Dirk Lottner

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dirk Lottner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|3|4}}

| birth_place = Cologne, West Germany

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Hannover 96 (interim manager)

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1985

| youthclubs1 = Rot-Weiß Zollstock

| youthyears2 = 1989–1990

| youthclubs2 = Fortuna Köln

| years1 = 1990–1997

| clubs1 = Fortuna Köln

| caps1 = 231

| goals1 = 41

| years2 = 1997–1998

| clubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1999–2004

| clubs3 = 1. FC Köln

| caps3 = 161

| goals3 = 54

| years4 = 2004–2006

| clubs4 = MSV Duisburg

| caps4 = 41

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = 1. FC Köln II

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs1 = 1. FC Köln II

| manageryears2 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs2 = 1. FC Köln II

| manageryears3 = 2014

| managerclubs3 = Hansa Rostock

| manageryears4 = 2016–2019

| managerclubs4 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| manageryears5 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs5 = Energie Cottbus

| manageryears6 = 2025–

| managerclubs6 = Hannover 96 (interim)

}}

Dirk Lottner (born 4 March 1972) is a German football manager and a former player who is currently the interim manager of Hannover 96.

Coaching career

From 2016 to 2019, he coached 1. FC Saarbrücken.[https://www.kicker.de/lottner-uebernimmt-den-1-fc-saarbruecken-652142/artikel Lottner übernimmt den 1. FC Saarbrücken], kicker.de, 18 May 2016[https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/sport/sz-sport/1fc-saarbruecken-trennt-sich-von-trainer-dirk-lottner_aid-47572253 FCS trennt sich von Trainer Lottner], saarbruecker-zeitung.de, 2 December 2019

On 11 September 2020, he was hired by Energie Cottbus.{{cite web|publisher=FC Energie Cottbus|url=http://www.fcenergie.de/news/dirk-lottner-wird-cheftrainer-beim-fc-energie.html|title=DIRK LOTTNER WIRD CHEFTRAINER BEIM FC ENERGIE|trans-title=Dirk Lottner is the head coach of FC Energie|date=11 September 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|language=de}}

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Lottner was hired to coach the under-19 team of Hannover 96.{{cite web |url=https://www.hannover96.de/newscenter/news/details/30650-neue-gesamtstrategie-hannover-96-stellt-sich-im-nachwuchsbereich-neu-auf.html |title=Hannover 96 stellt sich im Nachwuchsbereich neu auf |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=de}} On 23 April 2025, he was named interim coach for the club's first team together with Lars Barlemann and Christian Schulz until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.hannover96.de/newscenter/news/details/35236-interimsloesung-bis-saisonende-hannover-96-und-andre-breitenreiter-beenden-zusammenarbeit-mit-sofortiger-wirkung.html |title=Hannover 96 und André Breitenreiter beenden Zusammenarbeit mit sofortiger Wirkung |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=de}}