Frank Löning

Frank Löning
Löning celebrating SC Paderborn's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-08-28) 28 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Aurich, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SV Wallinghausen
SpVg Aurich
0000–2001 SV Wallinghausen
2001–2002 TuS Esens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Kickers Emden 67 (44)
2004–2006 SV Wilhelmshaven 28 (10)
2006–2008 Werder Bremen II 54 (17)
2007–2008 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2008–2010 SC Paderborn 65 (17)
2010–2014 SV Sandhausen 112 (38)
2014–2015 Erzgebirge Aue 32 (6)
2015–2016 Chemnitzer FC 29 (6)
2016–2017 Rot-Weiss Essen 31 (8)
Total 418 (146)
Managerial career
2023 VfB Oldenburg (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Löning (born 28 August 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

Löning was born in Aurich. In January 2015, he left 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue after one year and joined nearby 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC. He signed for Chemnitz until summer 2016.[5]

In April 2017, he announced his retirement from professional football citing an unsatisfactory healing process following a heel injury. He agreed to the termination of his contract as of 31 March.[6] In March 2023, he was named interim manager of VfB Oldenburg for one game.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Frank Löning". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Frank Löning" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Löning, Frank" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Topstürmer Frank Löning der elfte Neuzugang beim SV Sandhausen" (in German). SV Sandhausen.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Der CFC verpflichtet Stürmer Frank Löning" [The CFC signs striker Frank Löning] (in German). Chemnitzer FC. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Schock für Rot-Weiss Essen: Frank Löning beendet aktive Karriere". Der Westen (in German). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Oldenburg stellt Aufstiegstrainer Fossi frei". dfb.de (in German). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Fuat Kilic neuer Cheftrainer in Oldenburg". dfb.de (in German). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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