Enrico Maaßen

Enrico Maaßen
Maaßen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Wismar, East Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Grevesmühlener FC
SKV Bobitz
Anker Wismar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Anker Wismar
2005–2006 Hansa Rostock II 10 (0)
2006–2007 Greifswalder SV
2007–2009 SC Verl 22 (0)
2009–2011 Goslarer SC 56 (5)
2011–2014 SV Drochtersen/Assel
Total 88 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2018 SV Drochtersen/Assel
2018–2020 SV Rödinghausen
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund II
2022–2023 FC Augsburg
2024– FC St. Gallen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrico Maaßen (born 10 March 1984) is a German professional football manager. He is the current head coach of Swiss Super League side St. Gallen.

Playing career

A FC Anker Wismar youth graduate, Maaßen only played amateur football during his entire career. He subsequently represented Hansa Rostock II, Greifswalder SV, SC Verl, Goslarer SC and SV Drochtersen/Assel, retiring with the latter in 2014 at the age of 30, after suffering a serious knee injury.[1]

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Maaßen was named manager of his last club Drochtersen/Assel.[2] Drochtersen/Assel finidhed first and won promotion to the Regionalliga Nord during the 2014–15 Oberliga Niedersachsen season[3] and finished fourth during the 2015–16 season.[4] In the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Drochtersen/Assel were knocked out by Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5] They finished the league season in ninth place.[6] They finished 12th in the 2017–18 season.[7] On 7 March 2018, after nearly four years in charge, his club confirmed that he would leave the post at the end of the season,[8] and he was confirmed as manager of Rödinghausen for the 2018–19 campaign seven days later.[9]

On 12 June 2020, Maaßen was appointed manager of Borussia Dortmund's reserve team, replacing Mike Tullberg.[10] He renewed his contract until 2024 on 21 May of the following year,[11] and achieved promotion to the 3. Liga with the side on 7 June 2021 after a 2–1 win over Wuppertaler SV.[12] In the summer of 2022, he left Dortmund and joined FC Augsburg.[13] He was sacked in October 2023.[14]

On 8 June 2024, he was announced as FC St. Gallen's new head coach.[15]

Coaching record

As of match played 7 October 2023
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
SV Drochtersen/Assel 1 July 2014 30 June 2018 145 70 40 35 048.28 [2][3][4][5][6][7]
SV Rödinghausen 1 July 2018 12 June 2020 73 47 12 14 064.38 [16][17][18]
Borussia Dortmund II 12 June 2020 8 June 2022 76 41 19 16 053.95 [19][20][21]
FC Augsburg 8 June 2022 9 October 2023 44 11 9 24 025.00 [13]
Total 338 169 80 89 050.00 —

References

  1. ^ "Borussia Dortmund – Enrico Maaßen: Das ist der neue Trainer beim BVB II" [Borussia Dortmund – Enrico Maaßen: This is the new coach at BVB II] (in German). Spox. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "SV Drochtersen/Assel » Manager history". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Germany » Oberliga Niedersachsen 2014/2015 » 30. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Germany » Regionalliga Nord 2015/2016 » 34. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "SV Drochtersen/Assel » Fixtures & Results 2016/2017". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Germany » Regionalliga Nord 2016/2017 » 34. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Germany » Regionalliga Nord 2017/2018 » 34. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Enrico Maaßen Hört Bei D/A Als Trainer Auf" [Enrico Maaßen is leaving D/A's manager role] (in German). SV Drochtersen/Assel. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Enrico Maaßen Wird Trainer Beim SV Rödinghausen" [Enrico Maaßen becomes a manager at SV Rödinghausen] (in German). SV Drochtersen/Assel. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Enrico Maaßen wird neuer Cheftrainer der U23" [Enrico Maaßen is the new head coach of the U23] (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Enrico Maaßen signs contract extension". Borussia Dortmund. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  12. ^ ""A brilliant feeling" – Interview with Enrico Maaßen". Borussia Dortmund. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b "FC Augsburg Trainer". kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Der FCA trennt sich von Trainer Enrico Maaßen". fcaugsburg.de. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Neuer Cheftrainer für den FC St.Gallen 1879" (in Swiss High German). FC St. Gallen. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  16. ^ "SV Rödinghausen » Manager history". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  17. ^ "SV Rödinghausen » Fixtures & Results 2018/2019". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  18. ^ "SV Rödinghausen » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Borussia Dortmund II » Manager history". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Germany » Regionalliga West 2020/2021 » 42. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Germany » 3. Liga 2021/2022 » 38. Round". WorldFootball.Net. World Football. Retrieved 18 January 2023.