Faruk Koc becomes the new head coach of the U19 at Kickers Offenbach!

Faruk Koc becomes the new head coach of the U19 at Kickers Offenbach!

Offenbach am Main, Deutschland - The Kickers Offenbach have a new man at the head of her U19 Bundesliga team: Faruk Koc, who will take responsibility on the sidelines from the coming season. The trainer from Schluechtern, born in 1997, has plenty of experience, not least because of his previous stations at JFV Bad Soden-Salmünster, where he played and trained. In recent years, KOC has been both the U19 co-trainer and head coach of the U17 and U19 teams at the JFV, whereby in the 2023/24 season he and his A-Juniors took fifth place in the association league, such as Torgranate reported.

But Koc's qualifications don't stop here. From the 2024 season, he was the co-coach of the U14 at Eintracht Frankfurt and completed the UEFA-A license in 2024. This is one of the highest trainer qualifications in Europe. He also turned his time for a full-time internship in the coaching qualification department at DFB in 2023, where he gained valuable knowledge about the movement and living environment. The training outlines various aspects, from motor-physical to psychosocial properties to learning behavior, which includes all generations-from y to z to alpha. This shows that DFB-Akademie attaches great importance to the extensive development of young players.

The way to the U19 and future challenges

KOC takes over the scepter from Sandro Stuppia, who from then on will work as assistant coach of the U16 Bundesliga team at Borussia Dortmund. Despite the upcoming challenges, including a possible revival of the Kickers Offenbach performance center, KOC decided to take this step. He is optimistic about the sporting future: "If there is a license withdrawal, I am ready to restart in the Hessen League and strive for direct return," he revealed.

These fresh strategic approaches could be crucial for the U19 team, especially at a time when the pressure on national sports clubs continues to increase. Koc's philosophy of leaving things better than he found it is a fresh wind and will certainly have a positive impact on the culture and the environment at the Kickers Offenbach. For this purpose, he has formulated fixed ideas for promoting the gaming experience based on the principles of children's, youth and adult football.

numbers and facts

The kickers from Offenbach were active in the DFB Junior Bundesliga last year, and the U19 statistics show a solid picture. These young talents have developed well in recent years and show promising progress. A comprehensive data pool, as can be found on platforms such as [fbref] (https://fbref.com/en/squads/a63dd24b/2024-2025/kickers-offensbach-u19-stats-u19 dfb-yth-league), the trainers will help to further promote and their services analyze.

Kickers Offenbach seems to have found a trainer with Faruk Koc who can accept the challenge and bring the U19 to the next stage. Due to his extensive experience and clear vision, it could be exactly the right one to promote the young talents and make the team competitive in the next season.