| Birth Date: | 4 June 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Mannheim, Württemberg-Baden, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –1971 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfR Mannheim |
| Years1: | 1971–1983 |
| Clubs1: | Karlsruher SC |
| Caps1: | 338 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 338 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
| Managerclubs1: | Karlsruher SC (A) |
| Manageryears2: | 1994–1995 |
| Managerclubs2: | SSV Ulm |
| Manageryears3: | 1995–1998 |
| Managerclubs3: | Bayern Munich (A) |
| Manageryears4: | 1998–1999 |
| Managerclubs4: | Karlsruher SC |
| Manageryears5: | 2001–2002 |
| Managerclubs5: | VfR Mannheim |
| Manageryears6: | 2004–2005 |
| Managerclubs6: | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| Manageryears7: | 2005–2006 |
| Managerclubs7: | VfR Mannheim |
| Manageryears8: | 2006–2007 |
| Managerclubs8: | FC Nöttingen |
| Manageryears9: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs9: | SC Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Manageryears10: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs10: | VfR Mannheim |
| Manageryears11: | 2009–2018 |
| Managerclubs11: | Bayern Munich II (assistant) |
| Manageryears12: | 2011 |
| Managerclubs12: | Bayern Munich II (caretaker) |
| Manageryears13: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs13: | Holstein Kiel (assistant) |
| Manageryears14: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs14: | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) |
Rainer Ulrich (4 June 1949 – 9 January 2023)[1] was a German football player and manager. A defender, he made over 300 league appearances for Karlsruher SC. Following his retirement from playing, he worked as a manager for various clubs.
Ulrich's first coaching position was head coach of Karlsruher SC[2] where he was head coach from 26 April 1986 to the end of the season.[3] The stint was for four matches where he won a match, drew a match and lost two.[4] He then became an assistant coach three years later between July 1989 and June 1990 for Kalrsruhe.[2] His next head coaching job was at SSV Ulm 1846[2] which started on 1 July 1994 and lasted for a season.[5] He won 20 league matches,[6] collected 45 points,[6] and got to the second round of the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal.[7] He went on to become head coach of Bayern Munich reserve team[2] between 1 July 1995 and 30 June 1998.[8] He returned to Karlsruhe as their head coach[2] between 26 August 1998 and 15 October 1999.[3] He then took over at VfR Mannheim after Günter Sebert was sacked on 8 March 2001.[9] On 22 March 2002, Mannheim announced that Ulrich would leave the club (mutual consent) after the season and was replaced by Frank Wormuth.[10] Ulrich's final match was a 3–2 win against Eintracht Trier on 18 May 2002.[11] He then became head coach of 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on 19 July 2004.[12] The results for Schweinfurt were annulled[13] after they went bankrupt. He left Schweinfurt to return to Mannheim on 7 February 2005.[14] He signed a contract to the end of the season.[14] He eventually extended his contract and stayed until the end of the 2005–06 season.[15] During the 2005–06 season, on 27 April 2006, it was announced that Ulrich would become head coach of FC Nöttingen after the season.[15] His last match in charge was a 3–1 win against Nöttingen on 27 May 2006.[16] He left Nöttingen on 4 January 2007.[17] He then became head coach of SC Fürstenfeldbruck on 15 January 2007[18] and was there until 17 April 2007 when Mannheim hired Ulrich as head coach for the third time.[19] Ulrich was replaced by Dieter Heimen in June 2007.[20] On 18 June 2009, Bayern announced that Ulrich was an assistant coach for Mehmet Scholl. He became head coach of Bayern Munich II from 12 April 2011[21] to 9 June 2011 when Andries Jonker took over.[22] He returned to his position as assistant coach of the reserve team.[2]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC | 26 April 1986 | 30 June 1986 | |||||||||
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1995 | |||||||||
| Bayern Munich II | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | [23] [24] | ||||||||
| Karlsruher SC | 26 August 1998 | 15 October 1999 | [25] [26] | ||||||||
| VfR Mannheim | 8 March 2001 | 18 May 2002 | [27] | ||||||||
| 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 19 July 2004 | 7 February 2005 | |||||||||
| VfR Mannheim | 7 February 2005 | 27 May 2006 | [28] | ||||||||
| FC Nöttingen | 27 May 2006 | 4 January 2007 | [29] | ||||||||
| SC Fürstenfeldbruck | 15 January 2007 | 17 April 2007 | [30] | ||||||||
| VfR Mannheim | 17 April 2007 | June 2007 | [31] | ||||||||
| Bayern Munich II | 12 April 2011 | 9 June 2011 | [32] | ||||||||
| Total | — | ||||||||||