Dimitrios Grammozis
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-08) 8 July 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kaiserslautern (manager)
Youth career
1984–1988 TuS Neviges
1988–1991 SSVg Velbert
1991–1992 Borussia Velbert
1993 Wuppertaler SV
1994–1996 Uerdingen 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Uerdingen 05 57 (3)
1998–2000 Hamburger SV 32 (1)
2000–2005 Kaiserslautern 92 (3)
2002–2003 → Kaiserslautern II 2 (0)
2005–2006 1. FC Köln 19 (0)
2006–2007 Rot-Weiss Essen 8 (0)
2007–2008 Ergotelis 31 (3)
2009–2011 Omonia Nicosia 32 (1)
2011–2012 Kerkyra 34 (5)
2012–2013 VfL Bochum II 26 (1)
Total 333 (17)
International career
Greece U21 8 (0)
Managerial career
2015 VfL Bochum II
2019–2020 Darmstadt 98
2021–2022 Schalke 04
2023– Kaiserslautern
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitrios Grammozis (Greek: Δημήτριος Γραμμόζης; born 8 July 1978) is a Greek-German professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Kaiserslautern. During his playing years, he was known as a versatile defender and defensive midfielder.[1][2]

Playing career

Early years

Grammozis was born in Wuppertal and grew up in Velbert. He began his football career in 1984 with local side TuS Neviges in the Velbert neighborhood district. After four years, in 1988, Grammozis moved to SSVg Velbert, where he played for three years. His next and final stop in Velbert was a two-year stint at Borussia Velbert. In 1992, Grammozis returned to his hometown. After a year in the youth teams of Wuppertaler SV, he moved in 1994 to Uerdingen 05, where he played two more years in the A-youth. In 1996, aged 18, Grammozis played his first senior season in the 2. Bundesliga with KFC Uerdingen.[3] In 1998, after another season in the 2. Bundesliga, he was transferred to Bundesliga side Hamburger SV for €350,000.

Senior career

Grammozis spent two years with Hamburger SV, contributing to a third-place 1999–2000 Bundesliga finish and subsequent qualification to the Champions League. However, he did not manage to permanently assert himself as a regular, and in addition to the arrival of quality players, Grammozis moved to Kaiserslautern in 2000. He spent five years with The Red Devils, characterized by injury problems and difficulties with his coaches, especially in his last two seasons.

At the start of the season 2005–06 season, Grammozis moved to newly promoted side 1. FC Köln on a two-year deal. However, after the end of the season, the club prematurely terminated Grammozis' contract. As a result, on 20 July 2006 he moved on a free transfer to 2. Bundesliga newly promoted side Rot-Weiss Essen, signing a contract until 30 June 2008.

In June 2007 Grammozis left Germany and moved to Super League Greece side Ergotelis, signing a one-year contract with an option for another year. After a successful 2007–08 season with Ergotelis in which he played in 23 games and scored once,[4] the club opted to extend his contract. However, after falling out with coach Nikos Karageorgiou in November 2008, Grammozis was transferred out to Cypriot First Division side Omonia Nicosia in December for a reported €150,000.[4] He spent 2.5 years at Omonia, where he became Cypriot champion in 2010, and won the Cypriot Super Cup against Apollon Limassol.

In January 2011, Grammozis returned to the Super League Greece and joined newly promoted side Kerkyra. In the summer of 2012, he moved to VfL Bochum II, signing for two years, but ended up retiring his career at the end of the 2012–13 Regionalliga, having played in 26 games.

Coaching career

On 25 January 2014, Grammozis was hired as assistant to head coach Thomas Reis for VfL Bochum II.[5] At the start of the 2014–15 season, he took over the U-15 juniors of VfL Bochum in the Regionalliga West, his first youth team as coach.[6][7]

In March 2018, Grammozis successfully received his coaching license by the German Football Association.[8]

On 24 February 2019, he was appointed as the head coach of Darmstadt 98 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9][10]

On 2 March 2021, he was appointed as the fifth head coach of Schalke 04 during the 2020–21 Bundesliga season. He received a contract until 2022.[11] On 6 March 2022, he was relieved from his duties.[12]

On 3 December 2023, he was appointed as the head coach of Kaisereslautern.[13]

Personal life

Grammozis parents hail from Kefalovryso, Ioannina.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uerdingen 05 1996–97[15] 2. Bundesliga 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2
1997–98[15] 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Total 57 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 3
Hamburger SV 1998–99[15] Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
1999–00[15] 17 1 1 0 5 0 — 23 1
Total 32 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 40 1
Kaiserslautern 2000–01[15] Bundesliga 23 0 2 0 10 0 2[a] 0 37 0
2001–02[15] 17 1 3 0 — — 20 1
2002–03[15] 27 0 4 1 0 0 — 31 1
2003–04[15] 12 1 0 0 2 0 — 14 1
2004–05[15] 13 1 2 0 — — 15 1
Total 92 3 11 1 12 0 2 0 117 4
Kaiserslautern II 2002–03[15] Regionalliga Süd 2 0 — — — 2 0
1. FC Köln 2005–06[15] Bundesliga 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Rot-Weiss Essen 2006–07[15] 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Ergotelis 2007–08 Superleague 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
2008–09 8 2 1 0 — — 9 2
Total 31 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 3
Omonia Nicosia 2008–09 First Division 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
2009–10 15 0 0 0 2 0 — 17 0
2010–11 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Total 32 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 35 1
Kerkyra 2010–11 Superleague 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
2011–12 25 4 3 0 — — 28 4
Total 34 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 5
VfL Bochum II 2012–13[15] Regionalliga West 26 1 — — — 26 1
Career total 333 17 23 1 20 0 2 0 378 18
  1. ^ Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal

Managerial

As of 4 February 2024[16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
VfL Bochum II 6 January 2015 23 May 2015 16 4 2 10 20 25 −5 025.00
Darmstadt 98 24 February 2019 29 June 2020 47 20 15 12 68 58 +10 042.55
Schalke 04 2 March 2021 6 March 2022 38 15 6 17 62 59 +3 039.47
Kaisereslautern 3 December 2023 Present 7 3 0 4 12 10 +2 042.86
Total 108 42 23 43 162 152 +10 038.89

References

  1. ^ Grammozis übernimmt U16 – Folgt Reis auf Wosz? Archived 15 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, derwesten.de, 27 May 2015
  2. ^ Trainers, vfl-bochum.de
  3. ^ "KFC Uerdingen 1996–97". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Στην Ομόνοια ο Γραμμόζης (in Greek). athleticradio.gr. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "VfL Bochum 1848 U23: Der Kader 2013/14" (in German). vfl-bochum.de. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. ^ Nachwuchs: Grammozis übernimmt U15[permanent dead link], VfL-Bochum.de vom 2. Juni 2014
  7. ^ Grammozis übernimmt die U15, reviersport.de vom 2. Juni 2014
  8. ^ DFB vergibt 25 neue Fußball-Lehrer-Lizenzen, dfb.de
  9. ^ "Mit "Malocher-Mentalität" und "ehrlicher Arbeit"". sv98.de (in German). 24 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Grammozis verlässt Darmstadt im Sommer – und erklärt, warum". kicker.de (in German). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Dimitrios Grammozis ist neuer Chef-Trainer des S04". schalke04.de. Schalke 04. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Nach Sturz auf Platz sechs: Schalke 04 entlässt Grammozis". kicker.de (in German). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Dimitrios Grammozis wird Cheftrainer beim FCK". fck.de. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  14. ^ Από το Κεφαλόβρυσο ... υποψήφιος για τον πάγκο του Αμβούργου epiruspost.gr
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Dimitrios Grammozis » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  16. ^ Dimitrios Grammozis coach profile at Soccerway

External links

1. FC Kaiserslautern – current squad
2023–24 2. Bundesliga managers
Dimitrios Grammozis managerial positions
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