| Karsten Baumann | |
| Birth Date: | 1969 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oldenburg, West Germany[1] |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Glückauf Oldenburg |
| Youthclubs2: | TuS Eversten |
| Years1: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs1: | VfB Oldenburg |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1988–1998 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps2: | 220 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 1998–2000 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Clubs4: | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs5: | Viktoria Köln |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Wuppertaler SV Borussia |
| Caps6: | 62 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs7: | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 389 |
| Totalgoals: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1990 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany Olympic |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1992 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U-21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs1: | Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
| Manageryears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Managerclubs2: | VfL Osnabrück |
| Manageryears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs3: | Erzgebirge Aue |
| Manageryears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs4: | MSV Duisburg |
| Manageryears5: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs5: | Hansa Rostock |
Karsten Baumann (born 14 October 1969) is a German football manager and former player[2] who last managed Hansa Rostock.[3]
He spent twelve years in the Bundesliga where he was mainly a player within the squad.
During his youth he played one match for the Germany national U-21 team.
Baumann started his coaching career at Rot-Weiß Erfurt when he was hired on 19 February 2008.[4] His first match as head coach was a 5–0 win against the reserve team of VfL Wolfsburg on 23 February 2008.[5] He finished the 2007–08 season in seventh place and promotion to the first ever 3. Liga season.[6] Baumann was sacked on 28 April 2009,[7] three days after Rot-Weiß Erfurt lost to Kickers Emden 1–0.[8]
His next job was at VfL Osnabrück[9] when he was appointed on 12 June 2009.[10] His first match as head coach of Osnabrück was a 1–0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig.[11] He was sacked on 21 March 2011 after losing 3–1 to Alemannia Aachen.[12]
Then on 22 February 2012, Erzgebirge Aue hired Baumann as head coach after Rico Schmitt was sacked the previous day.[13] His first match as head coach of Erzgebirge Aue was a 2–0 loss to Energie Cottbus.[14] He was sacked on 28 April 2013.[15] His final match was a 0–0 draw against MSV Duisburg.[16]
He then took over the job at Duisburg on 8 July 2013.[17] On 15 April 2014, Duisburg announced that Baumann wouldn't return for another season[18] and had his final match on 15 May 2014 in the state cup final which Duisburg won 5–2.[19]
On 9 December 2014, he was hired as the head coach of Hansa Rostock.[20] He was sacked on 5 December 2015.[21]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 February 2008 | 28 April 2009 | [22] | ||||||||
| VfL Osnabrück | 12 June 2009 | 21 March 2011 | [23] | ||||||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 22 February 2012 | 28 April 2013 | |||||||||
| MSV Duisburg | 8 July 2013 | 15 May 2014 | [24] | ||||||||
| Hansa Rostock | 9 December 2014 | Present | [25] | ||||||||
| Total | — | ||||||||||