Rainer Zietsch

Rainer Zietsch (born 21 November 1964) is a German football coach and a former player who is the assistant coach of Germany U17.^[2]

Rainer Zietsch

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-11-21) 21 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Gauangelloch, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg (youth team athletic director)
Youth career
1970–1980	TSV Gauangelloch
1980–1982	SV Sandhausen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1983	SV Sandhausen	7	(0)
1983–1989	VfB Stuttgart	134	(5)
1989–1991	Bayer Uerdingen	46	(6)
1991–1996	1. FC Nürnberg	140	(7)
1997–1998	Greuther Fürth	12	(0)
Total		339	(30)
International career
	West Germany U-21	4	(0)
	West Germany B	1	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2011	BSC Erlangen
2003–2004	Greuther Fürth (youth)
2004–2006	1. FC Nürnberg U17
2006–2016	1. FC Nürnberg (youth team athletic director)
2013	1. FC Nürnberg U19[1]
2016–2017	Germany U17 (assistant)
2017–2018	1. SC Feucht
2018–2020	Würzburger Kickers (head of academy)
2018–2019	Würzburger Kickers II
2019–2020	Würzburger Kickers (assistant)
2019–2020	Germany U17 (assistant)
2020–2021	Germany U15 (assistant)
2021–2022	Germany U16 (assistant)
2022–	Germany U17 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

• Bundesliga: 1983–84
• DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1985–86
• UEFA Cup: runner-up 1988–89