Professional American football team in Germany
The Rhein Fire are an American football team in Düsseldorf , Germany , which plays in the European League of Football since it was added as an expansion team during the 2022 ELF season .
History
On 25 September 2021, the Rhein Fire was announced as the third expansion and 11th overall team to play in the European League of Football beginning in the 2022 season.[2] The team would be taking the identity of the former NFL Europe team, after the league reached an agreement before the 2021 season with the NFL for the naming rights. In the 2022 pre-season, the management announced that the former NFL Europe Rhein Fire head coach Jim Tomsula would also be the first head coach of the Rhein Fire in the European League of Football.[3]
Stadium
The stadium is the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg with a capacity for 31,500 people. The venue is shared with MSV Duisburg of the third tier German association football league .
Roster
Reference[4]
Transactions
From Cologne Centurions : Max Richter, Flamur Simon, Marius Kensy, Jannik Lörcks
From Barcelona Dragons : Alejandro Fernández
From Stuttgart Surge : Benjamin Barnes
Staff
Rhein Fire (ELF) staff
Front office
CEO – Martin Wagner
General manager – Tom Aust
President of football operations – Jim Tomsula
Director of administration - Detlef Reck
Director of operation & logistics - Mario Schulz
Director of player personnel – Timur Beckmann
Chief of staff - Frank Joachim
Cheer & Dance director – Nini Pohlmann
Head coach
Head coach – Jim Tomsula
Assistant head coach – Detlef Reck
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Andrew Weidinger
Quarterbacks – Allan Verbraeken
Running backs – Thorsten Estermann
Tight ends – Timur Beckmann
Offensive line – Erol Seval
Assistant offensive line – Sascha Spils
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Richard Kent
Defensive backs – Stephan Schacht
Assistant defensive backs – Jörg Mackenthun
Linebacker – Patrick Köpper
Assistant linebacker – Thomas Innig
Defensive line – Christian Heister
Assistant defensive line – Peter Schiefer
Special teams coaches
Special teams coordinator/Wide receivers – Mario Schulz
Staff updated March 14, 2023
References
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