Gerd Zeise Explained

Gerd Zeise
Fullname:Gerd Friedrich Horst Zeise
Birth Date:6 September 1952
Currentclub:Yangon United (Head coach)
Manageryears1:1981–1983; 1986–1987
Managerclubs1:Berliner Fußball-Verband
Manageryears2:1992–1994
Managerclubs2:Rot-Weiss Essen
Manageryears3:1994–1997
Managerclubs3:FC 08 Homburg
Manageryears4:1997–1998
Managerclubs4:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Manageryears5:1998–1999
Managerclubs5:Wuppertaler SV
Manageryears6:1999–2000
Managerclubs6:KRC Harelbeke
Manageryears7:2006–2007
Managerclubs7:SHB Đà Nẵng
Manageryears8:2007–2009
Managerclubs8:New Radiant SC
Manageryears9:2011–2015
Managerclubs9:Myanmar U-19
Manageryears10:2015–2018
Managerclubs10:Myanmar
Manageryears11:2023–2023
Managerclubs11:Yangon United

Gerd Friedrich Horst Zeise (born 6 September 1952)[1] is a German football manager, currently the head coach of Yangon United in Myanmar National League. He is best known for coaching the Myanmar national team from 2015 to 2018.

Since the beginning of his engagement in Myanmar's football landscape in 2011, he was responsible for coaching the U-19, U-20, U-21 and U-23 teams and led them through various tournaments. In 2015, Zeise was appointed head coach of the Myanmar national team after the departure of Radojko Avramović.

One of the most remarkable achievements during his time in Myanmar is the 2011 BIDC Cup, held in Cambodia[2] with Myanmar’s U-21 team. In the same tournament, in 2013, the Burmese team finished as runners-up.[3] among a field of U-23 teams. Furthermore, Zeise won the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament in Brunei with Myanmar’s participating U-19 team among all U-21 teams of South East Asia.

In 2015, Zeise made history after leading the Myanmar under-20 team to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4] The following year, he coached Myanmar during the 2016 AFF Championship which the country co-hosted.[5] After 12 long years, the Chinthe reached the semi-finals for the first time, where they were beaten by their fellow co-hosts Thailand. Zeise left by mutual consent in March 2018, after the team was beaten by Kyrgyzstan and failed to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[6]

Zeise started his career in several clubs in Germany, such as Rot-Weiss Essen, FC 08 Homburg, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Wuppertaler SV. After that he coached the first division KRC Harelbeke and also managed SHB Đà Nẵng in Vietnam and New Radiant SC in the Maldives.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Myanmar. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121558/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/newzealand2015/teams/team=1889459/matches.html. dead. 19 May 2018. FIFA.com.
  2. Web site: Top marks to the Burmese. Kingdom of Football. 16 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Thailand lift 2013 BIDC Cup. The Phnom Penh Post. 11 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Raddy out, Gerd in. Myanmar Times. 19 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Profil Tim Piala AFF 2016: Myanmar. FourFourTwo Indonesia. 13 November 2016. Indonesian. 25 August 2017. 13 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062715/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/profil-tim-piala-aff-2016-myanmar. dead.
  6. Web site: Gerd left. Myanmar Times. 26 March 2018.