Thomas Gerstner

**Thomas Gerstner** (born 6 November 1966) is a German football manager and former player. He is the manager of SV Straelen.

## Managerial career

Towards the end of his playing career, he was a player-manager for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the 1998–99 season. After the end of his playing career, he managed SV Straelen from 1 October 2002 to 30 June 2003.

From August 2006 to June 2006, he was with FC Schönberg 95. After the end of his contract in Schönberg, he became the new assistant manager of SK Sturm Graz. On 24 June 2009, he became the manager of Arminia Bielefeld. His contract ran until 30 June 2010, but on 11 March 2010 Arminia Bielefeld officials relieved Gerstner of his duties. The team was then managed by caretakers Frank Eulberg and Jörg Böhme until the end of the season. On 28 February 2011, Gerstner took over Kickers Offenbach, but he was sacked after two months due to lack of success.

In May 2017 he became manager of the North Korea women's national under-20 football team.

In 2018 he became manager of the German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg (women). He managed them until June 2021. In November 2021 he returned as manager of his old club SV Straelen.

## Other websites

- Thomas Gerstner  at fussballportal.de

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Thomas Gerstner
- **image**: Thomas Gerstner 20180916.jpg
- **caption**: Gerstner in 2018
- **birth place**: Worms, Germany, Worms, West Germany
- **height**: 1.76 m
- **currentclub**: SV Straelen
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthyears1**: 1972–1978
- **youthclubs1**: TuS Dorn-Dürkheim
- **youthyears2**: 1978–1980
- **youthclubs2**: Wormatia Worms
- **youthyears3**: 1980–1984
- **youthclubs3**: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- **youthyears4**: 1984–1985
- **youthclubs4**: Arminia Bielefeld
- **years1**: 1985–1988
- **clubs1**: Arminia Bielefeld
- **caps1**: 99
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 1988–1990
- **clubs2**: FC 08 Homburg
- **caps2**: 54
- **goals2**: 5
- **years3**: 1990–1993
- **clubs3**: VfB Oldenburg
- **caps3**: 105
- **goals3**: 12
- **years4**: 1993–1994
- **clubs4**: VfL Wolfsburg
- **caps4**: 30
- **goals4**: 5
- **years5**: 1994–1996
- **clubs5**: 1. FC Saarbrücken
- **caps5**: 5
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1996–1999
- **clubs6**: FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Carl Zeiss Jena
- **caps6**: 67
- **goals6**: 5
- **years7**: 1999–2001
- **clubs7**: Dynamo Dresden
- **caps7**: 3
- **goals7**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 363
- **totalgoals**: 34
- **manageryears1**: 1998–1999
- **managerclubs1**: FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Carl Zeiss Jena
- **manageryears2**: 2002–2003
- **managerclubs2**: SV Straelen
- **manageryears3**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs3**: FC Schönberg 95, FC Schönberg
- **manageryears4**: 2007–2009
- **managerclubs4**: SK Sturm Graz, Sturm Graz (assistant manager)
- **manageryears5**: 2009–2010
- **managerclubs5**: Arminia Bielefeld
- **manageryears6**: 2011
- **managerclubs6**: Kickers Offenbach
- **manageryears7**: 2017
- **managerclubs7**: North Korea women's national under-20 football team, North Korea women U20
- **manageryears8**: 2018–2021
- **managerclubs8**: MSV Duisburg (women)
- **manageryears9**: 2021–
- **managerclubs9**: SV Straelen