Jörg Steinebrunner

Jörg Steinebrunner
Personal information
Full name Jörg Peter Steinebrunner
Date of birth (1971-10-22) 22 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Schönau im Schwarzwald, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Life FC (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SC Freiburg Amateure
–1993 SG Lörrach-Stetten
1993–1994 Freiburger FC
1994 FC Schönau
Old Boys Basel
1998 Tanjong Pagar United
1999 Woodlands Wellington
2000–2001 Gombak United
2002 Balestier Central
International career
Germany U-21
Managerial career
2006–2008 Woodlands Wellingon
2009 Sengkang Punggol[1]
2010–2011 Medan Chiefs
2011–2012 Deltras Sidoarjo
2013–2014 PSM Makassar
2014–2015 Geylang International
2016 Warriors
2017–2018 Negeri Sembilan
2019–2020 Kelantan (technical director)
2020–2022 Udon Thani
2022 Nakhon Si United
2023 Samutsongkhram
2023–2024 Angthong
2024 Thimphu City
2024– Life FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jörg Peter Steinebrunner (born 22 October 1971) is a German football coach, currently in charge of the Cambodian Premier League club Life FC.

Playing career

As a player he has played for FC Schönau, SC Freiburg Amateure, SG Lörrach-Stetten, Freiburger FC and Old Boys Basel.[2][3] He also has played in Singapore, for Tanjong Pagar United[4] where he won the Singapore FA Cup and the Singapore League Cup with them.[5]

Coaching career

Woodlands Wellington and Sengkang Punggol

After retiring from playing in 2003, Steinebrunner moves into coaching, and were appointed as Woodlands Wellington head coach in 2006. He stepped down at the end of the 2008 season, after management restructuring in the club.[6] During his stay with the club, they won the 2007 Singapore League Cup and were the 2008 Singapore Cup runners-up.

Sengkang Punggol was his next destination for the 2009 season, but his job were terminated in the middle of the season due to poor performance of his team.

Medan Chiefs and Deltras Sidoarjo

In early 2011, he was appointed as the head coach of Medan Chiefs in the Liga Primer Indonesia, the alternate top division of Indonesia. He coached Medan Chiefs in what was to be the only season of the club (and the league).

He then was appointed Deltras Sidoarjo head coach in September the same year, for their 2011–12 Indonesia Super League season, but resigned in April 2012.[7]

PSM Makassar

In November 2013, Steinebrunner was signed by PSM Makassar as their new head coach for the 2014 Indonesia Super League season.[8] Not winning a single game with PSM Makassar[9] he resigned in February 2014 and replaced by Rudy Keltjes shortly thereafter.[10]

Geylang International

He returned to Singapore as the new head coach of Geylang International in 2015. Winning seven matches in a row,[11] his biggest win at the helm of Geylang International was a 6–0 victory over Warriors F.C.[12]

Warriors

In early 2016, Steinebrunner were signed by Warriors, initially as joint head coach with existing head coach Karim Bencherifa. But when Bencherifa then terminated his contract with Warriors before the season began, Steinebrunner were tasked as the sole head coch of the team.[13] He bought Yazid Yasin, Hafiz Osman, Hafiz Nor, Kento Fukuda, Shaiful Esah, Zulfadli Zainal Abidin, and Poh Yi Feng as well as the signing of Singapore starter Madhu Mohana in the off-season for Warriors.[14]

Throughout the season, Warrior were hovering on the lower half of the league table, and this adds pressure to him. An example of this was shown in the league match against his former team Geylang International in April, when an enraged Steinbrunner excoriated the referee after a controversial penalty appeal was allowed, making the score 2–2 in the 50th minute, winning 4–2 at full-time. In the post-match press conference he stated that 'it's not the right way to play football'.[15][16] [17] He stepped down as Warriors coach in May 2016 after a series of 'mediocre' displays.[18]

Negeri Sembilan FA

Assigned the role of Negeri Sembilan FA chief director in November 2016, he is also in charge of Negeri Sembilan FA's internal youth system.[19] Is seen as the man responsible for the transformation of Negeri Sembilan FA into one of the leading clubs in the 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[20]

He was appointed as the new head coach of Negeri Sembilan for the 2018 Malaysia Super League campaign,[21] but he stepped down from the position after only five games into the season, winning only one of those games.[22]

All-time statistics

Year Club Matches Win Percentage
2016 Warriors F.C. 10 20%
2015 Geylang International FC 27 32%
2014 Geylang International FC 26 39%

Foundations

Steinebrunner created the Cosmos United Football Academy in 2005 to develop children's psychomotor and to improve their football ability.[23]

References

  1. ^ "S. League: Steinebrunner set for Geylang". AsiaOne. 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ Zeitung, Badische (31 March 2011). "Auf Jogis Spuren: Jörg Steinebrunner arbeitet als Trainer in Fernost - Fussball - Badische Zeitung". www.badische-zeitung.de.
  3. ^ Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "Fußball: "Im Nachhinein ist man immer schlauer" - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
  4. ^ "Tanjong Pagar's 1998 Singapore Cup winners: Where Are They Now? | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ "5 Questions in 5 Minutes with Eagles' Master Tactician Jorg Steinebrunner | Geylang International FC". gifc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Woodlands' 2007 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now? | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Jorg Peter Steinebrunner Mundur Dari Deltras Sidoarjo". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ Article title[usurped]
  9. ^ "PSM Makassar Tak Pernah Menang, Jorg Peter Steinebrunner Dipecat? - Bet Bola" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Jorg Peter Steinebrunner mundur, Rudy Keltjes pelatih anyar".
  11. ^ "sport channel: Bola Sepak S. League: Jorg Steinebrunner Tasted His First Defeat". www.sportivo.tk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ "S League". Archived from the original on 26 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "S.League: Bencherifa leaves Warriors FC". ESPN.com. 3 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Coach Profile – Jorg Steinebrunner, Warriors FC | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "S.League: Steinebrunner rages at red card in Warriors loss to Tampines". sg.news.yahoo.com. 30 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Spats, coach fury, snappy comebacks spice up S.League". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017 – via PressReader.
  17. ^ "Noor tells Steinebrunner to 'wear skirt play tennis' | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Football: Steinebrunner steps down as Warriors FC head coach after "mediocre" run". The Straits Times. 14 May 2016.
  19. ^ "BERNAMA - Jorg Peter Steinebrunner Dilantik Sebagai Pengarah Teknikal PBNS". www.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Negri strikes fear into rivals" – via PressReader.
  21. ^ Jalil, Mohd Amin (21 December 2017). "Peringatan Mohamad kepada pemain NS". Harian Metro.
  22. ^ "Azraai Khor Abdullah returns to take over at Negeri Sembilan FA | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  23. ^ "CUFA :: Cosmo United Football Academy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.