Jakob Fimpel

Jakob Fimpel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Filderstadt, Germany
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04 II (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2022–2024 Schalke 04 II
2024 Schalke 04 (interim)
2024–2025 Schalke 04 II
2025 Schalke 04 (interim)
2025– Schalke 04 II

Jakob Fimpel (born 18 March 1989) is a German football coach who is the head coach of Schalke 04 II.

Career

On 28 March 2022, it was announced that Fimpel would replace Torsten Fröhling as Schalke 04 II manager.

On 21 September 2024, he took over Schalke 04 as head coach on an interim basis after Karel Geraerts was sacked by the club. His tenure was over after two weeks, when a new coach, Kees van Wonderen, was hired and he returned to Schalke II. On 3 May 2025, he was named interim head coach again.

Managerial statistics

As of 9 October 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Schalke 04 II 28 March 2022 21 September 2024 84352029041.67
Schalke 04 21 September 2024 5 October 2024 2110050.00
Schalke 04 II 6 October 2024 2 May 2025 19559026.32
Schalke 04 3 May 2025 18 May 2025 2002000.00
Schalke 04 II 19 May 2025 Present 11722063.64
Total 118482842040.68

References

  1. ↑ "J. Fimpel". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "S04 entbindet U23-Chef-Trainer Torsten Fröhling von seinen Aufgaben". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Marc Wilmots and Karel Geraerts leave S04 with immediate effect". FC Schalke 04. 21 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kees van Wonderen is the new head coach of FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 6 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jakob Fimpel assumes first-team duties for the remainder of the season". Schalke 04. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 "FC Schalke 04 – Trainer". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2024.