Jürgen Kramny (born 18 October 1971) is a German

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coach and a former player who most recently managed

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. He spent five seasons in the

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as a player with

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, 1. FC Nürnberg and

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

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 Jens Keller 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

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

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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

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. 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

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. 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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramny, Jurgen 1971 births Living people Footballers from Ludwigsburg 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