Kai Oswald
{{short description|German former football player (born 1977)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kai Oswald
| image = Kai oswald.jpg
| fullname =
| height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|29}}
| birth_place = Geislingen an der Steige, West Germany
| position = Defender
| currentclub = VfB Stuttgart (U16 Manager)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SC Geislingen
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = TG Böhmenkirch
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1998
| clubs1 = VfB Stuttgart II
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1998–1999
| clubs2 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1999–2002
| clubs3 = FC Hansa Rostock
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2002–2003
| clubs4 = Hannover 96
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2003–2004
| clubs5 = → MSV Duisburg (loan)
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2004–2005
| clubs6 = Karlsruher SC
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2006
| clubs7 = SpVgg Unterhaching
| caps7 = 20
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2007–2008
| clubs8 = FC Carl Zeiss Jena
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
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| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2013–2015
| managerclubs1 = VfB Stuttgart (U15)
| manageryears2 = 2015
| managerclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart (U17)
| manageryears3 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs3 = VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2016
| managerclubs4 = VfB Stuttgart (U19)
| manageryears5 = 2017–
| managerclubs5 = VfB Stuttgart (U16)
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Kai Oswald (born 29 November 1977 in Geislingen an der Steige) is a German former football player.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/kai-oswald/spieler/2-bundesliga/2006-07/spvgg-unterhaching | title = Oswald, Kai | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 19 October 2012}} Oswald is currently the manager of VfB Stuttgart's U16 squad.
He played for five seasons in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart, FC Hansa Rostock and Hannover 96.
Coaching career
Oswald started his coaching career as a youth coach of VfB Stuttgart.[http://www.fc-rechberghausen.de/news/training-mit-jugendtrainern-des-vfb-stuttgart/ Training mit Jugendtrainern des VfB Stuttgart], fc-rechberghausen.de, 22 June 2010 After a period as assistant manager for several of the youth teams from U14 to U19, Oswald was in charge of the U15's for two years[http://old.cordialcup.com/en/u15-vfb-stuttgart-cordial-cup.html The U15 of VfB Stuttgart at the Cordial Cup for the first time!], old.cordialcup.com, April 2015[https://www.tlz.de/sport/vfb-nachwuchstrainer-oswald-erinnert-sich-gern-an-seine-jenaer-zeit-id221290159.html VfB-Nachwuchstrainer Oswald erinnert sich gern an seine Jenaer Zeit], tlz.de, 27 October 2015 before he in the summer 2015 was promoted to manager of the U17's.[https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.vfb-stuttgart-u17-gewinnt-gegen-nuernberg.958112dd-ca8c-4ab6-bc90-34453eaf3956.html U17 gewinnt gegen Nürnberg], stuttgarter-zeitung.de, 31 October 2015
In November 2015, he was promoted to first team assistant manager under Jürgen Kramny.[https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.vfb-stuttgart-im-trainingslager-interview-mit-kai-oswald-ausruhen-verboten.683de32e-5fb2-4703-9061-545ff2e2f243.html Interview mit Kai Oswald: Ausruhen verboten], stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, 10 January 2016 From the summer 2016, he took charge of the U19s before at the end of the year taking charge of the U16s.[https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/heiko-gerber-soll-stuttgarts-u-19-retten-159940/ HEIKO GERBER SOLL STUTTGARTS U 19 RETTEN], dfb.de, 21 December 2016
Honours
- DFB-Ligapokal finalist: 1998
References
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:VfB Stuttgart players
Category:VfB Stuttgart II players
Category:FC Hansa Rostock players
Category:Karlsruher SC players
Category:SpVgg Unterhaching players
Category:FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Men's association football defenders
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