Thomas Flath

Thomas Flath
Personal information
Date of birth	13 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borussia Mönchengladbach U17 (Manager)
Youth career
1979–1983	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Managerial career
1992–1994	Fortuna Düsseldorf B-Youth
1995–2002	Fortuna Düsseldorf A Youth
2002–2003	Schalke 04 Youth
1995–2009	DFB (Abroad Specialist)
2004	AFC (Technical Director Grassroots & Youth Development)
2004–2007	DFB (Head Scout)
2007	SAFA (Head Coach Instructor)
2008	Azerbaijan (Technical Director)
2008	Nepal
2009–2010	Hannover 96 II
2010–	Borussia Mönchengladbach U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Flath (born 13 November 1964) is a German football player and manager, who is head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach U17.

Playing career[edit]

Flath was born in Düsseldorf.^[1] A Fortuna Düsseldorf youth product he retired in 1984 at the age of 20 after one season with the club's reserves.^[2] He played as a midfielder.^[2]

Flath began his coaching career as youth coach for Fortuna Düsseldorf^[3] and coach later the youth team from FC Schalke 04,^[4] later was Technical Director of the Asian Football Confederation. Flath was on 28 April 2008 named as the head coach of Nepal national football team^[5] and coached the team between 30 June 2008. On 6 October 2009, was named as the new head coach of Hannover 96 II, replacing Andreas Bergmann who became the head coach of the Bundesliga team from Hannover 96.