Mathias Jack

Mathias Jack (born 15 February 1969 in Leipzig) is a German football manager and former footballer who played primarily as a defender and was last both player and manager of DJK Amisia Rheine 1926. He is currently working as interim manager for Fortuna Düsseldorf II.

Mathias Jack

Personal information
Full name	Mathias Jack
Date of birth	(1969-02-15) 15 February 1969
Place of birth	Leipzig, East Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf II (caretaker)
Youth career
	Lokomotive Leipzig
0000–1986	BSG Chemie Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1990	BSG Chemie Leipzig	41	(1)
1990–1991	Wismut Aue	38	(0)
1991–1993	VfB Oldenburg	55	(2)
1993–1995	Rot-Weiss Essen	64	(3)
1995–1997	VfL Bochum	56	(2)
1997–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf	36	(1)
1999–2003	Hibernian	109	(4)
2003	Grindavík	8	(0)
2003	Raith Rovers	6	(0)
2004–2005	Sachsen Leipzig	28	(3)
2005–2006	Grindavík	14	(0)
2006–2008	SV Meppen	49	(5)
2008–2009	DJK Amisia Rheine
Teams managed
2008–2009	DJK Amisia Rheine
2013–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf II (assistant)
2015–	Fortuna Düsseldorf II (caretaker)[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jack began his career with Wismut Aue before moving to VfB Oldenburg in 1991. Following two years with them, Jack had a similar length of spell with Rot-Weiss Essen. Jack played for Essen in the 1994 German Cup Final. He then had spells with VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Jack moved to Scottish side Hibernian in 1999, going on to make over 100 appearances for the Easter Road side. He played for Hibs in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final, a 3–0 defeat by Celtic. Following his departure in the summer of 2003,[2] Jack had a short spell with Raith Rovers in November[3] before returning to his hometown with Sachsen Leipzig. In 2005, Jack moved abroad again to Icelandic side Grindavik before returning to Germany in 2006 with SV Meppen.

Jack joined Rheine in January 2008, initially signing a contract until the end of the season.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Germany			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
1986–87	BSG Chemie Leipzig	DDR-Liga					–		–
1987–88							–		–
1988–89							–		–
1989–90							–		–
1990–91	Wismut Aue		38	0			–		–
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
1991–92	VfB Oldenburg	2. Bundesliga	26	2			–		–
1992–93			29	0	–		–		–		29	0
1993–94	Rot-Weiss Essen		33	1	6	0	–		–		39	1
1994–95		Regionalliga	31	2	0	0	–		–		31	2
1995–96	VfL Bochum	2. Bundesliga	27	1	1	0	–		–		28	1
1996–97		Bundesliga	29	1	2	0	–		–		31	1
1997–98	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2. Bundesliga	23	1	0	0	–		–		23	1
1998–99			13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1999–00	Hibernian F.C.	Premier League	22	1	2	0	2	0	–		26	1
2000–01			37	0	4	1	2	0	–		43	1
2001–02			31	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	36	0
2002–03			19	3	2	0	0	0	–		21	3
Iceland			League		Icelandic Cup		Deildabikar		Europe		Total
2003	Grindavík	Úrvalsdeild	8	0					2	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04	Raith Rovers F.C.	First Division	6	0					–
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
2004–05	FC Sachsen Leipzig	Oberliga	28	3	–		–		–		28	3
Iceland			League		Icelandic Cup		Deildabikar		Europe		Total
2005	Grindavík	Úrvalsdeild
2006
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
2006–07	SV Meppen	Oberliga	34	2	–		–		–		34	2
2007–08			15	3	–		–		–		15	3
2008–09	DJK Amisia Rheine				–		–		–
Total	East Germany		79	1			0	0	0	0
	Germany						0	0	0	0
	Scotland		115	4					2	0
	Iceland		22	0					2	0
Career total

References

1. "Jack übernimmt für Aksoy bei Fortunas Zweitvertretung". Fupa. 23 February 2015.
2. "Smith stays a Hibee". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
3. "Mathias Jack". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

External links

• Mathias Jack at Soccerbase