Thomas Gerstner

Thomas Gerstner (born 6 November 1966) is a German football manager and former player. He is the manager of SV Straelen.

Thomas Gerstner

Gerstner in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-11-06) 6 November 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Worms, West Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SV Straelen
Youth career
1972–1978	TuS Dorn-Dürkheim
1978–1980	Wormatia Worms
1980–1984	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1984–1985	Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Arminia Bielefeld	99	(7)
1988–1990	FC 08 Homburg	54	(5)
1990–1993	VfB Oldenburg	105	(12)
1993–1994	VfL Wolfsburg	30	(5)
1994–1996	1. FC Saarbrücken	5	(0)
1996–1999	Carl Zeiss Jena	67	(5)
1999–2001	Dynamo Dresden	3	(0)
Total		363	(34)
Managerial career
1998–1999	Carl Zeiss Jena
2002–2003	SV Straelen
2006–2007	FC Schönberg
2007–2009	Sturm Graz (assistant manager)
2009–2010	Arminia Bielefeld
2011	Kickers Offenbach
2017	North Korea women U20
2018–2021	MSV Duisburg (women)
2021–	SV Straelen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Towards the end of his playing career, he was a player-manager for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the 1998–99 season. After the end of his playing career, he managed SV Straelen from 1 October 2002 to 30 June 2003.

From August 2006 to June 2006, he was with FC Schönberg 95. After the end of his contract in Schönberg, he became the new assistant manager of SK Sturm Graz. On 24 June 2009, he became the manager of Arminia Bielefeld.^[1] His contract ran until 30 June 2010, but on 11 March 2010 Arminia Bielefeld officials relieved Gerstner of his duties. The team was then managed by caretakers Frank Eulberg and Jörg Böhme until the end of the season.^[2] On 28 February 2011, Gerstner took over Kickers Offenbach,^[3] but he was sacked after two months due to lack of success.^[4]

In May 2017 he became manager of the North Korea women's national under-20 football team.^[5]

In 2018 he became manager of the German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg (women). He managed them until June 2021. In November 2021 he returned as manager of his old club SV Straelen.^[6]