Daniel Thioune

Daniel Moustapha Thioune[1] (born 21 July 1974) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

Daniel Thioune
Personal information
Full name Daniel Moustapha Thioune[1]
Date of birth (1974-07-21) 21 July 1974
Place of birth Georgsmarienhütte, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hamburger SV (head coach)
Youth career
1980–1987 Raspo Osnabrück
1987–1988 Osnabrücker SC
1988–1989 Raspo Osnabrück
1989–1992 Post SV Osnabrück
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Post SV Osnabrück
1994–1996 Sportfreunde Oesede
1996–2002 VfL Osnabrück 161 (61)
2002–2004 VfB Lübeck 47 (8)
2004–2010 LR / Rot Weiss Ahlen 112 (13)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant)
2011–2012 Rot-Weiß Erfurt (scout)
2013–2015 VfL Osnabrück U17
2015–2017 VfL Osnabrück U19
2017–2020 VfL Osnabrück
2020– Hamburger SV
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thioune spent most of his playing career at VfL Osnabrück, where he established himself as a prolific scorer from midfield. Upon retiring in 2010 after playing for multiple lower league sides, he began coaching different teams in the VfL Osnabrück academy before being appointed as the first team coach in 2017. He was hired as Hamburger SV head coach in 2020.[2][3]

Personal life

Thioune was born in Germany to a Senegalese father and German mother, and holds dual citizenship. He is the first black professional football manager in Germany.[4] As a youngster he attended the Graf-Stauffenberg High School in Osnabrück.[5] Thioune studied Sports and Pedagogy at the University of Vechta and graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree.[6][7] He is married and has a daughter and a son.[8]

Playing career

Thioune started playing for local club Raspo Osnabrück at the age of six, living across their home ground and training facilities. As a junior player, he would also play for Osnabrücker SC and Post SV Osnabrück.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of 6 July 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Osnabrück 5 October 2017 6 July 2020 105 39 33 33 152 135 +17 037.14 [9]
Hamburger SV 6 July 2020 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— [10]
Total 105 39 33 33 152 135 +17 037.14 —

Honours

Manager

Individual

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References
  1. Kenzo, Roland (6 July 2020). "Ex-Lübecker wird Trainer beim HSV und äußert sich gleich zum Thema Aufstieg". hlsports.de. HL Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "DANNY THIOUNE NEUER CO-TRAINER UND PRAKTIKANT". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. "Daniel Thioune – 2014/2015". Fussballdaten.
  4. "Emedia : DANIEL THIOUNE, D'ORIGINE SÉNÉGALAISE, PREMIER ENTRAÎNEUR NOIR EN ALLEMAGNE". emedia.sn.
  5. "„Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage" am Graf-Stauffenberg-Gymnasium". vfl.de. VfL Osnabrück. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. Harding, Jonathan (29 January 2019). "Daniel Thioune: Der Trainer, der neue Wege geht". dw.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. Riepe, Louisa (3 September 2019). "Spieltag #5 mit Trainer Daniel Thioune - Die Intensität stimmt". noz.de. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. Alberti, Stefan (26 November 2018). "VfL-Coach Daniel Thioune liefert souveränen TV-Auftritt ab". noz.de. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. "Vfl Osnabrück: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Hamburger SV: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. "Daniel Thioune ist 'Trainer der Saison'" [Daniel Thioune is "manager of the season"]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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