{{Short description|German footballer (born 1972)}} {{for|the artist|Christian Hilfgott Brand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Brand | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Quakenbrück, West Germany | height = 1.75 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Werder Bremen II (manager) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = BV Quakenbrück | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = VfL Herzlake | years1 = 1991–1993 | clubs1 = VfB Oldenburg | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 1993–1994 | clubs2 = VfL Osnabrück | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1994–1995 | clubs3 = FC Bremerhaven | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1995–1996 | clubs4 = Werder Bremen II | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1996–1999 | clubs5 = Werder Bremen | caps5 = 59 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 1999 | clubs6 = VfL Wolfsburg | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1999–2002 | clubs7 = Hansa Rostock | caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2002–2004 | clubs8 = FC Luzern | caps8 = 46 | goals8 = 18 | years9 = 2004–2006 | clubs9 = SC Kriens | caps9 = 46 | goals9 = 13 | manageryears1 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs1 = Thun (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2008–2012 | managerclubs2 = FC Luzern (youth) | manageryears3 = 2011 | managerclubs3 = FC Luzern (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs4 = FC Luzern II | manageryears5 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs5 = Jahn Regensburg | manageryears6 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs6 = Hansa Rostock | manageryears7 = 2018–2023 | managerclubs7 = Werder Bremen (youth) | manageryears8 = 2023– | managerclubs8 = Werder Bremen II }} '''Christian Brand''' (born 23 May 1972) is a German football coach and former player who coaches Werder Bremen II.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2001-02/102/vereinsspieler_christian-brand.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232913/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2001-02/102/vereinsspieler_christian-brand.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Brand, Christian | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 30 January 2011}}</ref>
==Playing career== A midfielder, Brand began his career at VfB Oldenburg and made his debut for the club on 27 August 1991 in a match against FC St. Pauli. In his first season Brand played 13 games as Oldenburg narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing in second place behind Bayer Uerdingen.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
==Coaching career== After retiring from football, Brand became the new assistant manager of FC Thun in the summer 2007.<ref>[http://www.fussball.ch/Christian+Brand+wird+Assistenzcoach+in+Thun/278100/detail.htm Christian Brand wird Assistenzcoach in Thun], fussball.ch, 11 June 2007</ref> On 7 January 2008, he was appointed as a youth coach of the FC Luzern. After the former coach Rolf Fringer was sacked on 2 May 2011, he was named caretaker manager of the Luzern first team<ref>{{cite web | url = http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/rolf-fringer-sacked-2/ | title = Rolf Fringer Sacked | publisher = justcantbeatthat.com | date = 2 May 2011 | accessdate = 7 August 2011 | author = Alex}}</ref> and will be replaced by Murat Yakin at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/fc-yakin-the-club-formerly-known-as-fc-luzern/ | title = FC Yakin – the club formerly known as FC Luzern | publisher = justcantbeatthat.com | date = 19 May 2011 | accessdate = 7 August 2011 | author = Alex | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161127023436/http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/fc-yakin-the-club-formerly-known-as-fc-luzern/ | archive-date = 27 November 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
He was appointed as the head coach of Jahn Regensburg on 18 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Brand neuer Trainer von Regensburg|language=German|date=18 November 2014|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=dfb.de|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/christian-brand-neuer-trainer-von-regensburg-111041/}}</ref>
He was appointed as the head coach of Hansa Rostock on 7 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Brand neuer Trainer in Rostock|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/christian-brand-neuer-trainer-in-rostock-136375/|accessdate=7 December 2015|language=German}}</ref> He was sacked on 13 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/hansa-rostock-beurlaubt-cheftrainer-christian-brand-167345/|title=Rostock beurlaubt Cheftrainer Brand|website=dfb.de|date=13 May 2017|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Werder Bremen''' * DFB-Pokal: 1998–99
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|christian-brand|new_id=pe10713}} * {{Fussballdaten|brandchristian|Christian Brand}}
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