Thomas Kristl (born 18 April 1963) is a German

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manager and former

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who is the assistant manager of Kosovo national team.

Career

His first senior football club was 1. FC Nürnberg. In 1990, he went to

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but in 1994 he went back to 1. FC Nürnberg, where he ended his career one year later after 71 appearances in the

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. His first club where he was coach was 1. FC Schnaittach. He worked there from 1997 to 2005. In the seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 he was assistant-coach at

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. After two terms at 1. FC Amberg (2006–07 and 2008) he went 2008 to SSV Jahn Regensburg in the

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(the third highest league in Germany) where he was fired on 24 November 2008. and signed on 11 July 2009 a contract as assistant of Franco Foda by

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. On 12 April 2012, after the sacking of Franco Foda, Kristl was named as caretaker manager of

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* 1963 births Living people Footballers from Regensburg German men's footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Saarbrücken players German football managers SSV Jahn Regensburg managers 3. Liga managers FC Amberg managers Men's association football midfielders Türkgücü München players 20th-century German sportsmen German expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub