Thomas Reis
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-04) 4 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Wertheim am Main, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1989 FC Wertheim-Eichel
1989–1990 VfB Stuttgart
1990–1992 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Eintracht Frankfurt 16 (2)
1995–2003 VfL Bochum 176 (16)
2002–2003 VfL Bochum II 1 (1)
2003–2004 FC Augsburg 27 (3)
2004–2005 Eintracht Trier 23 (1)
2005–2006 Waldhof Mannheim 4 (1)
Total 247 (24)
International career
1993–1995 Germany U-21 7 (0)
Managerial career
2011 VfL Bochum (women)
2014–2015 VfL Bochum II
2019–2022 VfL Bochum
2022–2023 Schalke 04
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Reis (born 4 October 1973) is a German former professional footballer, who last managed Schalke 04.[1][2][3][4][5]

Managerial career

VfL Bochum

After previously serving as the women’s team and as the academy’s head coach, VfL Bochum appointed Reis as manager, who guided them to promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2020–21 season.[6] However, after Bochum’s worst start to a Bundesliga season in their history, Reis was sacked in September 2022.[7]

Schalke 04

In October 2022, Reis was appointed as manager of Bundesliga strugglers Schalke 04.[8] After four defeats in the first seven games of the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga season, he was sacked on 27 September 2023.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt 1992–93 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
1993–94 9 1 0 0 — 1 0 10 1
1994–95 4 1 0 0 — 0 0 4 1
Total 16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2
VfL Bochum 1995–96 2. Bundesliga 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
1996–97 Bundesliga 34 2 3 0 — — 37 2
1997–98 23 1 2 0 1 0 5 1 31 2
1998–99 25 5 2 2 — — 27 7
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 18 0 4 1 — — 22 1
2000–01 Bundesliga 12 3 0 0 — — 12 3
2001–02 2. Bundesliga 15 3 1 0 — — 16 3
2002–03 Bundesliga 18 1 2 0 — — 20 1
Total 176 16 15 3 1 0 5 1 197 20
VfL Bochum II 2002–03 Oberliga Westfalen 1 1 — — — 1 1
FC Augsburg 2003–04 Regionalliga Süd 27 3 — — — 27 3
Eintracht Trier 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 23 1 — — — 27 3
Waldhof Mannheim 2005–06 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 4 1 — — — 4 1
Career total 247 24 15 3 1 0 6 1 269 28

Managerial statistics

As of 27 September 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
VfL Bochum II 27 January 2014 6 January 2015 35 6 12 17 40 51 −11 017.14 [10]
VfL Bochum 6 September 2019 12 September 2022 112 48 23 41 170 163 +7 042.86 [11]
Schalke 04 27 October 2022 27 September 2023 31 9 8 14 39 61 −22 029.03 [12]
Total 178 63 43 72 249 275 −26 035.39 —

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Reis" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Reis, Thomas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Bochums U19-Trainer Thomas Reis wechselt nach Wolfsburg". derwesten.de (in German). 1 May 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Thomas Reis wird neuer VfL-Cheftrainer". vfl-bochum.de. 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Schalke 04 to take on relegation battle with Thomas Reis as head coach". Schalke 04. 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "VfL Bochum: Welcome back to the Bundesliga!". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Bochum dismiss head coach Thomas Reis". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Thomas Reis named new Schalke head coach". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Schalke 04 relieve head coach Thomas Reis of his duties with immediate effect". schalke04.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. ^ "VfL Bochum II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ^ "VfL Bochum – Trainer". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. ^ "FC Schalke 04 – Trainer". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2022.

External links

VfL Bochum – managers
FC Schalke 04 – managers
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