Björn Joppe (born 13 December 1978) is a German former professional

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player and manager. He is currently the manager of

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Career

Joppe was born in

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. He spent two seasons in the

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with

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Coaching career

In the summer of 2009, Joppe was named as manager of the C-Youth team of the club Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall. In December 2022 he became the new manager of

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. After a poor run of just two victories in eight games, he was sacked on 20 March 2023. On 24 October 2023 he became the new manager of

References

1978 births Living people Footballers from Wuppertal Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Wuppertaler SV players VfL Bochum players VfL Bochum II players 1. FC Union Berlin players VfL Osnabrück players VfR Aalen players SSVg Velbert players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Oberliga (football) players German football managers 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig managers Bonner SC managers KFC Uerdingen 05 managers Rot Weiss Ahlen managers {{germany-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub