Uwe Gospodarek

Uwe Gospodarek (born 6 August 1973) is a German footballer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He works as goalkeeper coach for VfB Stuttgart.

Uwe Gospodarek
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-08-06) 6 August 1973
Place of birth Straubing, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1982–1988 SV Ascha
1988–1989 Jahn Regensburg
1989–1991 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Bayern Munich (A) 64 (0)
1991–1995 Bayern Munich 7 (0)
1995–1998 VfL Bochum 82 (0)
1998–2001 1. FC Kaiserslautern 8 (0)
2002–2003 Jahn Regensburg 51 (0)
2003–2007 Wacker Burghausen 122 (0)
2007–2009 Borussia M'gladbach 8 (0)
2009–2010 Hannover 96 0 (0)
Total 342 (0)
National team
1993–1996 Germany U21 18 (0)
Teams managed
2009 Wacker Burghausen (goalkeeper coach)[1]
2010–2013 Germany U21 (goalkeeper coach)
2012–2019 Bayern Munich (youth goalkeeper coach)
2019– VfB Stuttgart (goalkeeper coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Gospodarek started playing professionally with FC Bayern Munich, but would only manage seven first team appearances during four seasons, being barred by two internationals: first Raimond Aumann, then Oliver Kahn.[2]

Afterwards, he moved to VfL Bochum, helping it move straight from the second division into the UEFA Cup, as he only missed two league matches combined.[3]

After an unassuming stint with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Gospodarek resumed his career in the regional leagues, with SSV Jahn Regensburg,[4] joining modest second-tier outfit SV Wacker Burghausen in 2003–04. In 2007, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach, being released midway through his second season and retired in July 2009, joining former side Wacker Burghausen as goalkeepers' coach.[5]

On 20 December 2009, Gospodarek announced his comeback to active football joining Hannover 96, where he filled the vacant place after the death of Robert Enke.[6] He retired at the end of the 2009–10 campaign, without any appearances.

After retirement

On 8 August 2010, Gospodarek was appointed as the new goalkeeper coach of Germany U21 national team.[7] He left this post in October 2013, and was replaced by Klaus Thomforde.[8]

In July 2012, Gospodarek got the job as youth goalkeeper coach at Bayern Munich.[9]

Honours

References
  1. "Uwe Gospodarek wird Torwarttrainer in Burghausen" [Uwe Gospodarek is goalkeeping coach in Burghausen] (in German). tz.de. 23 September 2009.
  2. "Gospodarek Torwarttrainer in Burghausen" [Gospodarek goalkeeper coach in Burghausen] (in German). Süddeustsche. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  3. "Gospodarek kehrt zurück" [Gospodarek returns] (in German). kicker. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  4. "Jahn Regensburg 2002-03". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Uwe Gospodarek Torwarttrainer bei Wacker Burghausen" [Uwe Gospodarek goalkeepers' coach at Wacker Burghausen] (in German). Wacker Burghausen. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. "Gospodarek wird zweiter Keeper" [Gospodarek second-choice] (in German). Hannover 96. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  7. "Gospodarek wird U-21-Torwarttrainer" [Gospodarek is going to be U-21 goalkeeper coach] (in German). spox.com. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. "Thomforde neuer U21-Torwarttrainer" [Thomforde new U21-Goalkeeper Coach] (in German). spox.com. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. Schlitzke, Tobias. "Uwe Gospodarek: "Tür beim FC Bayern für junge Keeper immer offen"" [Uwe Gospodarek: "The door is always open at FC Bayern for young keepers"]. torwart.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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