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Jorg Steinebrunner - Football Career
Jorg Steinebrunner is a professional football coach with extensive playing and coaching experience in Europe and Asia. As a youth and junior player, he represented The German youth team 21 times and held the captaincy of the Junior National Team during that time. He was a member of the U 16 Team who achieved fourth place at the European Championship in Spain 1988 and also played for SC Freiburg for three years at junior and senior level.

He moved to Asia in 1998 where he played for 5 years in the Singapore League, which included teams from Japan, Korea and China. Playing for Tanjong Pagar, he won the Singapore Cup in 1998.

He then moved in to coaching. In 2006, he took over, during the mid-season as Head Coach of Woodlands Wellington FC, taking them to 5th position that season. In 2007, the team won the Singapore League Cup. He was nominated for Coach of the Year Award in 2008. During his coaching commitment in Singapore, he has coached no less than eight Singapore National Team players. In 2009, he was selected to be the Head Coach for the Foreign All Star Team in the Season Opener against the Singapore Selection Team, which they won. In 2010 he won the S- League Championship with Etoile FC, a French based club participating in the S-League. He has won every Major Trophy in Singapore as a player and coach.

Jorg Steinebrunner is also a holder of the AFC A Licence since 2006.

Working as a professional coach in Asia for the last 5 years has provided him the opportunity to establish an extensive network of Asian based football coaches, technical and management experts. That network has assisted him in continually developing his knowledge and identifying opportunities for potential players and teams.

He also has a thorough knowledge and strong commitment to long-term player development, and in his tenure as a senior coach, has always provided leadership and direction to the associated club youth academies. In 2002, he established his own Junior Football Academy here in Singapore, now involving more than 200children aged 6 -14 years, from more than a dozen countries. This Academy is supported by 6 professional coaches, whom he has been actively mentor towards achieving excellence in football coaching.

His philosophy of player development revolves around comprehensive technical, tactical, physical and mental preparation and is firm believer in ensuring every player has a positive experience every time they step onto the field. It is through comprehensive preparation and support that aspiring players can eventually step in to a successful professional football career.

Recently, he has been recruited to work with ESPN in providing analysis and expert commentary on the European Champions League / Europa League, a further testimony to his knowledge of the game and commitment to its growth and development here in Singapore and within Asia.

He was also involved as an Pundit during the World Cup 2010 for ESPN Star Sport. Lately he has been re-signed for ESPN Star Sports for the upcoming European Football Season.