 Zapel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-01-15)15 January 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Georgsmarienhütte, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | TuS Aumühle | ||
| 1990–1992 | Bergedorf 85 | ||
| 1992–1994 | SC Wentorf | ||
| 1994–1996 | Bergedorf 85 | ||
| 1996–2001 | TuS Hoisdorf | ||
| 2001–2002 | SC Concordia | ||
| 2002–2003 | Harburger TB | ||
| 2003–2004 | USC Paloma | ||
| 2004–2006 | FC St. Georg-Horn | ||
| 2006–2007 | TuS Hamburg | ||
| 2007–2008 | SC Concordia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Harburger TB (player-manager) | ||
| 2005–2006 | FC St. Georg-Horn (player-manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | TuS Hamburg (player-manager) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Rahlstedter SC | ||
| 2010–2012 | Barsbütteler SV | ||
| 2012–2016 | SV Eichede | ||
| 2013 | SV Eichede II (interim) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | ||
| 2017–2018 | Werder Bremen II | ||
| 2019 | Fortuna Köln | ||
| 2019 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | ||
| 2022–2023 | Phönix Lübeck | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oliver Zapel (born 15 January 1968) is a German formerfootballer andmanager, who was most recently the manager ofPhönix Lübeck.
On 1 July 2016, Zapel became head coach ofSonnenhof Großaspach[1] but resigned just a year later.[2] He was appointed as the head coach ofWerder Bremen II on 13 November 2017.[3] He was sacked on 5 February 2018.[4] On 22 April 2019, he was named the head coach ofFortuna Köln.[5] In 2019, he moved back to Großaspach.[6] He was sacked on 16 December 2019.[7]
In January 2022 he returned to management as the manager ofPhönix Lübeck.[8] In June 2023 he resigned as manager for personal reasons.[9]
Zapel is married and has two children. He lives in Brunstorf near Hamburg.
