Jens Rasiejewski (born 1 January 1975) is a German

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manager and former player who last managed VfL Bochum.

Career

Rasiejewski made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for FSV Frankfurt on 1 October 1994 when he came on as a half-time substitute in a game against

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Coaching career

From 2005 to 2008, Rasiejewski studied

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in Düsseldorf and also obtained his DFB A coaching license. As part of his studies to become a sports manager, he spent around a year as an intern at Hannover 96, where he worked as sports coordinator at his old club from April 2008 and supported the work of sports director

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. From July 2011 to June 2015, Rasiejewski coached the

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U-17 team as the successor to Xaver Zembrod. On 15 June 2015, it was announced that Rasiejewski would become head of the sports and youth development department at VfL Bochum, succeeding Alexander Richter, who would focus more on squad management and the certification of the youth development center. In Bochum, he once again worked together with sports director

. From January 2016, Rasiejewski was part of the Bochum professional team's coaching team as an additional assistant coach. He did so for just over a year before he was no longer part of the coaching staff and continued in his role as the head of the youth sector; a role he had been doing on the side. In the summer of 2017, he became coach of the club's U19 team, while still fulfilling his role as head of the club's academy. However, that didn't last long. In October 2017, Rasiejewski became interim head coach of VfL Bochum, succeeding

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, and was finally given a contract as head coach until June 30, 2019 on December 8, 2017. After four consecutive defeats, Rasiejewski was relieved of his duties on February 7, 2018, as was Chief Sports Officer Hochstätter. Rasiejewski returned to Hoffenheim in June 2021 and took over as head of the Hoffenheim youth academy as the successor to Marcus Mann. He was released from his duties at Hoffenheim in December 2023.Hoffenheim stellt Rasiejewski frei
kicker.de, 12 December 2023

Career statistics

References

1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Marburg Footballers from Giessen (region) German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Men's association football defenders VfB Marburg players Hannover 96 players Eintracht Frankfurt players FC St. Pauli players VfB Stuttgart II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players VfL Bochum managers 2. Bundesliga managers German football managers {{Germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub