Ronny Kockel
Ronny Kockel ( born December 16, 1975 in Räckelwitz ) is a German football coach and former goalkeeper. He worked as an assistant coach alongside Eric van der Luer and was head coach of the U19 at KFC Uerdingen 05 by the end of 2013.
Playing career
In addition to numerous stations in Baden -Württemberg amateur football was Kockel 2001/ 02 for the Stuttgarter Kickers in the Regionalliga Süd 19 times in the gate, 2004/ 05 he guarded 25 times the gate of antretenden in the North Regional second team Arminia Bielefeld. He was, however, to deny that season in the first team of the club without a league game. The following season, he went for the first time abroad and signed a contract with the Cypriot first division club Olympiakos Nicosia. After a year there he went back to Germany for Eintracht Trier in the Oberliga West.
In January 2008 Kockel became the first German professional footballer in Iran. After half a year at Paykan Tehran he had to leave again after a law was passed, according to which no foreign goalkeeper may play in the Iranian Pro League in the summer the club.
Then he came back to Germany again and signed after half a year Vereinslosigkeit in February 2009 a contract with the Oberliga VfR Mannheim. For the 2009/10 season Kockel moved to the Lower Rhine division KFC Uerdingen 05 He signed a two -year contract. From December 2009, he also worked in the marketing area of the KFC. Since then, he only was allowed to sit on the substitutes ' bench in spring 2011, Ronny Kockel also played in the second team of the KFC Uerdingen. In his first game for the " Zwote " Kockel obtained, which was used as a field player 2 goals for the Blue - Red ( Result: 2-2 ).
Coaching career
In May 2012, Kockel was presented together with Erhan Albayrak as the new head coach in Uerdingen and replaced so that Jörg Jung. He was also head coach of the U19 of the KFC Uerdingen since the season 2011/2012. Kockel worked in the 2012/13 season at the side of Eric van der Luer as an assistant coach at KFC Uerdingen 05 His employment ends there officially on 31 January 2014.