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Torsten Fröhling

b. 1966

German football player and manager

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Born 1966. Torsten Fröhling is a German association football player and association football coach.

Coaching career Early career (2007–2013) Fröhling was head coach of the Eintracht Norderstedt A Junior team until 1 July 2007 when he became head coach of Altona 93. His first match in–charge was a 3–1 loss to Holstein Kiel. In his first season, he finished second in the Oberliga Nord. He was there until 25 February 2009. His final match was a 1–0 win against FC Oberneuland. He finished his reign with a record of 25 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses in 51 matches. Then he became an assistant coach of Holstein Kiel along with being the head coach of the reserve team. He started on 3 July 2009. He won the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga. He finished his reign at Holstein Kiel II with a record of 26 wins, four draws, and four losses in 34 matches. Fröhling replaced Falko Götz as head coach on an interim basis on 17 September 2009 until Christian Wück was hired on 5 October 2009. He finished with a record of two wins and a loss in three matches. He was head coach of VfB Oldenburg between 1 July 2010 and 18 April 2011. He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Teutonia Uelzen. He finished his reign with a record of 12 wins, six draws, and nine losses. He was a head coach in Hamburger SV's youth academy from 1 July 2011 until 5 June 2013 when he became head coach of 1860 Munich II.

1860 Munich (2013–2015) Fröhling was head coach of 1860 Munich II from 5 June 2013 His first match in–charge was a 1–1 draw against Bayern Hof. The team won two of its first seven matches. He started his second season in–charge with a 3–0 win against SV Seligenporten on 11 July 2014. His final match as head coach of the reserve team was a 1–0 loss to SpVgg Bayreuth. after Uwe Rosler rejected an offer to become head coach. He became the third head coach during the 2014–15 season after Ricardo Moniz, who picked up six points from seven matches, and Markus von Ahlen, who won three of his 15 matches in–charge. on 21 February 2015. In the Bavarian derby, on 2 March 2015, 1860 Munich and Ingolstadt 04 finished in a 1–1 draw. His first loss was a 3–2 loss to SV Sandhausen on 8 March 2015. In his second Bavarian derby, on 13 March 2015, Then on 5 April 2015, 1860 Munich lost 1–0 to Erzgebirge Aue. They remained in 15th place. Despite the loss, the club remained in 15th place. 1860 Munich again remained in 15th place after a 2–1 win against VfL Bochum. However, they remained only one point above the relegation playoff spot and a point above direct relegation after St. Pauli and Erzgebirge Aue won and two points above last place team VfR Aalen after they won. Then, on 25 April 2015, 1860 Munich and Fortuna Düsseldorf finished in a 1–1 draw. Then 1860 Munich dropped down into the relegation zone (17th place) after losing 3–0 to Union Berlin on 3 May 2015. 1860 Munich defeated FSV Frankfurt 1–0 on 8 May 2015. Despite the win, the club remained in the relegation zone. On 17 May 2015, in a Bavarian derby, 1860 Munich defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1. The win took them to 15th place, one place above the relegation play–off spot. On 24 May 2015, 1860 Munich lost 2–0 to Karlsruher SC. FSV Frankfurt won their match against Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1860 Munich dropped down into the relegation play–off against Holstein Kiel. On 2 June 2015, in the second leg, 1860 Munich defeated Holstein Kiel 2–1 to avoid relegation. During his time as interim coach, he became popular with the players and the players want him to continue.

On 20 June 2015, Fröhling extended his contract at 1860 Munich. The season started with a pair of 1–0 losses to 1. FC Heidenheim and SC Freiburg. Their third match of the season His winless run in the league continued with six draws and two losses. and Union Berlin then lost to VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf. then drew against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Sandhausen, RB Leipzig, and Arminia Bielefeld. The draw against Arminia Bielefeld proved to be the final match. He was sacked on 6 October 2015 and replaced by Benno Möhlmann. He finished with a record of seven wins, 10 draws, and nine losses.

Wehen Wiesbaden (2016–2017) He was selected as the new head coach of Wehen Wiesbaden on 14 March 2016. His debut was a 0–0 draw against Energie Cottbus on 19 March 2016. His first win came against Erzgebirge Aue on 15 April 2016. He was sacked on 6 February 2017. His final match was a 3–0 loss to Sportfreunde Lotte. He finished with a record of eight wins, nine draws, and 12 losses.

Schalke 04 II (2018–2022) Fröhling became head coach of FC Schalke 04 II on 26 June 2018. He was sacked on 28 March 2022.

Personal life Fröhling was born on 24 August 1966 in Bützow, East Germany.

Coaching record

Team From To Record Altona 93 1 July 2007 25 February 2009 Holstein Kiel II 3 July 2009 30 June 2010 Holstein Kiel 17 September 2009 5 October 2009 VfB Oldenburg 1 July 2010 18 April 2011 1860 Munich II 5 June 2013 17 February 2015 1860 Munich 17 February 2015 6 October 2015 Wehen Wiesbaden 14 March 2016 6 February 2017 Schalke 04 II 16 June 2018 28 March 2022 Total—

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Torsten Fröhling was born on 24 August 1966 in Bützow.

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