Christoph Dabrowski Explained

Christoph Dabrowski
Birth Name:Krzysztof Dąbrowski
Height:1.95 m
Birth Date:1 August 1978
Birth Place:Katowice, Poland
Currentclub:Rot-Weiss Essen (manager)
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:1988–1993
Youthclubs1:1. FC Schöneberg
Youthyears2:1993–1994
Youthclubs2:BFC Preußen Berlin
Youthyears3:1994–1995
Youthclubs3:Hertha BSC
Youthyears4:1995–1996
Youthclubs4:Werder Bremen
Years1:1996–2001
Clubs1:Werder Bremen II
Caps1:51
Goals1:2
Years2:1998–2001
Clubs2:Werder Bremen
Caps2:49
Goals2:3
Years3:2001–2003
Clubs3:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps3:57
Goals3:5
Years4:2003–2006
Clubs4:Hannover 96
Caps4:78
Goals4:3
Years5:2006–2013
Clubs5:VfL Bochum
Caps5:192
Goals5:23
Years6:2009
Clubs6:VfL Bochum II
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:429
Totalgoals:36
Nationalyears1:1997–1999
Nationalteam1:Germany U-21
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1998
Nationalteam2:Germany Olympic
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1999–2004
Nationalteam3:Germany B
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Manageryears1:2018–2021
Managerclubs1:Hannover 96 II
Manageryears2:2021–2022
Managerclubs2:Hannover 96
Manageryears3:2022–
Managerclubs3:Rot-Weiss Essen

Christoph Dabrowski (born Krzysztof Dąbrowski; 1 August 1978) is a German football manager and former player who manages Rot-Weiss Essen.[1] [2] He played for Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld, Hannover 96 and VfL Bochum.[1] [3]

Club career

On 11 May 1999, Dabrowski scored the decisive goal in Werder Bremen's 1–0 win against Schalke 04 and greatly contributed to the club's Bundesliga survival. It was also the first match with manager Thomas Schaaf in charge of the team.[4] Shortly afterwards he helped them win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, starting in the final against Bayern Munich as Bremen won on penalties.[5]

International career

Of Polish descent, Dabrowski owns dual German-Polish citizenship and in October 2005 the Polish Football Association requested to nominate Dabrowski for their national team. However, the FIFA rejected the request because Dabrowski was not entitled to play for Poland, as he had already played for the German Team 2006.[6]

Managerial career

On 10 October 2013, Dabrowski was named as the new assistant manager of Hannover 96's reserve team, Hannover 96 II.[7] He left this position on 28 January 2014, and was picked as the new manager of the U17 team of Hannover 96.[8]

On 11 June 2015, Dabrowski was named as the new assistant coach of Hannover 96 under manager Michael Frontzeck.[9]

On 1 December 2021, Dabrowski was announced as interim coach of Hannover 96 after Jan Zimmermann was sacked.[10] The appointment was made permanent on 21 December 2021, after the team had won two out of three matches under Dabrowski; he received a contract until the end of the season.[11] After the 2021–22 season he left Hannover.[12] In June 2022, he was appointed by Rot-Weiss Essen.[13]

Personal life

Dabrowski was born in Katowice and emigrated in the age of six years with his mother as an ethnic German (Aussiedler) – his maternal grandfather had served in the German Wehrmacht and therefore got an Aussiedler status[14] – from his country of birth and settled in West-Berlin.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalDFB-LigapokalEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II1996–97Regionalliga Nord160160
1997–9823200232
1998–999010100
1999–00000000
2000–01300030
Total512100000522
Werder Bremen1998–99Bundesliga15120171
1999–00282411061394
2000–0160000060
Total493611061625
Arminia Bielefeld2001–022. Bundesliga30420324
2002–03Bundesliga27110281
Total575300000605
Hannover 962003–04Bundesliga27020290
2004–0519030220
2005–0632320343
Total783700000853
VfL Bochum2006–07Bundesliga31330343
2007–0828520305
2008–0931610326
2009–1029120311
2010–112. Bundesliga29410304
2011–1230231333
2012–1314220162
Total19223141000020624
VfL Bochum II2009–10Regionalliga West2020
Career total42936312106146739

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Hannover 96 II1 July 20181 December 2021
Hannover 961 December 202116 May 2022
Rot-Weiss Essen28 June 2022Present
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mein VfL Saison 2006/2007 Heft 1 . 20 August 2006 . Portrait: Christoph Dabrowski (pages 11–14) . German . . 16 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105111452/http://www.vfl-bochum.de/vfl2006/mehrvfl/magazin/0607/magazin_2006_08_20.pdf . 5 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Christoph Dabrowski . German . . 19 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Dabrowski, Christoph . German . . 19 February 2010.
  4. News: Sander. Carsten. Die Helden von 1999 erinnern sich. 7 October 2017. Kreiszeitung Syke. 2 May 2016. German.
  5. Web site: Werder Bremen ist DFB-Pokalsieger . kicker.de . 28 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Die deutschen Gegner: Polen . The German opponents: Poland . 2006 . . German . 16 December 2010.
  7. Web site: Dabro steigt bei den Roten ein . German . Bild . 11 October 2013 . 11 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Dabrowski wird Trainer der U17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617211352/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/newsfeeds/detailansicht/news/Dabrowski_wird_Trainer_der_U17.html?no_cache=1 . dead . 17 June 2015 . German . hannover96.de . 28 January 2014 .
  9. Web site: Christoph Dabrowski neuer Co-Trainer . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614034819/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/alle-news/detailansicht/news/Christoph_Dabrowski_neuer_Co_Trainer.html . dead . 14 June 2015 . German . hannover96.de . 11 June 2015 .
  10. Web site: Gegen den HSV auf der Bank: Christoph Dabrowski übernimmt als Interimscoach. hannover96.de . Hannover 96 . 1 December 2021 . 1 December 2021 . de.
  11. Web site: Auch im neuen Jahr: Christoph Dabrowski bleibt 96-Cheftrainer . hannover96.de . Hannover 96 . 21 December 2021 . 21 December 2021 . de.
  12. Web site: Verabschiedung gegen Ingolstadt: Christoph Dabrowski verlässt Hannover 96 . hannover96.de . Hannover 96 . 5 May 2022 . 5 May 2022 . de.
  13. Web site: Timo Rost übernimmt als Veilchen-Chefcoach. fc-erzgebirge.de. 21 May 2022. 21 May 2022. de. 21 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521160755/https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/timo-rost-uebernimmt-als-veilchen-chefcoach/. dead.
  14. Web site: Noch hat Polen nicht gewonnen . 13 November 2005 . Der Tagesspiegel . Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH. 6 November 2014 . German.