KICKERS OFFENBACH · AUTUMN 2022
Head coach
at Offenbach.
On 21 September 2022, Alfred Kaminski takes charge of the Kickers Offenbach first team. The club takes seven points from the next three league matches.
Start with the first match
THE STARTING POINT
A coaching change
in September 2022.
After Alexander Schmidt’s departure, Kaminski takes charge of the first team on 21 September 2022. He knows the club as sporting director and head of its development centre. There is little time before the away match in Kassel.
The coaching appointmentKASSEL · 24 SEPTEMBER 2022
0–1
STRUCTURE AND TRUST
Away win
at Kassel.
Changes within a 4-2-3-1, Giesel at right-back and Vetter alongside Albrecht centrally: the match report describes Kaminski’s search for stability. At half-time, he keeps faith with the same eleven.
“Some things didn’t work in the first half, but the coach still trusted us.”
Derflinger scores the only goal. Offenbach holds on to its 1–0 lead through a hard-fought finish.
FULDA-LEHNERZ · 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
1–1THE FIRST HOME MATCH
A draw
with Fulda-Lehnerz.
A 1–1 draw against SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz follows. Offenbach leads before the break but concedes after half-time. The opportunities do not become a second win.
The 4-2-3-1 remains. Jopek starts in place of Albrecht; Hermes replaces the injured Lemmer. After the match, Kaminski openly addresses the conceded goal and remains confident despite missed opportunities.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT · AUTUMN 2022
Two starts for
Moreno Giesel.
Alfred already knew Moreno Giesel from a brief spell together in the youth team. When he took charge of the first team in September 2022, he gave him two starts.
Giesel starts at Kassel and against Fulda-Lehnerz. In the player profile, he thanks Kaminski for his trust. The article also covers his subsequent development under Ersan Parlatan.
WALLDORF · 7 OCTOBER 2022
3–0PATIENCE AND FRESH IMPETUS
Three goals
against Walldorf.
Against Astoria Walldorf, the first half ends goalless. The report describes a stable shape and a patient performance. Substitutes Lemmer and Garcia are involved in the goals as Offenbach wins 3–0.
The match report“It was clear that we had to stay patient, and the team put that into practice.”
Kickers TV & OFC-Fanradio · 07.10.2022
After the match: the press conferenceCommunication within the team.
After the Walldorf match, managing director Matthias Georg discusses communication and responsibility within the team.
The club’s perspective12 OCTOBER 2022 · THE HANDOVER
Handing over
to the new coach.
The introduction of the new coach marks the end of this coaching spell. OFC took seven points from three league matches.
“It was not necessarily my idea of football, but it was my idea for this situation.”
Kaminski returned as first-team head coach from 17 April to 31 May 2023.
The second appointment in his coaching profileTHE NEXT CONVERSATION