Thomas Franke

For other people named Thomas Frank, see Thomas Frank (disambiguation).

Thomas Franke (born 21 January 1988) is a German professional football manager and player who is the manager of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club TSG Neustrelitz and plays for Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf.^[2]

Thomas Franke

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf TSG Neustrelitz (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1997	FK Hansa Wittstock
1997–2003	SV Einheit Perleberg
2003–2006	Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Energie Cottbus II	67	(1)
2008–2010	Energie Cottbus	3	(0)
2010–2011	Dynamo Dresden	10	(0)
2011–2015	TSG Neustrelitz	83	(4)
2015–2016	Kickers Offenbach	21	(0)
2016–2017	FC Viktoria 1889	48	(1)
2018–2021	Tennis Borussia Berlin	66	(10)
2022–	Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf	3	(2)
Managerial career
2022	Tasmania Berlin
2022–	TSG Neustrelitz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2022

Playing career

Energie Cottbus

Franke played in the Regionalliga Nord for Energie Cottbus II during the 2007–08 season, when he made 20 appearances, and during the 2008–09 season, when he made 30 appearances.^[3] He didn't make any Bundesliga during the 2007–08 season^[4] and 2008–09 season.^[5] Energie Cottbus were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2009–10 season^[6] where he made three appearances for the club.^[7] Energie Cottbus head coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz gave Franke his debut against Fortuna Düsseldorf which Energie Cottbus won 4–2.^[8] Franke went on to play in a 0–0 draw against Hansa Rostock and in a 4–1 win against Rot Weiss Ahlen.^[7]

Dynamo Dresden

Franke joined Dynamo Dresden for the 2010–11 season^[9] where he made 10 3. Liga appearances.^[10]

TSG Neustrelitz

Franke joined TSG Neustrelitz for the 2012–13 season.^[3] Franke scored one goal in 26 appearances during the 2012–13 season.^[11] He started the 2013–14 season with an appearance in the DFB-Pokal against SC Freiburg.^[12] Neustrelitz lost to Freiburg.^[12] Franke went on to play in 30 Regionalliga matches.^[12] Neustrelitz qualified for the Regionalliga playoffs where Franke made another 2 appearances.^[3] On 22 May 2015, Franke informed club managers that he was leaving the club at the end of the season.^[13] Franke had scored two goals in 27 appearances during 2014–15 season.^[14]

Kickers Offenbach

Franke joined Kickers Offenbach on 8 July 2015^[15] where he made 21 appearances.^[16]

Viktoria Berlin

Franke joined Viktoria Berlin for the 2016–17 season.^[3] Franke made 31 appearances during the 2016–17 season^[2] and 17 appearances during 2017–18 season.^[17]

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Franke joined Tennis Borussia Berlin during the 2017–18 season where he scored two goals in 14 appearances.^[3] He scored two goals in 28 appearances in the 2018–19 season,^[3] five goals in 18 appearances during the 2019–20 season^[3] Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost for the 2020–21 season^[3] where he scored a goal in 7 appearances.^[18]

Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf

After having initially announced his retirement from playing in 2021 to focus on his managerial career, Franke joined Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf in September 2022.^[19]

Managerial career

On 16 February 2022, Franke was appointed head coach of Regionalliga club Tasmania Berlin.^[20] He left the club again at the end of the season.^[19][21] His first match was a 2–0 loss to Optik Rathenow.^[22]Optik Rathenow

Frank was announced as the new head coach of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club TSG Neustrelitz on 15 September 2022, returning to the club where he was once captain.^[23] His first match was a 4–1 win against SG Empor Richtenberg.^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Energie Cottbus II	2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	20	0	—		—		20	0	[3]
	2008–09	Regionalliga Nord	30	0	—		—		30	0	[3]
	2009–10	NOFV-Oberliga	17	1	—		—		17	1
	Total		67	1	—		—		67	1	—
Energie Cottbus	2007–08	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	[4]
	2008–09	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[5]
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		3	0	[7]
	Total		3	0	0	0	—		3	0	—
Dynamo Dresden	2010–11	3. Liga	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	[10]
TSG Neustrelitz	2012–13	Regionalliga Nordost	26	1	—		—		26	1	[11]
	2013–14	Regionalliga Nordost	30	1	1	0	2[a]	0	33	1	[3][12]
	2014–15	Regionalliga Nordost	27	2	—		—		27	2	[14]
	Total		83	4	1	0	2	0	86	4	—
Kickers Offenbach	2015–16	Regionalliga Südwest	21	0	—		—		21	0	[16]
Viktoria Berlin	2016–17	Regionalliga Nordost	31	1	—		—		31	1	[2]
	2017–18	Regionalliga Nordost	17	0	—		—		17	0	[17]
	Total		48	1	—		—		48	1	—
Tennis Borussia Berlin	2017–18	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	14	2	—		—		14	2	[3]
	2018–19	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	27	2	—		—		27	2	[3]
	2019–20	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	18	5	—		—		18	5	[3]
	2020–21	Regionalliga Nordost	7	1	—		—		7	1	[18]
	Total		66	10	—		—		66	10	—
Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf	2022–23	Berlin-Liga	3	2	—		—		3	2	—
Career Total			298	16	1	0	2	0	301	16	—

1. Appearances in the Regionalliga playoff.

Coaching record

As of match played 21 May 2023

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Tasmania Berlin	16 February 2022	30 June 2022	13	0	1	12	000.00	[20][21][22]
TSG Neustrelitz	15 September 2022	present	29	14	4	11	048.28	[23][24]
Total			42	14	5	23	033.33	—