Jens Keller (; born 24 November 1970) is a German

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He last coached 1. FC Nürnberg.

Playing career

Keller played professionally for

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 ...

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VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

, 1. FC Köln and

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

Managerial career

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 October 2010, Keller became interim manager of

until a permanent appointment had been found. He was replaced by

Bruno Labbadia Bruno Labbadia (; born 8 February 1966) is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Personal life Labbadia is of Italian ancestry. His family roots go bac ...

after two months in charge of the team on 12 December 2010. He finished with a record of five wins, three draws, and five losses.

FC Schalke 04

On 16 December 2012, Keller was promoted from his position as the U17 coach to be the new head coach. His contract for

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

was set to last until the end of the season. On 10 May 2013, Keller's contract with Schalke 04 was extended for two more seasons. After only two wins in 10 matches in the 2014–15 season, Keller was sacked on 7 October 2014 and succeeded by

Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo (; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelse ...

as head coach. He finished with a record of 36 wins, 16 draws, and 24 losses.

Union Berlin

On 11 April 2016, Keller was announced as the new manager of 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin for the start of their 2016–17 campaign. His contract goes to 30 June 2018. On 4 December 2017, Keller was sacked and replaced by André Hofschneider. He finished with a record of 27 wins, 12 draws, and 15 losses.

FC Ingolstadt

He was appointed as the new head coach of

FC Ingolstadt Fußball-Club Ingolstadt 2004 e.V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingols ...

on 2 December 2018. He was sacked on 2 April 2019.

1. FC Nürnberg

Keller was hired by 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2019. He was sacked on 29 June 2020.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Jens Keller's Fussballwelt
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