasen joined FC Karbach in the Rheinlandliga, serving as both a player and assistant coach.[7] He scored 16 goals in his first season and helped the team achieve promotion to the Oberliga in 2015. Klasen retired from playing on 30 June 2017.[8]

Managerial career

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In the 2016–17 season, Klasen served as assistant coach at FC Karbach. On 6 February 2018, Luxembourg's top-tier club CS Fola Esch announced his appointment as head coach, with a contract running until 30 June 2020.[9][10][11] However, after losing the first two matches of the 2018–19 season, Klasen was dismissed on the second matchday and replaced by Jeff Strasser.[12]

From August 2019 to the end of the 2022–23 season, Klasen worked as an assistant coach for 1. FC Köln's reserves.[13]

In June 2023, Eintracht Trier, recently relegated from the Regionalliga, appointed Klasen as head coach for the 2023–24 season.[14] Under his leadership, the team achieved an immediate return to the Regionalliga, securing the Oberliga championship in dominant fashion with seven matchdays remaining in the season.[15]

Personal life

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In 2015, while serving as player-coach for FC Karbach, Klasen pursued a degree in primary education with a focus on German language and sports. He aimed to combine teaching with youth coaching and worked toward advanced coaching certifications, including the DFB-Elite-Jugend-Lizenz.[8]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 30 November 2024[2]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Fola Esch 6 February 2018 16 August 2018 20 9 3 8 045.00
Eintracht Trier 1 July 2023 Present 64 47 5 12 073.44
Total 84 56 8 20 066.67

Honours

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SV Elversberg

FC Karbach

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thomas Klasen | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Klasen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Schössler, Hans-Peter (22 February 2024). "Eine Fußballfamilie mit prägendem Einfluss - Thomas Klasen und die Eintracht Trier". Wochenspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Abstieg im Jubiläumsjahr: Trier vor dem Absturz ins Bodenlose". RP ONLINE (in German). 23 May 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Emden holen Mayer und geben Klasen ab". SPOX (in German). 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ "TuS-Koblenz: Thomas Klasen als Neuzugang verpflichtet". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 10 June 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ "FC Karbach holt Klasen als Torjäger und Co-Trainer". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Smandzich, Dennis (8 June 2015). "Thomas Klasen: Feine Füßchen, helles Köpfchen". Fussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Willkommen, Welcome, Bienvenu THOMAS KLASEN, nouveau coach du CS FOLA". CS Fola Esch (in German). 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
  10. ^ In der BGL Ligue: Klasen wird neuer Fola-Trainer‚ wort.lu, 5 February 2018
  11. ^ Elvinger, Dan (5 February 2018). "Fola: Klasen ersetzt Serredszum". Tageblatt Lëtzebuerg (in German). Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Strasser zurück zur Fola". Tageblatt Lëtzebuerg (in German). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Klasen ist neuer Co-Trainer". 1. FC Köln (in German). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Klasen wird neuer Cheftrainer bei Eintracht Trier". kicker (in German). 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Eintracht Trier steigt in die Regionalliga auf – Sieg über FCK II". SWR Sport (in German). 12 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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