Jürgen Kramny (born 18 October 1971) is a German

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coach and a former player who most recently managed

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. He spent five seasons in the

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as a player with

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

and

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

Coaching career

Early career

In July 2010, Kramny became manager of the under-19 team of

. From 13 October 2010 to 12 December 2010 he worked with the new head coach of the first team

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as assistant coach. After the sacking of Keller, Kramny returned as head coach to the under-19 team of VfB Stuttgart.

VfB Stuttgart II

On 17 May 2011, Kramny was appointed as head coach of VfB Stuttgart II In his first season, the team finished in 11th place. The following season, the reserve team finished in 14th place. In the 2013–14 season, the team finished in 15th place. In the 2014–15 season, Stuttgart II finished in 13th place. He finished with a record of 52 wins, 46 draws, and 71 losses. During the 2015–16 season, Kramny was appointed as the interim head coach of the

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on 24 November 2015. His final match was a 3–1 loss to

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., simply as KSV Holstein or Kieler SV Holstein, commonly known as Holstein Kiel (), is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s thro ...

on 20 November 2015. Stuttgart II was in 18th place and fighting relegation when he took over the first team.

VfB Stuttgart

Kramny was appointed as the interim head coach on 24 November 2015. His first match in–charge finished in a 4–1 loss to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. On 20 December 2015, Kramny was named as permanent head coach of VfB Stuttgart. The permanent job came the day after a 3–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg. Stuttgart were relegated after losing 3–1 to Wolfsburg on 14 May 2016. Kramny was dismissed from the first team on 15 May 2016. He finished with a record of seven wins, five draws, and 11 losses. In June 2016 VfB Stuttgart announced that Kramny also would not return to the second team and would not work for VfB Stuttgart anymore.

Arminia Bielefeld

Kramny was named the head coach of

on 15 November 2016. On 14 March 2017, he was sacked.

Coaching record

Honours

VfB Stuttgart *

: 1991–92

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramny, Jurgen 1971 births Living people People from Ludwigsburg Footballers from Stuttgart (region) German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SpVgg Ludwigsburg players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Saarbrücken players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players SV Darmstadt 98 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players German football managers Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers 3. Liga managers VfB Stuttgart managers Arminia Bielefeld managers VfB Stuttgart II managers