| Jürgen Press | |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Ingolstadt, West Germany |
| Currentclub: | Uerdingen 05 (manager) |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2008 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Ingolstadt 04 |
| Manageryears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs2: | Wacker Burghausen |
| Manageryears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs3: | Deportes Valdivia |
| Manageryears4: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs4: | Uerdingen 05 |
Jürgen Press (born 31 October 1965) is a German football manager who most recently managed Uerdingen 05.
FC Ingolstadt 04, a newly formed club, started pre–season on 25 June 2004.[1] They played 34 Oberliga matches over 38 matchdays.[2] The first match of the 2004–05 season was a 0–0 draw against SC 04 Schwabach on 31 July 2004.[2] They defeated 1. FC Nürnberg II and FC Ismaning to open the season on a three match undefeated streak (two wind and a draw).[2] The club's first loss of the season was a 2–1 result on 14 August 2004 against FC Memmingen.[2] They then went on a six–match winning streak. Their biggest win was a 5–1 result on 19 April 2005 against SpVgg Weiden.[2] They finished the season, in second place, a point behind SpVgg Bayreuth.[3]
The 2005–06 season started with a 3–1 win against Ismaning on 30 July 2005.[4] On 20 August 2005, Ingolstadt were knocked out of the German Cup in a shoot–out against 1. FC Saarbrücken.[5] They finished the season in first place; 11 points above 1. FC Nürnberg II.[6]
The 2006–07 season was played in the Regionalliga Süd and started on 5 August 2006 with a 3–0 loss against Saarbrücken.[7] During the season, they defeated Hessen Kassel 5–0 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 4–0.[7] However, they lost to Saarbrücken for the second time during the season.[7] This time the result was 6–0.[7] They finished the season in fifth place.[8]
They started the 2007–08 season with a 3–2 loss to Stuttgarter Kickers on 27 July 2007.[9] Press was sacked on 1 January 2008 and was replaced by Thorsten Fink three days later.[10] His final match was a 1–1 draw against SV Elversberg on 8 December 2007.[9]
Press was hired on 8 June 2009 to be the manager of Wacker Burghausen.[11] It was a combined role of head coach and management.[11] His first match and win was a 4–3 result against Borussia Dortmund II.[12] His first loss came in a 2–0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig on 15 August 2009.[13]
He started the 2010–11 season with a 4–1 loss on 24 July 2010.[14] Then Burghausen followed with a pair of 1–1 draws against Bayern Munich II on 31 July 2010 and Wehen Wiesbaden on 4 August 2010.[15] Press was sacked on 11 August 2010 and was replaced by Mario Basler.[16] His final match was a 2–0 loss to Jahn Regensburg on 7 August 2010.[15]
He was appointed as the head coach of Uerdingen 05 on 30 April, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[17]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 25 June 2004 | 1 January 2008 | |||||||||
| Wacker Burghausen | 8 June 2009 | 11 August 2010 | |||||||||
| Total | — | ||||||||||