Joseph Laumann

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Joseph Laumann
Personal information
Full name Joseph Laumann
Date of birth (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Marrakech, Morocco
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley (coach)
Youth career
2001 Oestrich-Iserlohn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004
2004–2005 Erkenschwick
2005–2006 Schalke 04 II 23 (11)
2005–2006 Schalke 04 1 (0)
2006–2007 Rot Weiss Ahlen 30 (8)
2007 VfB Lübeck 10 (0)
2008 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3 (0)
2008–2009 Sportfreunde Siegen 23 (12)
2009–2010 MSV Duisburg II 25 (3)
2010 APOP Kinyras Peyias
2011 Vissai Ninh Bình 10 (3)
2012–2013
2013–2015 65 (35)
Teams managed
2015–2017 Sportfreunde Lotte (assistant)
2017 VfL Bochum (assistant)
2017–2018 Sportfreunde Lotte (assistant)
2019–2020 Sportfreunde Lotte (assistant)
2020 Hallescher FC (assistant)
2020–2021 Barnsley (assistant)
2021 Barnsley (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Laumann (born 31 August 1983) is a Moroccan-German football coach and former player. He was most recently caretaker manager of Barnsley. He remains at the club as a coach.

Playing career[]

Laumann was born in Marrakech, Morocco. He started his career at Oestrich-Iserlohn before moving to SpVgg Erkenschwick in 2004. He was then snapped up by Bundesliga club Schalke 04 in 2005, where he also played in the reserve.

In 2006, Laumann moved to 2. Bundesliga side Rot Weiss Ahlen where he played 30 games, scoring 11 goals. He then moved on to VfB Lübeck before playing in the 3. Liga for the first half of 2008. In January 2008 he moved to Rot-Weiß Erfurt,[2] where he was fired in May 2008 after a hidden trial with Vitesse under the pseudonym "Joseph Ratzinger".[3] In July 2008, Laumann went on trial with Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic while the Scottish side were on their summer tour of Austria.[4] After playing one match for the Pars against Romanian side Timişoara, manager Jim McIntyre said that they did not come together with the German striker.[5] On 16 October 2008, after five months without a club Lauman signed a contract with Sportfreunde Siegen.[6]

Coaching career[]

Sportfreunde Lotte[]

Together with his coach from , Ismail Atalan, Laumann joined Regionalliga team Sportfreunde Lotte at the beginning of 2015 in order to work there under Atalan as his assistant coach.[7] Atalan and Laumann achieved promotion to the 3. Liga in 2016, as well as relegation there in the following season; The team also reached the quarter-finals in the 2016/17 DFB Cup.

VfL Bochum[]

In mid-July 2017, Laumann followed Atalan to the 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, where he also took on the role of assistant coach.[8] After Atalan was released three months later after only 10 games, Laumann's contract with VfL was terminated in October 2017 by mutual agreement.[9]

Return to Sportfreunde Lotte[]

In November 2017, Laumann returned to Sportfreunde Lotte, again as an assistant coach, however, this time under head coach Andreas Golombek.[10] He left the club again at the end of the season, when head coach Golombek was replaced by Matthias Maucksch.[11]

On 9 April 2018, Laumann returned to the club for the third time, once again under Ismail Atalan, who had been re-appointed as the head coach of Sportfreunde Lotte.[12]

Hallescher FC[]

On 25 February 2020, Laumann and Atalan left Sportfreunde Lotte to join Hallescher FC.[13]

Barnsley[]

On 30 October 2020, it was confirmed by English Championship club Barnsley, that Laumann had been hired as the assistant coach of French head coach Valérien Ismaël.[14] In an interview in November 2020, Laumann revealed, that him and Ismaël had been friends for several years but never worked together until now.[15]

On 1 November 2021, it was announced that Laumann would take the position of caretaker manager following the sacking of Markus Schopp. He subsequently led Barnsley to their first victory in 14 games with a 2–1 win over Derby County. Laumann lost his second game as caretaker to Hull City in a 2–0 defeat. Laumann was replaced by Poya Asbaghi on 21 November 2021, returning to a post as coach.

Personal life[]

Laumann is of German and Moroccan descent, his father is German, his mother is Moroccan. He moved from Morocco to Hagen, Germany at the age of 10.[16]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 6 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Barnsley (caretaker) England 1 November 2021 21 November 2021 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33 [17]
Total 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 033.33 —

References[]

  1. ^ "Joseph Laumann". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ "FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt verpflichtet den Offensivspieler Joseph Laumann (24)" (PDF) (in German). rot-weiss-erfurt.de. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Als Ratzinger in Holland zur Probe" (in German). reviersport.de. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Dunfermline take striker on trial". BBC Sport. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline 1 FC Timişoara 4". dafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Joseph Laumann ist neuer Stürmer bei den Sportfreunden" (in German). sportfreunde-siegen.de. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009.
  7. ^ Die kuriose 38-Sekunden-Karriere von Ex-Schalker Laumann, derwesten.de, 13 October 2015
  8. ^ Joseph Laumann ist neuer Co-Trainer, vfl-bochum.de, 18 July 2020
  9. ^ Vertrag mit Laumann aufgelöst, vfl-bochum.de, 12 October 2017
  10. ^ Sportfreunde Lotte: Joe Laumann ist wieder Co-Trainer, noz.de, 1 November 2017
  11. ^ Lotte – 2 Zugänge müssen wieder gehen, reviersport.de, 8 August 2018
  12. ^ Sportfreunde Lotte on Twitter: "Die Sportfreunde Lotte haben ..., twitter.com, 9 April 2019
  13. ^ SF Lotte: Trainer Ismail Atalan zum Halleschen FC, media-sportservice.de, 25 February 2020
  14. ^ FIRST TEAM COACHING UPDATE, barnsleyfc.co.uk, 30 October 2020
  15. ^ New coach Laumann pleased to work with Ismael for first time, barnsleychronicle.com, 6 November 2020
  16. ^ "Laumann neu im Sportfreunde-Angriff" (in German). Der Westen. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Barnsley FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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