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 Fröhling in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-08-24)24 August 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Bützow,East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Motor Schönebeck | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Motor Schönebeck | ||
| 1988–1989 | Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 8 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Hamburger SV | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | FC St. Pauli | 91 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | VfB Lübeck | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 109 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Altona 93 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Holstein Kiel II | ||
| 2009 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| 2010–2011 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| 2013–2015 | 1860 Munich II | ||
| 2015 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 2018–2022 | Schalke 04 II | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Torsten Fröhling (born 24 August 1966) is a Germanfootball coach and former player. He has been head coach ofAltona 93,Holstein Kiel II,Holstein Kiel,VfB Oldenburg,1860 Munich II,1860 Munich,Wehen Wiesbaden andSchalke 04 II.
During his playing career, he played for Motor Schönebeck, Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt,Hamburger SV,FC St. Pauli, andVfB Lübeck.[1]
Fröhling was head coach of the Eintracht Norderstedt A Junior team until 1 July 2007 when he became head coach ofAltona 93.[2] His first match in–charge was a 3–1 loss toHolstein Kiel.[3] In his first season, he finished second in theOberliga Nord.[4] He was there until 25 February 2009.[5] His final match was a 1–0 win againstFC Oberneuland.[6] He finished his reign with a record of 25 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses in 51 matches. Then he became an assistant coach of Holstein Kiel along with being the head coach of the reserve team.[7] He started on 3 July 2009.[7] His first match as the reserve team head coach was a 1–0 win againstVfB Lübeck II.[8] He won theSchleswig-Holstein-Liga.[9] He finished his reign atHolstein Kiel II with a record of 26 wins, four draws, and four losses in 34 matches. Fröhling replacedFalko Götz as head coach on an interim basis on 17 September 2009[10] untilChristian Wück was hired on 5 October 2009.[11] He finished with a record of two wins and a loss in three matches.[5] He had a 1–0 win against1. FC Heidenheim, a 5–3 loss againstWuppertaler SV, and a 2–0 win againstVfB Stuttgart II.[12] He was head coach ofVfB Oldenburg between 1 July 2010 and 18 April 2011.[13] He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Teutonia Uelzen.[14] His final match was a 2–2 draw on 17 April 2011 against SC Langenhagen.[14] He finished his reign with a record of 12 wins, six draws, and nine losses. He was a head coach inHamburger SV's youth academy from 1 July 2011[15] until 5 June 2013 when he became head coach of1860 Munich II.[16]
Fröhling was head coach of 1860 Munich II from 5 June 2013[16] until 17 February 2015 when he was appointed interim head coach of first team of 1860 Munich.[17] His first match in–charge was a 1–1 draw againstBayern Hof.[18] The team won two of its first seven matches.[18] Then they went on a seven match winning streak.[18] In his first season as head coach of the reserve team, he finished third in theRegionalliga Bayern.[19] He started his second season in–charge with a 3–0 win againstSV Seligenporten on 11 July 2014.[20] His final match as head coach of the reserve team was a 1–0 loss toSpVgg Bayreuth.[20] He finished his tenure as reserve team coach with a record of 37 wins, nine draws, and 12 losses.
He was appointed interim head coach of 1860 Munich's first team[17] on 17 February 2015[21] afterUwe Rosler rejected an offer to become head coach.[22] He became the third head coach during the 2014–15 season afterRicardo Moniz, who picked up six points from seven matches, andMarkus von Ahlen, who won three of his 15 matches in–charge.[21] The club had picked up three points in seven matches (21 available points) prior to his hiring and is in a relegation battle.[21] He won his first match in–charge 2–1 againstFC St. Pauli[23] on 21 February 2015.[24] In theBavarian derby, on 2 March 2015, 1860 Munich andIngolstadt 04 finished in a 1–1 draw.[25] His first loss was a 3–2 loss toSV Sandhausen on 8 March 2015.[24] The loss left 1860 Munich in 15th place and a point above the relegation zone.[26] In his second Bavarian derby,[27] on 13 March 2015,[24] 1860 Munich won 3–0 againstGreuther Fürth.[27] On 20 March 2015, 1860 Munich remained in 15th place after a 1–1 draw againstVfR Aalen.[28] Then on 5 April 2015, 1860 Munich lost 1–0 toErzgebirge Aue.[29] They remained in 15th place.[29] However, their lead was reduced to a point over the relegation zone.[29] On 11 April 2015, 1860 Munich lost 2–0 toEintracht Braunschweig.[30] Despite the loss, the club remained in 15th place.[31] 1860 Munich again remained in 15th place after a 2–1 win againstVfL Bochum.[32] However, they remained only one point above the relegation playoff spot and a point above direct relegation after St. Pauli and Erzgebirge Aue won and two points above last place team VfR Aalen after they won.[33] Then, on 25 April 2015, 1860 Munich andFortuna Düsseldorf finished in a 1–1 draw.[34] Then 1860 Munich dropped down into the relegation zone (17th place)[35] after losing 3–0 toUnion Berlin on 3 May 2015.[36] 1860 Munich defeatedFSV Frankfurt 1–0 on 8 May 2015.[37] Despite the win, the club remained in the relegation zone.[38] On 17 May 2015, in a Bavarian derby, 1860 Munich defeated1. FC Nürnberg 2–1.[39] The win took them to 15th place, one place above the relegation play–off spot.[40] On 24 May 2015, 1860 Munich lost 2–0 toKarlsruher SC.[41] FSV Frankfurt won their match against Fortuna Düsseldorf[42] and 1860 Munich dropped down into the relegation play–off againstHolstein Kiel.[41] In the first leg, on 29 May 2015, 1860 Munich and Holstein Kiel finished in a 0–0 draw.[43] On 2 June 2015, in the second leg, 1860 Munich defeated Holstein Kiel 2–1 to avoid relegation.[44] During his time as interim coach, he became popular with the players and the players want him to continue.[45]
On 20 June 2015, Fröhling extended his contract at 1860 Munich.[46] The season started with a pair of 1–0 losses to1. FC Heidenheim andSC Freiburg.[47] Their third match of the season[47] was a German Cup win against1899 Hoffenheim.[48] His winless run in the league continued with six draws and two losses.[47] 1860 drew against1. FC Nürnberg[49] andUnion Berlin[50] then lost toVfL Bochum[51] andFortuna Düsseldorf.[52] then drew against1. FC Kaiserslautern,[53]SV Sandhausen,[54]RB Leipzig,[55] andArminia Bielefeld.[56] The draw against Arminia Bielefeld proved to be the final match. He was sacked on 6 October 2015[57] and replaced byBenno Möhlmann.[58] He finished with a record of seven wins, 10 draws, and nine losses.[59]
He was selected as the new head coach ofWehen Wiesbaden on 14 March 2016.[60] His debut was a 0–0 draw againstEnergie Cottbus on 19 March 2016.[61] His first win came againstErzgebirge Aue on 15 April 2016.[62] He was sacked on 6 February 2017.[63] His final match was a 3–0 loss toSportfreunde Lotte.[64] He finished with a record of eight wins, nine draws, and 12 losses.[65]
Fröhling became head coach ofFC Schalke 04 II on 26 June 2018.[66] He was sacked on 28 March 2022.[67]
Fröhling was born on 24 August 1966[5] inBützow,East Germany.[1]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Altona 93 | 1 July 2007[2] | 25 February 2009[5] | 51 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 103 | 64 | +39 | 049.02 | [3][6] |
| Holstein Kiel II | 3 July 2009[7] | 30 June 2010[13] | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 27 | +79 | 076.47 | [8] |
| Holstein Kiel | 17 September 2009[10] | 5 October 2009[11] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 066.67 | [12] |
| VfB Oldenburg | 1 July 2010[13] | 18 April 2011[13] | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 044.44 | [14] |
| 1860 Munich II | 5 June 2013[16] | 17 February 2015[21] | 58 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 117 | 63 | +54 | 063.79 | [18][20] |
| 1860 Munich | 17 February 2015[21] | 6 October 2015[57] | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 026.92 | [24][47][59] |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 March 2016[60] | 6 February 2017[63] | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 027.59 | [62][64][65] |
| Schalke 04 II | 16 June 2018[66] | 28 March 2022[67] | 129 | 58 | 31 | 40 | 221 | 145 | +76 | 044.96 | |
| Total | 362 | 176 | 83 | 103 | 665 | 415 | +250 | 048.62 | — | ||