 Slomka in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-09-12)12 September 1967 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Hildesheim,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| JSG Nord | |||
| SC Harsum | |||
| TuS Lühnde | |||
| Stern Misburg | |||
| Fortuna Hannover | |||
| Hannover 96 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| 2006–2008 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2010–2013 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2014 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2016–2017 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 2019 | Hannover 96 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mirko Slomka (German pronunciation:[ˈmɪʁkoˈslɔmka]; born 12 September 1967[2]) is a Germanfootball manager who last managedHannover 96.
From 1989 to 1999, Slomka was the manager ofHannover 96's U19 squad. Slomka coached several players, who later turned in to international players likeGerald Asamoah,Sebastian Kehl andPer Mertesacker.[3]
Slomka was manager ofTennis Borussia Berlin from 1 July 2000 to 17 November 2000.[4] Before that, he coached the U19's of the club in one season.[5] His first match was a 2–0 win againstRot-Weiss Essen on 28 July 2000.[6] His final match was a 1–0 loss toWerder Bremen II on 11 November 2000.[6]
In 2001, Slomka returned to Hannover as assistant manager underRalf Rangnick.[7] He left the club at the end of the 2003–04 season.
Slomka became the manager ofSchalke 04 on 4 January 2006, after serving two years as assistant manager for the club.[8] His first match was a 2–0 win against1. FC Kaiserslautern on 29 January 2006.[9] He was in charge of Schalke 04 inthe year FC Schalke 04 finished second in theBundesliga afterVfB Stuttgart. He also led Schalke 04 tosemi-finals ofUEFA cup in year2005–06.[9] However, they were knocked out in the first round the following season.[10] He was given a lifeline when his sideknocked outPrimeira LigaChampionsPorto4–1 on penalties after a1–1 draw on aggregate in theUEFA Champions League, but Schalke 04 wereknocked out in thenext round byBarcelona2–0 on aggregate, and the final spell for him was a humiliating 5–1 defeat at the hands of title rivalWerder Bremen.[11] On 13 April 2008, the club management of Schalke 04 released Slomka from his obligations after several weak performances of the team.[12] Slomka finished with a record of 55 wins, 27 draws, and 26 losses in 108 matches.[13]
On 19 January 2010, Slomka became new manager ofHannover 96.[14] His first match was a 1–0 loss against1. FSV Mainz 05 on 23 January 2010.[15] During the2010–11 season, on matchdays 10 and 11, Hannover consecutive 4–0 losses to1899 Hoffenheim andBorussia Dortmund.[16] In the2010–11 Bundesliga, Slomka led Hannover to a record fourth-place finish, thus qualifying for the2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[17] In theplay-off round, Hannover clinched a victory overSevilla with a2–1 win at home, followed by a1–1 draw away (3–2) and qualified for the2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.[18] Hannover started the2012–13 season with a 3–0 win againstSt Patrick's Athletic on 2 August 2012 in theEuropa Leaguethird qualifying round.[19] Hannover went on to start the season on a nine–match undefeated streak.[19] Slomka was sacked on 27 December 2013.[20] His final match was a 2–1 loss toSC Freiburg on 21 December 2013.[21] He finished with a record of 71 wins, 35 draws, and 63 losses in 169 matches.[22]
On 16 February 2014, it was reported that Slomka had become head coach ofHamburger SV pending the approval of thesupervisory board.[23] It was approved and announced the following day.[24] He was given a contract until 2016.[24] He is the 13th head coach of Hamburg since 2004.[25] Slomka's first match in charge was a 3–0 win overBorussia Dortmund.[26] Slomka was able to pick up two more victories (1. FC Nürnberg andBayer Leverkusen).[27] He didn't pick up a single point over the final five matches of the league season. This includes losses toHannover 96,VfL Wolfsburg,FC Augsburg,Bayern Munich, and1. FSV Mainz 05.[27] Despite not picking up any points over this period, 1. FC Nürnberg andEintracht Braunschweig were unable to catch Hamburg and they finished the season in 16th place,[27] which led to a relegation–promotion play–off againstGreuther Fürth. In the relegation–promotion play–off, the first leg ended in a 0–0 draw[28] and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw.[29] The result meant that Hamburg avoided relegation.[29] Slomka was sacked on 15 September 2014 after only one point and no goals in the2014–15 Bundesliga season.[30] His final match was a 2–0 loss against Hannover.[31] Slomka launched a lawsuit against Hamburg for €1.4 million compensation.[32] He finished with a record of three wins, five draws, and 10 losses.[33]
On 22 December 2016, he was appointed as the new head coach forKarlsruher SC.[34] He was sacked on 4 April 2017.[35] He finished with a record of two wins, two draws, and six losses.[36]
On 28 May 2019, it was confirmed that Slomka had returned toHannover 96 for the third time as manager for the upcoming 2019–20 season.[37] The club hired him in its bid to secure an immediate return to theBundesliga, as the club just had been relegated in the previous season. He was sacked on 3 November 2019.[38]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1 July 2000[4] | 17 November 2000[4] | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 023.53 | [6] |
| Schalke 04 | 4 January 2006[8] | 13 April 2008[12] | 109 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 164 | 103 | +61 | 050.46 | [9][10][11][13] |
| Hannover 96 | 19 January 2010[14] | 27 December 2013[20] | 169 | 71 | 35 | 63 | 265 | 266 | −1 | 042.01 | [15][16][18][19][21][22] |
| Hamburger SV | 17 February 2014[24] | 15 September 2014[30] | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 016.67 | [27][31][33] |
| Karlsruher SC | 22 December 2016[34] | 4 April 2017 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 020.00 | [36] |
| Hannover 96 | 1 July 2019[39] | 3 November 2019 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 023.08 | |
| Total | 336 | 138 | 78 | 120 | 490 | 469 | +21 | 041.07 | — | ||
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