Tim Kruse

Tim Kruse (born 10 January 1983) is a German football coach and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the assistant manager of FC Energie Cottbus.

Tim Kruse

Tim Kruse as a player for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-01-10) 10 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Energie Cottbus (assistant)
Youth career
	Union Rösrath
0000–2000	TV Hoffnungsthal
2000–2001	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Bayer Leverkusen II	56	(?)
2004–2007	Fortuna Düsseldorf	75	(7)
2007–2011	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	89	(5)
2011–2014	FC Saarbrücken	69	(3)
2014–2016	Hallescher FC	71	(5)
2016–2019	Energie Cottbus	64	(1)
International career
	Germany U-20	7	(0)
Managerial career
2020–	Energie Cottbus (assistant)
2020	Energie Cottbus (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kruse made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008 when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz.

Kruse retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[1] In January 2020, he was hired as assistant coach of Sebastian Abt at his former club, FC Energie Cottbus.^[2]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 28 May 2018.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	2001–02	Regionalliga Nord	5	0	—		5	0	[3]
	2002–03		17	1			17	1	[3]
	2003–04	Oberliga Nordrhein	34	??	1	0	35	??
	Totals		56	1	1	0	57	1	—
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	25	4	1	0	26	4	[4]
	2005–06		32	2	—		32	2	[5]
	2006–07		18	1			18	1	[6]
	Totals		75	7	1	0	76	7	—
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	34	1	—		34	1	[7]
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	32	3	1	0	33	3	[8]
	2009–10		7	0	1	0	8	0	[9]
	2010–11		16	1	0	0	16	1	[10]
	Totals		89	5	2	0	91	5	—
1. FC Saarbrücken	2011–12	3. Liga	33	1	1	0	34	1	[11]
	2012–13		22	2	1	0	23	2	[12]
	2013–14		14	0	3	0	17	0	[3]
	Totals		69	3	5	0	74	3	—
Hallescher FC	2013–14	3. Liga	15	0	—		15	0	[3]
	2014–15		33	4			33	4	[13]
	2015–16		23	1	1	0	24	1	[14]
	Totals		71	5	1	0	72	5	—
Energie Cottbus	2016–17	Regionalliga Nordost	23	0	—		23	0	[15]
	2017–18		24	1	1	0	25	1	[16]
	Totals		47	1	1	0	48	1	—
Career totals			407	22	11	0	418	22	—