Sven Kmetsch

Sven Kmetsch ( Upper Sorbian Sven Kmjeć; born August 13, 1970 in Bautzen ) is a former German football player and current football coach.

Career as a player

Association

Kmetsch began his career with BSG Motor Grossdubrau and the BSG Motor Bautzen. In 1981 he moved to the youth department of Dynamo Dresden and was with the junior team in 1988 GDR Champion. In the DDR - Oberliga Kmetsch graduated from nine matches and scored one goal, then he played from 1991 to 1995 with Dynamo Dresden in the 1st Bundesliga. After Dynamo Dresden in 1995 denied a license, Kmetsch moved to Hamburger SV, for which he completed a total of 80 league games in three seasons. From 1998 to 2005 Kmetsch played for FC Schalke 04, which he in 2001 and 2002 won the DFB Cup.

National

1989 Kmetsch was appointed to the football Olympic team of the GDR, with whom he performed in several test games. Even before the start of the qualifiers for the Olympic Summer Games in 1992, the team was withdrawn in the wake of German reunification.

September 10, 1997 Kmetsch debuted in the German national football team. He was at the game against Armenia in the grid.

Career as a coach

In 2005, he ended his career and was assistant coach of the second team of FC Schalke 04 After Michael Büskens was first-team coach, Kmetsch took over his position as coach of the second team. For the season 2008/ 09 he was assistant coach of the new coach Markus Högner, after his release in May 2009, he Kmetsch together with his successor Oliver Ruhnert the training of the team. After Oliver Ruhnert was replaced by Michael Boris in January 2010, Kmetsch left the club.

7 November 2010 Sven Kmetsch was introduced as the new assistant coach of FC Ingolstadt 04, almost exactly a year later, the FC Ingolstadt 9 November 2011 were 04 known leave of absence Kmetsch and head coach Benno Möhlmann. In January 2012 Kmetsch moved to FSV Frankfurt, who had previously committed Möhlmann as head coach.