Jan Zimmermann (footballer, born 1979)

Jan Zimmermann
Personal information
Date of birth	5 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Hanover, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund II (manager)
Youth career
	Bayer Leverkusen
0000–1998	TSV Havelse
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998	Arminia Hannover
1999–2001	TSV Havelse
2001–2002	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2002–2003	Carl Zeiss Jena
2003–2004	Eintracht Braunschweig
2004–2005	VfB Lübeck
2006	SC Verl
2006–2007	1. FC Wunstorf
2007–2011	TSV Havelse
2011–2014	Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Managerial career
2011–2018	Germania Egestorf/Langreder
2018–2021	TSV Havelse
2021	Hannover 96
2023–	Borussia Dortmund II
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Zimmermann (born 5 October 1979) is a German football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Borussia Dortmund II.^[1]

Playing career

Zimmermann started his managerial career in 2011 at Germania Egestorf/Langreder as a player-manager. In his seven years as manager, he led the club from the sixth-tier Landesliga Hannover to the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord.^[3] The club managed to qualify for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, losing 0–6 against 1899 Hoffenheim in the first round.^[4]

In 2018, Zimmermann was hired as the manager of TSV Havelse.^[1] During his tenure, Havelse won the 2019–20 Lower Saxony Cup, earning qualification to the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, where Havelse lost 1–5 in the first round against Bundesliga club Mainz 05.^[5] In the abandoned 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord season, Havelse was ranked third and earned qualification to the promotion play-offs after Weiche Flensburg and Werder Bremen II did not apply for 3. Liga licenses.^[6]

On 10 May 2021, Zimmermann was announced as manager of Hannover 96 starting from the 2021–22 season.^[3] He was sacked on 29 November 2021.^[7]

On 8 February 2023, Zimmerman was announced as manager of Borussia Dortmund II, signing a contract until June 2024; he replaced the sacked Christian Preußer.^[8]

As of match played 24 February 2024^[9]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Germania Egestorf/Langreder		1 July 2011	23 October 2018	253	126	47	80	481	370	+111	049.80
TSV Havelse		10 December 2018	30 June 2021	52	27	10	15	94	69	+25	051.92
Hannover 96		1 July 2021	29 November 2021	17	5	5	7	17	22	−5	029.41
Borussia Dortmund II		8 February 2023	Present	44	19	12	13	72	52	+20	043.18
Total				366	177	74	115	664	513	+151	048.36

Germania Egestorf/Langreder

Germania Egestorf/Langreder

TSV Havelse

^ ^a ^b "Jan Zimmermann – Trainerprofil". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Jan Zimmermann – Spielerprofil". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Vertrag heute unterschrieben: Jan Zimmermann wird neuer 96-Cheftrainer". hannover96.de (in German). Hannover 96. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Hoffenheim fertigt Egestorf/Langreder ab". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Mateta wehrt die nächste Pokalblamage ab". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Havelse kann in der Relegation starten". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Cheftrainer freigestellt: Hannover 96 trennt sich von Jan Zimmermann". hannover96.de (in German). Hannover 96. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Jan Zimmermann wird Trainer der U23". bvb.de (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ Jan Zimmermann coach profile at Soccerway

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