Jörn Großkopf (born 29 August 1966 is a German former

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player and manager. He is currently in charge of FC Alsterbrüder.

Playing career

Großkopf, nicknamed ''"Krümel"'', was born in

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. He made his

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footballing debut for

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on 22 October 1988 as a last-minute substitute in a 1–0 home win over

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. He went on to score two goals in 30 appearances for the

-based team.

Managerial career

Sixteen years later, Großkopf returned to Millerntor to take over the

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s of FC St. Pauli's under-19 youth team and on 15 January 2009, took over as head coach of FC St. Pauli's reserve team, helping them gain promotion from the

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to the

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in his first season. In July 2013 he was appointed as manager of

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. He was sacked on 12 November 2013. In December 2014 he became assistant manager at

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. In March 2016 he became new manager of

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on a short term contract. Because he failed to get the club promoted to the

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his contract was not renewed, when it expired in May 2016. Despite having an agreement to become new Wedeler TSV manager he chose an offer from

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and was presented as manager of that club on 2 July 2016. He was sacked by Eichede in November following a terrible start to the season. In January 2017 he returned to Wedeler TSV as new manager. He left the club by mutual consent on 16 April 2018 following 6 defeats in 7 games. On 30 June 2018, Großkopf was named new manager of HEBC Hamburg. In June 2019 he became new manager of FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg. In the summer of 2022 he switched from Wilhelmburg to FC Alsterbrüder.

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* 1966 births Living people Footballers from Hamburg Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Bundesliga players FC St. Pauli players German football managers KSV Hessen Kassel managers KFC Uerdingen 05 managers Hamburg-Eimsbütteler Ballspiel-Club players 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1960s-stub