Ronny Kockel (born 16 December 1975) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Kockel was born in

Räckelwitz Räckelwitz (German) or Worklecy ( Sorbian) is a municipality in Bautzen district, in the state of Saxony, Germany. The municipality of Räckelwitz has a population of 1,111 (2020) and is a member of the municipal association ''"Am Klosterwasser" ...

. On 2 January 2008, he signed for

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

side

Paykan F.C. Paykan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيکان, ''Bâshgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân'') is a football team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is sponsored by Iran's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of ...

on a six-month contract, becoming the first German professional footballer in

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Post-playing career

On 3 December 2009, Kockel worked in the marketing department of his club

KFC Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

.Ronny Kockel steigt in den administrativen Bereich ein
On 26 May 2012, he was named the successor of Jörg Jung as head coach alongside

Erhan Albayrak Erhan Albayrak (born 5 April 1977) is a Turkish football manager and former player last managed FSV Duisburg. Career Grown up in the Hamburg quarter of Fischbek he played for the local club FC Süderelbe until he was 13 years old. Subsequently ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kockel, Ronny 1975 births Living people People from Bautzen (district) People from Bezirk Dresden German footballers Footballers from Saxony Men's association football goalkeepers Paykan F.C. players Arminia Bielefeld players SV Sandhausen players Stuttgarter Kickers players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players KFC Uerdingen 05 players VfR Mannheim players Olympiakos Nicosia players Cypriot First Division players German football managers KFC Uerdingen 05 managers German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate footballers in Iran German expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus