Karsten Baumann (born 14 October 1969) is a German

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manager and former player who last managed

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Playing career

He spent twelve years in the

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where he was mainly a player within the squad. During his youth he played one match for the Germany national U-21 team.

Coaching career

Baumann started his coaching career at Rot-Weiß Erfurt when he was hired on 19 February 2008. His first match as head coach was a 5–0 win against the reserve team of

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on 23 February 2008. He finished the 2007–08 season in seventh place and promotion to the first ever

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season. Baumann was sacked on 28 April 2009, three days after Rot-Weiß Erfurt lost to

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1–0. His next job was at

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when he was appointed on 12 June 2009. His first match as head coach of Osnabrück was a 1–0 loss to

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

. He was sacked on 21 March 2011 after losing 3–1 to

Alemannia Aachen Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...

. Then on 22 February 2012,

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

hired Baumann as head coach after Rico Schmitt was sacked the previous day. His first match as head coach of Erzgebirge Aue was a 2–0 loss to

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. He was sacked on 28 April 2013. His final match was a 0–0 draw against

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

. He then took over the job at Duisburg on 8 July 2013. On 15 April 2014, Duisburg announced that Baumann wouldn't return for another season and had his final match on 15 May 2014 in the state cup final which Duisburg won 5–2. On 9 December 2014, he was hired as the head coach of

. He was sacked on 5 December 2015.

Coaching record

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