Jens_Kraemer
Jens Kraemer
Canadian soccer player and coach
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Kraemer | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 60) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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.
- "Durham Lords Athletics - Jens Kraemer - 2016-17 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff - Durham College". durhamlords.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- "Toronto Nationals 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.
- Waddell, Dave (September 5, 1987). "Tirikian's wait lift for Wheels". The Windsor Star. p. 34.
- "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- "86ers double up on Intrepid". Newspapers.com. Ottawa Citizen. June 27, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- "The APSL lineup for 1994". Newspapers.com. The Vancouver Sun. July 2, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Lodes, Kirk J. (2008-01-01). The American Soccer Guide. Kirk Lodes. ISBN 9781930852099.
- Glover, Robin. "CNSL July 17th". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- "CNSL comes to Oakville, home opener Saturday". Oakville Beaver. June 12, 1996. p. 35.
- "UOIT Ridgebacks soccer team adds Goran Bebek to coaching staff". Oshawa This Week. July 14, 2010.
- "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- Futhey, Paul (September 12, 2004). "Kraemer cream of the crop; Former CPSL coach takes over Whitby job". Oshawa This Week. p. 12.
- "Academy Starts Five-Month Pilot Project". torontofc.com.