Rainer Ulrich
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, Württemberg-Baden, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 2023 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1971 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1983 | Karlsruher SC | 338 | (2) |
| Total | 338 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Karlsruher SC (A) | |||
| 1994–1995 | SSV Ulm | ||
| 1995–1998 | Bayern Munich (A) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 2001–2002 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 2004–2005 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | ||
| 2005–2006 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Nöttingen | ||
| 2007 | SC Fürstenfeldbruck | ||
| 2007 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 2009–2018 | Bayern Munich II (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Bayern Munich II (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Holstein Kiel (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rainer Ulrich (4 June 1949 – 9 January 2023)[2] was a German football player and manager. A defender, he made over 300 league appearances for Karlsruher SC. Following his retirement from playing, he worked as a manager for various clubs.
Ulrich's first coaching position was head coach of Karlsruher SC[1] where he was head coach from 26 April 1986 to the end of the season.[3] The stint was for four matches where he won a match, drew a match and lost two.[4] He then became an assistant coach three years later between July 1989 and June 1990 for Kalrsruhe.[1] His next head coaching job was at SSV Ulm 1846[1] which started on 1 July 1994 and lasted for a season.[5] He won 20 league matches,[6] collected 45 points,[6] and got to the second round of the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal.[7] He went on to become head coach of Bayern Munich reserve team[1] between 1 July 1995 and 30 June 1998.[8] He returned to Karlsruhe as their head coach[1] between 26 August 1998 and 15 October 1999.[3] He then took over at VfR Mannheim after Günter Sebert was sacked on 8 March 2001.[9] On 22 March 2002, Mannheim announced that Ulrich would leave the club (mutual consent) after the season and was replaced by Frank Wormuth.[10] Ulrich's final match was a 3–2 win against Eintracht Trier on 18 May 2002.[11] He then became head coach of 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on 19 July 2004.[12] The results for Schweinfurt were annulled[13] after they went bankrupt. He left Schweinfurt to return to Mannheim on 7 February 2005.[14] He signed a contract to the end of the season.[14] He eventually extended his contract and stayed until the end of the 2005–06 season.[15] During the 2005–06 season, on 27 April 2006, it was announced that Ulrich would become head coach of FC Nöttingen after the season.[15] His last match in charge was a 3–1 win against Nöttingen on 27 May 2006.[16] He left Nöttingen on 4 January 2007.[17] He then became head coach of SC Fürstenfeldbruck on 15 January 2007[18] and was there until 17 April 2007 when Mannheim hired Ulrich as head coach for the third time.[19] Ulrich was replaced by Dieter Heimen in June 2007.[20] On 18 June 2009, Bayern announced that Ulrich was an assistant coach for Mehmet Scholl. He became head coach of Bayern Munich II from 12 April 2011[21] to 9 June 2011 when Andries Jonker took over.[22] He returned to his position as assistant coach of the reserve team.[1]
