# 2008–09 TuS Koblenz season

The 2008–09 season was the third consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga, played by TuS Koblenz, a professional football club based in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The club finished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga despite a three-point deduction, and in addition to the 2. Bundesliga, Tus Koblenz also participated in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by FC Oberneuland. The club played their homes matches at Stadion Oberwerth. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

## Players
### First-team squad

Players' ages as of 17 August 2008.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Place of birth | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | David Yelldell | (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 26) | Stuttgart | Stuttgarter Kickers | |
| 31 | Marcus Rickert | (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24) | Rostock | Kickers Emden | |
| 33 | André Weis | (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 18) | Boppard | — | |
| 37 | Peter Auer | (1971-07-05)5 July 1971 (aged 37) | Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Saarbrücken | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Frank Wiblishauser | (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30) | Memmingen | St. Gallen | |
| 5 | Branimir Bajić | (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 28) | Bijeljina | Partizan | |
| 8 | Martin Forkel | (1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 29) | Coburg | Wacker Burghausen | |
| 13 | Marko Lomić | (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24) | Čačak | Partizan | |
| 15 | Dominique Ndjeng | (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 27) | Bonn | VfL Osnabrück | |
| 18 | Andreas Richter | (1977-09-15)15 September 1977 (aged 30) | Cottbus | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | |
| 22 | Cha Du-ri | (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 28) | Frankfurt | Mainz 05 | |
| 24 | Matej Mavrič | (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 29) | Koper | Molde | |
| 25 | Alassane Ouédraogo | (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27) | Boussouma | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | |
| 28 | Lars Bender | (1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 20) | Koblenz | — | |
| 34 | Oliver Laux | (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 18) | Lahnstein | — | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Rüdiger Ziehl | (1977-10-26)26 October 1977 (aged 30) | Zweibrücken | Wehen Wiesbaden | |
| 6 | Manuel Hartmann | (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 24) | Esslingen | Stuttgarter Kickers | |
| 7 | Salvatore Gambino | (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 (aged 24) | Hagen | 1. FC Köln | |
| 11 | Fatmir Vata | (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 36) | Rrëshen | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| 17 | Zoltán Stieber | (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19) | Budapest | Aston Villa | Joined club in January 2009. |
| 19 | Ardian Đokaj | (1979-05-23)23 May 1979 (aged 29) | Podgorica | Trabzonspor | |
| 21 | Goran Šukalo | (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 26) | Koper | Alemannia Aachen | |
| 23 | Darko Maletić | (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27) | Banja Luka | JSD Partizan | Joined club in January 2009. |
| 26 | Evangelos Nessos | (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 28) | Solingen | 1. FC Köln | |
| 27 | Johannes Göderz | (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 (aged 19) | Kobern-Gondorf | — | |
| 30 | Dominik Mader | (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 19) | Göppingen | Donzdorf | |
| 32 | Patrick Schmidt | (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 20) | Oberwesel | — | |
| 38 | Michael Stahl | (1907-09-15)15 September 1907 (aged 100) | Diez | Aalen | Joined club in early 2009 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 9 | Njazi Kuqi | (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 25) | Vučitrn | Carl Zeiss Jena | |
| 10 | Emmanuel Krontiris | (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 25) | Hanover | Alemannia Aachen | |
| 14 | Tayfun Pektürk | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 20) | Wermelskirchen | FC Schalke 04 II | |
| 16 | Renaldo Rama | (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18) | | Gramozi | Joined club in early 2009. |
| 20 | Manuel Fischer | (1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 18) | Aalen | Joined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009. | Joined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009. |
| 29 | Noureddine Daham | (1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 30) | Oran | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| 35 | Matt Taylor | (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26) | Columbus | Hollywood United | |
| 36 | César M'Boma | (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 29) | Douala | Oberneuland | |
| 39 | Jan Hawel | (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 20) | | SG Andernach | |

### Left club during season

| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth (Age) | Place of birth | Joined | Note |
| 16 | Fabrice Begeorgi | FW | (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 21) | Martigues | Marseille | On loan from Marseille |
| 17 | Mustafa Parmak | MF | (1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 26) | Stuttgart | Stuttgarter Kickers | |
| 20 | Gabriel Fernández | MF | (1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 30) | Bragado | Macará | |
| 23 | Matthias Franz | DF | (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23) | Herrenberg | Sonnenhof Großaspach | |