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Jens Kraemer
Personal information
Full name Jens Kraemer
Date of birth (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 London City
1983 Toronto Nationals
1984–1987 London Marconi
1987–1993 North York Rockets 125+ (8+)
1994 Toronto Rockets 5 (0)
1995 Toronto Italia
1996 Oakville Western Canadians
Managerial career
1997–1999 Oshawa Adria
1999 Oshawa Flames
2000–2002 Markham SC
2004–2006 Canada U15 (women)
2022– Darby FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Kraemer (born July 14, 1963) is a Canadian former soccer player and head coach who is currently the head coach for the semi-professional club Darby.

Playing career

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Kraemer began his career in 1980 in the National Soccer League with London City.[1] In 1983, he played with the Toronto Nationals of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[2] In 1984, he played with London Marconi for four seasons.[1][3] In 1988, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the North York Rockets.[4][5][6][7] After a six-year tenure in the CSL he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League.[8] In total he would appear in five matches for the club.[9]

In 1995, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League.[10] The following season he signed with Oakville Western Canadians, and made his debut for the club on June 2, 1996, in a match against North York Talons.[11]

Managerial career

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In 1997, he was the head coach for Oshawa Adria in the Motor City Soccer League. In 1999, he was appointed the head coach for Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[12] The following season he coached in the Ontario Soccer League with Markham SC. In 2004, he served as the head coach to Canada's women U-15 national team.[13] He was also named the head coach for Whitby Iroquois SC.[14]

In 2011, he was named a regional scout for TFC Academy in the Durham region.[15] In 2016, he was named as an assistant coach for the Durham College soccer team.[1]

He joined Darby FC as an assistant coach, becoming head coach in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Durham Lords Athletics - Jens Kraemer - 2016-17 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff - Durham College". durhamlords.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. ^ "Toronto Nationals 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.
  3. ^ Waddell, Dave (September 5, 1987). "Tirikian's wait lift for Wheels". The Windsor Star. p. 34.
  4. ^ "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ "86ers double up on Intrepid". Newspapers.com. Ottawa Citizen. June 27, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. ^ "Jens Kraemer soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  7. ^ "Jans Kraemer soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  8. ^ "The APSL lineup for 1994". Newspapers.com. The Vancouver Sun. July 2, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  9. ^ Lodes, Kirk J. (2008-01-01). The American Soccer Guide. Kirk Lodes. ISBN 9781930852099.
  10. ^ Glover, Robin. "CNSL July 17th". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  11. ^ "CNSL comes to Oakville, home opener Saturday". Oakville Beaver. June 12, 1996. p. 35.
  12. ^ "UOIT Ridgebacks soccer team adds Goran Bebek to coaching staff". Oshawa This Week. July 14, 2010.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  14. ^ Futhey, Paul (September 12, 2004). "Kraemer cream of the crop; Former CPSL coach takes over Whitby job". Oshawa This Week. p. 12.
  15. ^ "Academy Starts Five-Month Pilot Project". torontofc.com.
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