Stefan Lorenz
Stefan Lorenz (born 19 September 1981) is a German football manager and former player. He is currently a player-head coach at FC Blau-Gelb Überruhr. Lorenz was the team captain of Rot-Weiss Essen and spent two seasons in the Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg. Playing career Born in Berlin, Lorenz' career began with Berliner FC Dynamo. He then moved to VfL Wolfsburg, where he was mainly used in the amateur team in the Oberliga and Regionalliga. He only played one Bundesliga game at VfL. In 2005 Lorenz went to Rot-Weiss Essen where he was the captain team captain. He played until the summer 2009, where his contract wasn't extended. He played 94 games for RWE and scored two goals. Coaching and later career On 22 October 2009, it was announced that Lorenz would move to the 3. Liga club Wuppertaler SV. In September 2010, he was also working as a youth coach at SV Bottrop-Vonderort 1949, working together with his brother Michael Lorenz, beside his playing career at Wuppertaler. He ended his football career in the summer 2012 due to long-term knee problems. On 1 July 2012, Lorenz left SV Bottrop-Vonderort 1949 and became U19 head coach at SV Rhenania Bottrop. Beside