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Mathias Jack
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Leipzig, East Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
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
Managerial career
2008–2009 DJK Amisia Rheine
2013–2018 Fortuna Düsseldorf II (assistant)
2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf II (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mathias Jack (born 15 February 1969) is a German football manager and former player who played primarily as a defender.

Playing career

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Born in Leipzig, 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,[1] Jack had a short spell with Raith Rovers in November[2] 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 DJK Amisia Rheine in January 2008, initially signing a contract until the end of the season.

Coaching career

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Jack was Taşkın Aksoy's assistant manager at Fortuna Düsseldorf II. He became caretaker manager of the side when Aksoy became caretaker manager of the club's first team.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BSG Chemie Leipzig 1986–87[4] DDR-Liga 6 0 1 0 7 0
1987–88[4] 15 1 0 0 15 1
1988–89[4] 21 0 0 0 21 0
Total 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 1
Wismut Aue 1989–90[4] DDR-Oberliga 12 1 1 0 13 1
1990–91[4] DDR-Liga 26 0 1 0 27 0
Total 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
VfB Oldenburg 1991–92[4] 2. Bundesliga 26 2 2 0 28 2
1992–93[4] 29 0 0 0 29 0
Total 54 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 2
Rot-Weiss Essen 1993–94[4] 2. Bundesliga 33 1 6 0 39 1
1994–95 Regionalliga West/Südwest 31 2 0 0 31 2
Total 64 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 70 3
VfL Bochum 1995–96[4] 2. Bundesliga 27 1 1 0 28 1
1996–97[4] Bundesliga 29 1 2 0 31 1
Total 56 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 59 2
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1997–98[4] 2. Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 23 1
1998–99[4] 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
Hibernian 1999–2000[5] Scottish Premier League 22 1 2 0 2 0 26 1
2000–01[6] 37 0 4 1 2 0 43 1
2001–02[7] 31 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 36 0
2002–03[8] 19 3 2 0 0 0 21 3
Total 109 4 10 1 5 0 2 0 126 5
Grindavík 2003 Úrvalsdeild 8 0 2 0
Raith Rovers 2003–04 Scottish First Division 6 0
FC Sachsen Leipzig 2004–05 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 28 3 28 3
Grindavík 2005 Úrvalsdeild
2006
Total
SV Meppen 2006–07[4] Oberliga Nord 34 2 34 2
2007–08[4] 15 3 15 3
Total 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 5
DJK Amisia Rheine 2008–09
Career total

References

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  1. ^ "Smith stays a Hibee". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Mathias Jack". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Aksoy-Nachfolger steht fest". Reviersport (in German). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Mathias Jack » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Games played by Mathias Jack in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  6. ^ "Games played by Mathias Jack in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. ^ "Games played by Mathias Jack in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. ^ "Games played by Mathias Jack in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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