Thomas Kristl (born 18 April 1963) is a former professional football player and currently working as assistant coach for

Sturm Graz Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white. In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...

Career

His first senior football club was 1. FC Nürnberg. In 1990, he went to

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

but in 1994 he went back to 1. FC Nürnberg, where he ended his career one year later after 71 appearances in the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

. His first club where he was coach was 1. FC Schnaittach. He worked there from 1997 to 2005. In the seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 he was assistant-coach at Hannover 96. After two terms at 1. FC Amberg (2006–07 and 2008) he went 2008 to SSV Jahn Regensburg in the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ...

(the third highest league in Germany) where he was fired on 24 November 2008. and signed on 11 July 2009 a contract as assistant of

Franco Foda Franco Foda (born 23 April 1966) is a German football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Swiss club FC Zürich. Club career Foda appeared in over 400 top-flight matches in (West) Germany, Switzerland and Austria. F ...

SK Sturm Graz Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white. In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austria ...

. On 12 April 2012, after the sacking of

, Kristl was named as caretaker manager of

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* 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Regensburg German footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Saarbrücken players German football managers SSV Jahn Regensburg managers 3. Liga managers FC Amberg managers Association football midfielders Footballers from Bavaria Türkgücü München players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub