Jens Rasiejewski

Jens Rasiejewski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Marburg, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	SV Erfurtshausen
0000–1993	VfB Marburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	FSV Frankfurt
1996–1999	Hannover 96	95	(8)
1999–2002	Eintracht Frankfurt	57	(1)
2002–2003	FC St. Pauli	26	(1)
2003–2005	VfB Stuttgart II	7	(0)
International career
1991	Germany U-17	3	(0)
1993–1997	Germany U-21	6	(0)
2000	Germany B	2	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Hannover 96 (sports coordinator)
2011–2015	1899 Hoffenheim (U17)
2015–2017	VfL Bochum (head of youth)
2016	VfL Bochum (assistant)
2017	VfL Bochum (U19)
2017–2018	VfL Bochum
2021–2023	1899 Hoffenheim (head of youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Rasiejewski (born 1 January 1975) is a German football manager and former player who last managed VfL Bochum.^[1][2]

Career

Rasiejewski made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FSV Frankfurt on 1 October 1994 when he came on as a half-time substitute in a game against SV Meppen.

Coaching career

From 2005 to 2008, Rasiejewski studied sports management in Düsseldorf and also obtained his DFB A coaching license. As part of his studies to become a sports manager, he spent around a year as an intern at Hannover 96, where he worked as sports coordinator at his old club from April 2008 and supported the work of sports director Christian Hochstätter.^[3]

From July 2011 to June 2015, Rasiejewski coached the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U-17 team as the successor to Xaver Zembrod.^[4]

On 15 June 2015, it was announced that Rasiejewski would become head of the sports and youth development department at VfL Bochum, succeeding Alexander Richter, who would focus more on squad management and the certification of the youth development center. In Bochum, he once again worked together with sports director Christian Hochstätter.^[5]

From January 2016, Rasiejewski was part of the Bochum professional team's coaching team as an additional assistant coach. He did so for just over a year before he was no longer part of the coaching staff and continued in his role as the head of the youth sector; a role he had been doing on the side.

In the summer of 2017, he became coach of the club's U19 team, while still fulfilling his role as head of the club's academy.^[6] However, that didn't last long. In October 2017, Rasiejewski became interim head coach of VfL Bochum, succeeding Ismail Atalan,^[7] and was finally given a contract as head coach until June 30, 2019 on December 8, 2017.^[8] After four consecutive defeats, Rasiejewski was relieved of his duties on February 7, 2018, as was Chief Sports Officer Hochstätter.^[9]

Rasiejewski returned to Hoffenheim in June 2021 and took over as head of the Hoffenheim youth academy as the successor to Marcus Mann.^[10] He was released from his duties at Hoffenheim in December 2023.^[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other^1 2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FSV Frankfurt	1993–94	Oberliga Hessen			—		[a]
	1994–95	2. Bundesliga	23	0	—		—		23	0
	1995–96	Regionalliga Süd	25	1	1	0	—		26	1
	Total				1	0
Hannover 96	1996–97	Regionalliga Nord	30	1	2	0	2[b]	0	34	1
	1997–98		31	6	2	1	2[b]	0	35	7
	1998–99	2. Bundesliga	34	1	1	0	—		35	1
	Total		95	8	5	1	4	0	104	9
Eintracht Frankfurt	1999–00	Bundesliga	21	0	1	0	—		22	0
	2000–01		12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2001–02	2. Bundesliga	24	1	3	0	—		27	1
	Total		57	1	5	0	0	0	52	1
FC St. Pauli	2002–03	2. Bundesliga	26	1	0	0	—		26	1
VfB Stuttgart II	2003–04	Regionalliga Süd	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2004–05		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total					11	1

1. Appearances in Oberliga promotion playoffs
2. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion playoffs

References

1. "Jens Rasiejewski" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
2. "Rasiejewski, Jens" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. Hannover 96: Ein Aufstiegsheld zurück bei 96, hannover96.de, 29 April 2008
4. Xaver Zembrod verlässt Hoffenheim zum Saisonende / Jens Rasiejewski übernimmt die U17, tsg-hoffenheim.de, 9 May 2011
5. Neuer Sportlicher Leiter für den Nachwuchs, reviersport.de, 19 June 2015
6. [1], Jens Rasiejewski wird neuer U19-Trainer], 87.106.250.197, 26 June 2017
7. VfL Bochum sack Ismail Atalan and suspend Felix Bastians, vavel.com, 7 October 2017
8. VfL Bochum macht Rasiejewski zum Cheftrainer, sportbild.bild.de, 8 December 2017
9. Dutt ab sofort neuer Cheftrainer beim VfL Bochum, kicker.de, 11 February 2018
10. Jens Rasiejewski übernimmt Leitung der TSG-Akademie, tsg-hoffenheim.de, 21 June 2021
11. Hoffenheim stellt Rasiejewski frei, kicker.de, 12 December 2023