 Trares in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-08-18)18 August 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Bensheim,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Waldhof Mannheim (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Kirschhausen | |||
| 1982–1985 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Darmstadt 98 | 126 | (28) |
| 1989–1991 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | (9) |
| 1991–1997 | 1860 Munich | 133 | (14) |
| 1997–2001 | Werder Bremen | 89 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Waldhof Mannheim | 31 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Karlsruher SC | 55 | (3) |
| Total | 464 | (62) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Wormatia Worms | ||
| 2010–2011 | FSV Frankfurt II | ||
| 2011–2014 | Schalke 04 II | ||
| 2018–2020 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2020–2021 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| 2024– | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernhard Trares (born 18 August 1965) is a German former professionalfootballer who played mainly as acentre-back, andmanager, who is the manager ofWaldhof Mannheim.
Trares was born inBensheim,Hesse. Having played in his youth for SV Kirschhausen he joinedEintracht Frankfurt in 1982 and completed his formation there, and his professional career started in thesecond division atSV Darmstadt 98, as adefensive midfielder. He competed solely in the category during his spell with the "Lilien", scoring a career-best 11 goals inhis last season.
In the 1989 summer Trares joinedAlemannia Aachen also in second level,being relegated in his first year and switching to fellow league sideTSV 1860 Munich in 1991,in another eventual relegation. In just two further seasons, however, theBavarians succeeded topromote to theBundesliga,subsequently finishing 14th to retain their league status with the player netting four times in 31 matches, while also beingsent off twice.
After two additional years Trares leftMunich to joinSV Werder Bremen, where he became an important player in the team'sdefence, also helping it to the1999 conquest of theGerman Cup, apenalty shootout win againstBayern Munich (1–1 afterextra time). At age 36 he moved to the 2. Bundesliga'sSV Waldhof Mannheim, after which he signed withKarlsruher SC for another two years in the category, retiring at the end of the2003–04 campaign.
Altogether, Trares made 183 top flight appearances and scored 16 goals, adding 281 games with 46 in the second division.
In December 2004 Trares began his coaching career, serving as assistant manager with former side 1860 Munich and remaining in the post until April 2006. In January 2007 he took the reins ofWormatia Worms inOberliga Südwest, leading the team to theSüdwest-Pokal (the Cup of theSüdwestdeutscher Fußballverband, i.e. South-West German football association) in his first year and qualifying it forthe first round of the domestic cup.
On 29 April 2009, Trares was fired by the Worms. In November of the following year, he was appointed atFSV Frankfurt's reserves.
In January 2018 Trares became new manager ofSV Waldhof Mannheim succeedingMichael Fink.[1] He left the club on 4 July 2020.[2]
Trares was announced as new head coach ofWürzburger Kickers on 9 November 2020.[3] He was sacked on 2 April 2021.[4]
He returned as head coach ofSV Waldhof Mannheim in September 2024.[5]
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