Matthias Hamann

Matthias Hamann ( born February 10, 1968 in Forest Assen ) is a former German football player and current football coach.

Career

Player

In Waldsassen born and raised in Konnersreuth and - due to the father's occupation - 1976 arrived in Munich, he played from 1977 to 1986 in the youth department and to 1988 in the men's team of Bayern division club FC Wacker München, with which he in 1987, in the Bavarian League then the third- highest division, had risen. He then moved within the Bavarian league to the amateurs of FC Bayern Munich 1988/89 to the professionals., Where he came, however, unlike his younger brother Dietmar in later years, to no use in the Bundesliga, but once in the DFB Cup competition. On September 24, 1988, he appeared as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Stefan Reuter 4-0 in second-round match against TuS Hoisdorf in Lübeck.

For two seasons, he was then for the SC Fortuna Köln in the Bundesliga 2 active before he played for SpVgg Unterhaching in 1990 and was with her in 1992 Master of the Bavarian League. From 1992 to 1994 he was in the Oberliga West, who was then the third- highest division, at Eintracht Trier under contract. By winning the Southwest Championship 1994 Hamann adopted on 1 FC Kaiserslautern, where he came to 28 inserts and a goal in two seasons. From 1996 to 1998 he was - also for two years - TSV 1860 München under contract. After an interlude in Switzerland Neuchatel Xamax he played from 1998 again in the 2nd Bundesliga, for two years for Tennis Borussia Berlin, then just as long at LR Ahlen. His playing career he trailed off in 2004 after two seasons at Upper Austrian football club LASK Linz.

Coach

2004/05, began his coaching career in the Federation League West at TuS Hohenecken. From 2005 until May 10, 2008, he was 99 games long coach of KSV Hessen Kassel, with whom he made ​​the big leagues in 2006 ascended to the Regionalliga Süd and as a freshman finished 10th place in the table; In mid-2008 he was released there.

On 12 June 2009 Hamann returned as coach to LASK Linz. After disagreements with the local president, he was released on February 3, 2010.

Since January 2012, Hamann is employed by the United States Soccer Federation, where he is to assist Jürgen Klinsmann, the coach of the U.S. national team. He is responsible for the players watching in Europe.