Simon Köpf Explained

Birth Date:25 March 1987
Birth Place:Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:TSV Essingen (manager)
Youthclubs1:SSV Aalen
Youthclubs2:VfB Stuttgart
Youthclubs3:VfL Iggingen
Youthyears4:1997–2005
Youthclubs4:1. FC Normannia Gmünd
Youthyears5:2005–2006
Youthclubs5:SSV Ulm 1846
Years1:2006–2009
Clubs1:VfR Aalen
Caps1:23
Goals1:1
Years2:2008–2009
Clubs2:VfR Aalen II
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:2009–2013
Clubs3:Stuttgarter Kickers
Caps3:69
Goals3:2
Years4:2013–2018
Clubs4:TSV Essingen
Manageryears1:2019–2022
Managerclubs1:TSV Essingen (assistant)
Manageryears2:2022–
Managerclubs2:TSV Essingen

Simon Köpf (born March 25, 1987) is a retired German footballer who played as a central defender and current manager of TSV Essingen.

Career

Köpf began his career with VfR Aalen, and made his debut in March 2007, when he replaced Dennis Hillebrand in a Regionalliga Süd match against Bayern Munich II. He made a further four appearances in the 2006–07 season, and eighteen the following year as Aalen qualified for the new 3. Liga. After failing to make a first-team appearance in the first half of the season, he signed for Stuttgarter Kickers in January 2009, for whom he made nine appearances but was unable to prevent the club being relegated (along with Aalen). He made 43 appearances over the next two seasons, but missed almost the entire 2011–12 season due to injury: he only made one appearance, as a substitute for Vincenzo Marchese in the last minute of the season, as Kickers celebrated the Regionalliga Süd title with a 2–0 win against Bayern Munich II. He was released by Kickers in July 2013 and signed for TSV Essingen.

Coaching career

Retiring at the end of 2018, Köpf was immediately hired as the assistant manager of TSV Essingen.[1] On 10 March 2022 Köpf appointed as head coach on a temporary basis until the end of the season.[2] However, he continued in the same position prior to the 2022-23 season.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.go-ahead-bw.de/news/tsv-essingen-startet-in-neue-saison-130.html TSV Essingen startet in neue Saison
  2. https://remszeitung.de/2022/3/10/tsv-essingen-stephan-baierl-muss-gehen/ TSV Essingen: Stephan Baierl muss gehen