Josef Zinnbauer

Josef "Joe" Zinnbauer (born 1 May 1970) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Raja CA. He played as a midfielder.

Playing career
Zinnbauer retired from playing after suffering a cartilage injury.

Coaching career
Zinnbauer's coaching career started at VfB Oldenburg as head coach in 2005 and was there until 2010. Then he became an assistant coach at Karlsruher SC. He was head coach of Karlsruhe's reserve team from 27 March 2012 to 30 June 2012. He started coaching the reserve team for Hamburger SV on 1 July 2014. in the Regionalliga Nord. The reserve team won 4–0 against Goslarer SC 08 in his first match as a head coach. He led the reserve team to eight wins in eight matches prior to becoming head coach of the first team on 16 September 2014. He replaced Mirko Slomka, who was sacked the previous day. His first match in–charge finished in a 0–0 draw against Bayern Munich. He was sacked on 22 March 2015. Peter Knäbel, the Sports Director for Hamburg, took over for the remainder of the season.

Zinnbauer returned to the reserve team for the 2015/2016 season and was there until he was hired by FC St. Gallen on 15 September 2015.

On 10 December 2019, he was appointed as a head coach of a South African professional football club Orlando Pirates FC, Joe Received Orlando Pirates at 11th Position in ABSA and finished the league in 3rd as an achievement. Exactly a year later in the Premier Soccer League coach Zinnbauer won his first title in South Africa. On 12 December 2020 Orlando Pirates became the champions of the MTN 8, after beating Bloemfontein Celtic in the final 2–1.

On 30 June 2022, Zinnbauer was hired by Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia. He was dismissed on 8 October 2022 following fifth consecutive league loss by Lokomotiv.

On 8 June 2023, Josef Zinnbauer was appointed as manager of Raja Club Athletic starting from the end of the 2022–23 season until June 2025. He became the first-ever German coach in the history of the club. He won the Moroccan League with Raja after 4 leagueless years on top of that Raja became the first Moroccan Club in history to do so undefeated.

Manager
Raja CA
 * Botola Pro: 2023–24
 * Moroccan Throne Cup: 2023–24

Orlando Pirates
 * MTN 8: 2020

Individual
 * Botola Pro Manager of the Season: 2023–24