Mirko Slomka

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Mirko Slomka
Slomka in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-09-12) 12 September 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Hildesheim, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
JSG Nord
SC Harsum
TuS Lühnde
Stern Misburg
Fortuna Hannover
Hannover 96
Managerial career
2000 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2006–2008 Schalke 04
2010–2013 Hannover 96
2014 Hamburger SV
2016–2017 Karlsruher SC
2019 Hannover 96
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mirko Slomka (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪʁko ˈslɔmka]; born 12 September 1967[2]) is a German football manager who last managed Hannover 96.

Managerial career[edit]

Hannover 96[edit]

From 1989 to 1999, Slomka was the manager of Hannover 96's U19 squad. Slomka coached several players, who later turned in to international players like Gerald Asamoah, Sebastian Kehl and Per Mertesacker.[3]

Tennis Borussia Berlin[edit]

Slomka was manager of Tennis Borussia Berlin from 1 July 2000 to 17 November 2000.[4] Before that, he coached the U19's of the club in one season.[5] His first match was a 2–0 win against Rot-Weiss Essen on 28 July 2000.[6] His final match was a 1–0 loss to Werder Bremen II on 11 November 2000.[6]

Return to Hannover 96[edit]

In 2001, Slomka returned to Hannover as assistant manager under Ralf Rangnick.[7] He left the club at the end of the 2003–04 season.

Schalke 04[edit]

Slomka became the manager of Schalke 04 on 4 January 2006, after serving two years as assistant manager for the club.[8][9] His first match was a 2–0 win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 29 January 2009.[10] He was in charge of Schalke 04 in the year FC Schalke 04 finished second in the Bundesliga after VfB Stuttgart. He also led Schalke 04 to semi-finals of UEFA cup in year 2005–06.[10] However, they were knocked out in the first round the following season.[11] He was given a lifeline when his side knocked out Primeira Liga Champions Porto 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League, but Schalke 04 were knocked out in the next round by Barcelona 2–0 on aggregate, and the final spell for him was a humiliating 5–1 defeat at the hands of title rival Werder Bremen.[12] On 13 April 2008, the club management of Schalke 04 released Slomka from his obligations after several weak performances of the team.[13] Slomka finished with a record of 55 wins, 27 draws, and 26 losses in 108 matches.[14]

Hannover 96[edit]

On 19 January 2010, Slomka became new manager of Hannover 96.[15] His first match was a 1–0 loss against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 23 January 2010.[16] During the 2010–11 season, on matchdays 10 and 11, Hannover consecutive 4–0 losses to 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund.[17] In the 2010–11 Bundesliga, Slomka led Hannover to a record fourth-place finish, thus qualifying for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[18] In the play-off round, Hannover clinched a victory over Sevilla with a 2–1 win at home, followed by a 1–1 draw away (3–2) and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.[19] Hannover started the 2012–13 season with a 3–0 win against St Patrick's Athletic on 2 August 2012 in the Europa League third qualifying round.[20] Hannover went on to start the season on a nine–match undefeated streak.[20] Slomka was sacked on 27 December 2013.[21] His final match was a 2–1 loss to SC Freiburg on 21 December 2013.[22] He finished with a record of 71 wins, 35 draws, and 63 losses in 169 matches.[23]

Hamburger SV[edit]

On 16 February 2014, it was reported that Slomka had become head coach of Hamburger SV pending the approval of the supervisory board.[24] It was approved and announced the following day.[25] He was given a contract until 2016.[25] He is the 13th head coach of Hamburg since 2004.[26] Slomka's first match in charge was a 3–0 win over Borussia Dortmund.[27] Slomka was able to pick up two more victories (1. FC Nürnberg and Bayer Leverkusen).[28] He didn't pick up a single point over the final five matches of the league season. This includes losses to Hannover 96, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg, Bayern Munich, and 1. FSV Mainz 05.[28] Despite not picking up any points over this period, 1. FC Nürnberg and Eintracht Braunschweig were unable to catch Hamburg and they finished the season in 16th place,[28] which led to a relegation–promotion play–off against Greuther Fürth. In the relegation–promotion play–off, the first leg ended in a 0–0 draw[29] and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw.[30] The result meant that Hamburg avoided relegation.[30] Slomka was sacked on 15 September 2014 after only one point and no goals in the 2014–15 Bundesliga season.[31] His final match was a 2–0 loss against Hannover.[32] Slomka launched a lawsuit against Hamburg for €1.4 million compensation.[33] He finished with a record of three wins, five draws, and 10 losses.[34]

Karlsruher SC[edit]

On 22 December 2016, he was appointed as the new head coach for Karlsruher SC.[35] He was sacked on 4 April 2017.[36] He finished with a record of two wins, two draws, and six losses.[37]

Second return to Hannover 96[edit]

On 28 May 2019, it was confirmed that Slomka had returned to Hannover 96 for the third time as manager for the upcoming 2019–20 season.[38] The club hired him in its bid to secure an immediate return to the Bundesliga, as the club just had been relegated in the previous season. He was sacked on 3 November 2019.[39]

Coaching statistics[edit]

As of matches played 11 April 2021
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Tennis Borussia Berlin 1 July 2000[4] 17 November 2000[4] 17 4 3 10 18 32 −14 023.53 [6]
Schalke 04 4 January 2006[9] 13 April 2008[13] 109 55 28 26 164 103 +61 050.46 [10][11][12][14]
Hannover 96 19 January 2010[15] 27 December 2013[21] 169 71 35 63 265 266 −1 042.01 [16][17][19][20][22][23]
Hamburger SV 17 February 2014[25] 15 September 2014[31] 18 3 5 10 19 29 −10 016.67 [28][32][34]
Karlsruher SC 22 December 2016[35] 4 April 2017 10 2 2 6 10 19 −9 020.00 [37]
Hannover 96 1 July 2019[40] 3 November 2019 13 3 5 5 14 20 −6 023.08
Total 336 138 78 120 490 469 +21 041.07 —

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Vom SC Harsum ins Herz der Schalker". Der Spiegel (in German). 26 March 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Mirko Slomkas Stationen als Trainer". swr.de (in German). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "TeBe Berlin .:. Coaches from A-Z". World Football. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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  6. ^ a b c "Tennis Borussia Berlin". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Simak bleibt suspendiert". n-tv.de (in German). 3 April 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Mirko Slomka". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Slomka neuer Cheftrainer". kicker (in German). 4 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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  23. ^ a b "Hannover 96" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  24. ^ "Van Marwijk entlassen – Slomka macht's". kicker (in German). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  25. ^ a b c "Slomka absolviert ersten HSV-Auftritt im Trikot". Die Welt (in German). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  26. ^ Wöckener, Lutz (16 February 2014). "Wie Trainer Slomka den Hamburger SV retten kann". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  27. ^ "3:0! Slomka feiert Traumeinstand". kicker (in German). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  28. ^ a b c d "Hamburger SV". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Nullnummer im Nervenkrimi". kicker (in German). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  30. ^ a b Warmbrunn, Benedikt (18 May 2014). "HSV – kurzzeitig bewusstlos". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  31. ^ a b "Hamburger SV entlässt Trainer Mirko Slomka". Die Welt (in German). 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Hamburger SV". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  33. ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (3 October 2014). "Former Hamburg coach Mirko Slomka launches suit against club". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  34. ^ a b "Hamburger SV" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  35. ^ a b "Slomka neuer Cheftrainer beim Karlsruher SC" (in German). kicker. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  36. ^ "KSC stellt Mirko Slomka frei". Karlsruher SC (in German). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  37. ^ a b "Karlsruher SC". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Mirko Slomka returns to coach relegated Hannover". sportsnet.ca. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  39. ^ "Nach sechs Heimspielen ohne Sieg: Hannover 96 trennt sich von Slomka". kicker.de (in German). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  40. ^ "Mirko Slomka". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

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