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Full name
  
Jens Kraemer

Playing position
  
Defender

Team
  
Apps

Place of birth
  
Hamburg, West Germany

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Defender

Date of birth
  
(1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 53)

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Jens Kraemer (born July 14, 1963) is a former Canadian soccer player and manager who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian National Soccer League.

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Playing career

Kraemer began his career in 1987 with the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League. After a six-year tenure with North York, he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on July 8, 1994 in a match against the Seattle Sounders. In total he would appear in five matches for the club. In 1995, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League. The following season he signed with Oakville Western Canadians, and made his debut for the club on June 2, 1996 in a match against North York Talons. He helped Oakville secure a fourth-place finish in the standings, and clinched a postseason berth. In the playoffs semifinals the club faced Toronto Italia, but were eliminated from playoff contention by a score of 6-4 on goals on aggregate.

In 1999, he was appointed the head coach for Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He helped the club achieve a fifth position and reached the semifinals of the League Cup before going out 2-0 on aggregate to Toronto Croatia, the second match proving decisive at the Etobicoke Centennial Stadium.

References

Jens Kraemer Wikipedia