Matthias Kohler (born 9 June 1991) is a German

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manager who was recently the head coach for

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Volendam Volendam () is a tourist town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Edam-Volendam, Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing wor ...

Playing career

As a youth player, Kohler joined the youth academy of German

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SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

after playing for the youth academy of

FC Schaffhausen FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss Association football, football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club set to plays in the Promotion League from 2025–26, the third tier of Swiss football after relegation from Challenge League (Switzerland), Ch ...

in the Swiss lower leagues.

Managerial career

Kohler started his career with the youth academy of South African club Cape Town All Stars. In 2019, Kohler was appointed manager of

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak First Football League after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its hom ...

in the Slovakian top flight. In 2020, he was appointed manager of Swiss third division team FC Basel II. In June 2023,

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announced that Kohler would become the club's new head coach for the 2023–24 season. On 3 December 2023, Kohler resigned his position of becoming the manager.

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* Living people 1991 births German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders German football managers AS Trenčín managers FC Volendam managers Slovak First Football League managers Eredivisie managers German expatriate football managers German expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate football managers in Slovakia German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands People from Waldshut-Tiengen Footballers from Freiburg (region) 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub