Ronny Kockel

Ronny Kockel
Personal information
Date of birth	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
1995–1999	VfR Pforzheim
1999	SV Sandhausen
2000	VfB Gaggenau
2000–2001	TSF Ditzingen
2001–2002	Stuttgarter Kickers
2002–2004	VfV Hildesheim
2004–2005	Arminia Bielefeld II
2005–2006	Olympiakos Nicosia
2006–2007	Eintracht Trier
2008	Paykan
2009	VfR Mannheim
2009–2011	KFC Uerdingen 05
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

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

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

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

External links

Ronny Kockel at WorldFootball.net

[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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