Christoph Kramer: Trainer career after uncertain professional future!

Christoph Kramer: Trainer career after uncertain professional future!

Christoph Kramer, the former professional of Borussia Mönchengladbach and world champion from 2014, could soon register a second home in Munich. The 34-year-old, whose contract was terminated with Borussia in August 2024, is currently active as a TV expert for ZDF, where he was already in use at the Champions League final. Next Wednesday he will comment on the North League semi-final of the German national team against Portugal in the Allianz Arena. Despite his commitment, it remains unclear when Kramer officially wants to end his active career. In an interview, he said that he missed the right time for official announcement.

Kramer, who was born in Solingen on February 19, 1991, looks back on an impressive career in German football. His football training began at BV Gräfrath in 1996 before switching to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played in various clubs and played a total of 250 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 5 goals. He was also a valuable member of the German national team with which he won the world championship title in 2014. He gave his World Cup debut against Algeria on June 30, 2014, and he was also on the pitch in the final against Argentina, although he suffered a concussion during the game.

coaching career and future plans

Kramer is currently completing the course for the coaching license A+ at the Kaiserau sports school and actively pursuing a career in the coaching profession. With this license, he could already train a team in the DFB youth league. In his endeavor to continue to be active in football, he also produced a new episode of the “Copa TS” podcast with Tommi Schmitt. There they discussed the triumph of Paris Saint-Germain, player hairstyles and first transfers in the Bundesliga.

For the future, he plans to take part in a small field national team and to publish a personal final project in the form of an article about his return as a world champion. Kramer's career was not without challenges, he had to deal with injury problems in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. Nevertheless, he remains a formative figure in German football. He currently lives in Düsseldorf with his wife, with whom he has been married since 2019.

national coach and DFB

The development of Christoph Kramer as a player and potential trainer falls into a broader context that affects the German football system. According to the German Football Association (DFB), which is responsible for the selection of national coaches, every trainer must have a coaching license to head the national team. This could benefit Kramer in the near future because he wants to train himself and strive for the next stage, the UEFA-Pro license.

The role of the national coach has shown many facets in recent years, and so far, most coaches have not been released by the DFB, but have resigned on their own or have been active according to poor results. As the story shows, great coaches like Joachim Löw and Hansi Flick have left important traces in German football.