Thomas Gerstner

Thomas Gerstner ( born November 6, 1966 in Worms ) is a former German football player at the position of midfielder and was until April 2011 Trainer of Kickers Offenbach.

Playing career

Gerstner played predominantly in the 2nd Bundesliga. In the 1989/90 season he played for FC 08 Homburg in the 1st Bundesliga in which he on August 22, 1989 against FC St. Pauli in the 88th minute the deficit to 1-1 draw his only Erstligator shot. It was followed by three years in the second division VfB Oldenburg, with him almost again the promotion to the 1991/92 season in the premier league. In 1987 Gerstner part with the Bundeswehr 's team at the Military World Championship in Italy and finished second.

Trainer time

Towards the end of his playing time, he was the 1998/99 second division FC Carl Zeiss Jena active as player-coach after his playing career he coached from 1 October 2002 to 30 June 2003 the SV Straelen.

From August 2006 to June 2007 he was the Oberliga FC Schönberg 95 After he became the new Assistant coach Franco Foda the Austrian Bundesliga SK Sturm Graz. From June 24 2009 to March 11, 2010, Gerstner was the head coach of Bundesliga relegated Arminia Bielefeld in the 2nd Bundesliga.

On 28 February 2011, Gerstner took over from Wolfgang Wolf as coach of third division Kickers Offenbach. There he was only two months later, on 30 July 2011, again dismissed after the OFC was ousted after a 0-2 home defeat at Jena third last Gameday relegation place.