Josef Zinnbauer
German footballer and manager
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Josef "Joe" Zinnbauer (born 1 May 1970) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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Zinnbauer coaching Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josef Zinnbauer | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Schwandorf, West Germany | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | FV Wendelstein | ||
| 1989–1990 | SVG Göttingen 07 | ||
| 1990–1991 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | ||
| 1991–1992 | SC 08 Bamberg | ||
| 1992–1993 | SpVgg Bayreuth | ||
| 1993–1994 | SSV Ulm | ||
| 1994–1995 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 1995–1996 | Mainz 05 | ||
| 1996–1997 | SG Post/Süd Regensburg | ||
| 1997–1998 | SC Weismain | ||
| 1998–2004 | TSV Wendelstein | ||
| 2004–2005 | Henger SV | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | SK Lauf | ||
| 1998–2004 | TSV Wendelstein | ||
| 2004–2005 | Henger SV | ||
| 2005–2010 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| 2012 | Karlsruher SC II | ||
| 2014 | Hamburger SV II | ||
| 2014–2015 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2015 | Hamburger SV II | ||
| 2015–2017 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2019–2021 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2023–2024 | Raja CA | ||
| 2024 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 2025–2026 | JS Kabylie | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Zinnbauer retired from playing after suffering a cartilage injury.[1]
Coaching career
Zinnbauer's coaching career started at VfB Oldenburg as head coach in 2005 and was there until 2010.[1] Then he became an assistant coach at Karlsruher SC.[1] He was head coach of Karlsruhe's reserve team from 27 March 2012 to 30 June 2012.[2] He started coaching the reserve team for Hamburger SV on 1 July 2014.[3] in the Regionalliga Nord.[4] The reserve team won 4–0 against Goslarer SC 08[5] in his first match as a head coach. He led the reserve team to eight wins in eight matches prior to becoming head coach of the first team on 16 September 2014.[4] He replaced Mirko Slomka, who was sacked the previous day.[6] His first match in–charge finished in a 0–0 draw against Bayern Munich.[7] He was sacked on 22 March 2015.[8] Peter Knäbel, the Sports Director for Hamburg, took over for the remainder of the season.[8]
Zinnbauer returned to the reserve team for the 2015–16 season[9] and was there until he was hired by FC St. Gallen on 15 September 2015.[10]
On 10 December 2019, he was appointed as a head coach of a South African professional football club Orlando Pirates FC, Joe Received Orlando Pirates at 11th Position in ABSA and finished the league in 3rd as an achievement.[11] Exactly a year later in the Premier Soccer League coach Zinnbauer won his first title in South Africa. On 12 December 2020 Orlando Pirates became the champions of the MTN 8, after beating Bloemfontein Celtic in the final 2–1.
On 30 June 2022, Zinnbauer was hired by Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia.[12] He was dismissed on 8 October 2022 following fifth consecutive league loss by Lokomotiv.[13]
On 8 June 2023, Josef Zinnbauer was appointed as manager of Raja Club Athletic starting from the end of the 2022–23 season until June 2025. He became the first-ever German coach in the history of the club.[14][15] He won the Moroccan League with Raja after four years without league titles, on top of that Raja became the first Moroccan club in history to do so undefeated.[16] In addition, he achieved the domestic double, following a 2–1 victory over AS FAR in the Throne Cup final.[17] On 23 July 2024, he announced his departure from the Moroccan club,[18] in order to join Saudi side Al Wehda.[19] He resigned on 15 November 2024 after disagreements with the club's technical directors.[20]
On 20 January 2025,[21] replacing Abdelhak Benchikha, Zinnbauer was appointed as head coach of JS Kabylie, until 30 June 2026.[22] On 21 June 2025, by finishing second in the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 1, he managed to qualify JSK for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League,[23] after another unstable season for the Kabyle club.[24] With yet another revamped JS Kabylie squad for the 2025–26 season, Zinnbauer managed to lead the Canaries to the 2025–26 CAF Champions League group stage.[25] He was dismissed by JSK, on 18 March 2026.[26]
Coaching statistics
- As of 18 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Karlsruhe II | 27 March 2012[2] | 30 June 2012[2] | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.89 | [27] |
| Hamburg II | 1 July 2014[3] | 16 September 2014[4] | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [5] |
| Hamburg | 16 September 2014[4] | 22 March 2015[8] | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25.00 | [28] |
| Hamburg II | 13 June 2015[9] | 15 September 2015[10] | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 | [29] |
| St. Gallen | 15 September 2015[10] | 4 May 2017[30] | 63 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 30.16 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 10 December 2019[11] | 16 August 2021 | 68 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 51.47 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 July 2022 | 8 October 2022 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26.67 | |
| Raja CA | 8 June 2023 | 23 July 2024 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 71.11 | |
| Al-Wehda | 24 July 2024 | 21 November 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16.67 | |
| JS Kabylie | 20 January 2025 | 18 March 2026 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 44.68 | |
| Total | 299 | 137 | 73 | 89 | 45.82 | — | ||
Honours
Manager
Orlando Pirates
- MTN 8: 2020
Raja CA
- Botola Pro: 2023–24
- Moroccan Throne Cup: 2023–24; runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Botola Pro Manager of the Season: 2023–24[31]