Rainer Ulrich (4 June 1949 – 9 January 2023)KSC-Familie trauert um Rainer Ulrich
was a German football player and manager. A defender, he made over 300 league appearances for

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

. Following his retirement from playing, he worked as a manager for various clubs.

Coaching career

Ulrich's first coaching position was head coach of

where he was head coach from 26 April 1986 to the end of the season. The stint was for four matches where he won a match, drew a match and lost two. He then became an assistant coach three years later between July 1989 and June 1990 for Kalrsruhe. His next head coaching job was at

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separat ...

which started on 1 July 1994 and lasted for a season. He won 20 league matches, collected 45 points, and got to the second round of the

1994–95 DFB-Pokal The 1994–95 DFB-Pokal was the 52nd season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 13 August 1994 and ended on 24 June 1995. In the final Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated V ...

. He went on to become head coach of

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

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between 1 July 1995 and 30 June 1998. He returned to Karlsruhe as their head coach between 26 August 1998 and 15 October 1999. He then took over at

VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim. The club captured the n ...

after

Günter Sebert Günter Sebert (born 29 May 1948) is a German former football player and manager. He is the former sport director of SV Waldhof Mannheim. Playing career Sebert began his career in 1957 as a nine-year-old in the youth team of SV Waldhof Mannheim ...

was sacked on 8 March 2001. On 22 March 2002, Mannheim announced that Ulrich would leave the club (mutual consent) after the season and was replaced by

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. Ulrich's final match was a 3–2 win against

Eintracht Trier SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known as Eintracht Trier (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier ...

on 18 May 2002. He then became head coach of 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on 19 July 2004. The results for Schweinfurt were annulled after they went bankrupt. He left Schweinfurt to return to Mannheim on 7 February 2005. He signed a contract to the end of the season. He eventually extended his contract and stayed until the end of the 2005–06 season. During the 2005–06 season, on 27 April 2006, it was announced that Ulrich would become head coach of

FC Nöttingen FC Nöttingen is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the Nöttingen district of Remchingen, Baden-Württemberg. The footballers are part of a sports club of more than 500 members that also has departments for table tenni ...

after the season. His last match in charge was a 3–1 win against Nöttingen on 27 May 2006. He left Nöttingen on 4 January 2007. He then became head coach of SC Fürstenfeldbruck on 15 January 2007 and was there until 17 April 2007 when Mannheim hired Ulrich as head coach for the third time. Ulrich was replaced by Dieter Heimen in June 2007. On 18 June 2009, Bayern announced that Ulrich was an assistant coach for

Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Tobias Scholl (born Mehmet Tobias Yüksel; 16 October 1970) is a German Association football, football manager and former player. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. During his care ...

. He became head coach of Bayern Munich II from 12 April 2011 to 9 June 2011 when Andries Jonker took over. He returned to his position as assistant coach of the reserve team.

Coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulrich, Rainer 1949 births 2023 deaths German men's footballers Karlsruher SC players German football managers Karlsruher SC managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga managers FC Bayern Munich II managers SSV Ulm 1846 managers Men's association football defenders 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 managers FC Nöttingen managers VfR Mannheim players VfR Mannheim managers 20th-century German sportsmen