Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jens Kraemer | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | London City | ||
1983 | Toronto Nationals | ||
1984–1987 | London Marconi | ||
1987–1993 | North York Rockets | 125+ | (8+) |
1994 | Toronto Rockets | 5 | (0) |
1995 | Toronto Italia | ||
1996 | Oakville Western Canadians | ||
Managerial career | |||
1997–1999 | Oshawa Adria | ||
1999 | Oshawa Flames | ||
2000–2002 | Markham SC | ||
2004–2006 | Canada U15 (women) | ||
2022– | Darby FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jens Kraemer (born July 14, 1963) is a Canadian former soccer player and head coach who is currently the head coach for the semi-professional club Darby.
Kraemer began his career in 1980 in the National Soccer League with London City.[1] In 1983, he played with the Toronto Nationals of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[2] In 1984, he played with London Marconi for four seasons.[1][3] In 1988, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the North York Rockets.[4][5][6][7] After a six-year tenure in the CSL he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League.[8] In total he would appear in five matches for the club.[9]
In 1995, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League.[10] The following season he signed with Oakville Western Canadians, and made his debut for the club on June 2, 1996, in a match against North York Talons.[11]
In 1997, he was the head coach for Oshawa Adria in the Motor City Soccer League. In 1999, he was appointed the head coach for Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[12] The following season he coached in the Ontario Soccer League with Markham SC. In 2004, he served as the head coach to Canada's women U-15 national team.[13] He was also named the head coach for Whitby Iroquois SC.[14]
In 2011, he was named a regional scout for TFC Academy in the Durham region.[15] In 2016, he was named as an assistant coach for the Durham College soccer team.[1]
He joined Darby FC as an assistant coach, becoming head coach in 2022.