Björn Mehnert Explained

Birth Date:1976 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Dortmund, West Germany
Height:1.84 m[1]
Position:Defender, midfielder
Currentclub:Wuppertaler SV (Head coach)
Years1:1995–1998
Clubs1:Borussia Dortmund II
Years2:1997–1998
Clubs2:Borussia Dortmund
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–1999
Clubs3:LR Ahlen
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:1999–2002
Clubs4:Borussia Dortmund II
Caps4:119
Goals4:9
Years5:2002–2007
Clubs5:Wuppertaler SV
Caps5:124
Goals5:8
Years6:2007
Clubs6:Preußen Münster
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Years7:2007–2009
Clubs7:Wuppertaler SV II
Years8:2009–2010
Clubs8:Westfalia Rhynern
Years9:2010–2011
Clubs9:SV Hohenlimburg
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Managerclubs1:Wuppertaler SV II (player-assistant)
Manageryears2:2009–2010
Managerclubs2:Westfalia Rhynern (player-assistant)
Manageryears3:2010–2011
Managerclubs3:SV Hohenlimburg (player-coach)
Manageryears4:2012–2017
Managerclubs4:Westfalia Rhynern
Manageryears5:2017–2020
Managerclubs5:SC Wiedenbrück
Manageryears6:2020
Managerclubs6:Rot Weiss Ahlen
Manageryears7:2020–
Managerclubs7:Wuppertaler SV

Björn Mehnert (born 24 August 1976) is a German football manager and a former player who played as a defender or midfielder.

Career

Mehnert began his career with his hometown club, Borussia Dortmund, and progressed through the reserve team, being promoted to the first-team squad of the then-European champions in 1997. He made his debut in the second leg of the UEFA Super Cup against Barcelona, replacing Steffen Freund as a 20th-minute substitute, and made three appearances in the Bundesliga, and one in the Champions League, against Sparta Prague.

Mehnert left Dortmund at the end of the 1997–98 season, joining ambitious Regionalliga side LR Ahlen, but returned six months later for another couple of seasons in Dortmund's reserve team. In 2002, he signed for Wuppertaler SV, where he spent four and a half seasons, leaving in January 2007 to join Preußen Münster. Six months later he returned to Wuppertal to play for the reserve team, before joining amateur side Westfalia Rhynern. In 2010, he was appointed as player-manager of SV Hohenlimburg, before returning to manage Rhynern a year later, having retired. He also works for VfL Osnabrück, in the capacity of sports marketing and video analysis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mehnert, Björn . German . kicker.de . 6 February 2013.