Ronny Kockel

Ronny Kockel
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-16) 16 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Räckelwitz, East Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 VfR Pforzheim
1999 SV Sandhausen 2 (0)
2000 VfB Gaggenau
2000–2001 TSF Ditzingen 30 (0)
2001–2002 Stuttgarter Kickers 17 (0)
2002–2004 VfV Hildesheim 21 (0)
2004–2005 Arminia Bielefeld II 25 (0)
2005–2006 Olympiakos Nicosia 0 (0)
2006–2007 Eintracht Trier 13 (0)
2008 Paykan 8 (0)
2009 VfR Mannheim 14 (0)
2009–2011 KFC Uerdingen 05 21 (0)
Managerial career
2012 KFC Uerdingen 05
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronny Kockel (born 16 December 1975) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

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Kockel was born in Räckelwitz. On 2 January 2008, he signed for Iran Pro League side Paykan F.C. on a six-month contract, becoming the first German professional footballer in Iran.[1]

Post-playing career

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On 3 December 2009, Kockel worked in the marketing department of his club KFC Uerdingen.[2] On 26 May 2012, he was named the successor of Jörg Jung as head coach alongside Erhan Albayrak.

References

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  1. ^ "Der erste deutsche Fußballprofi im Iran". FTD.de. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. ^ Ronny Kockel steigt in den administrativen Bereich ein Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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