Mark Kuhlmann
| Full name | Mark Kuhlmann | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 18, 1969 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| - 2008 2008 - |
 DRC Hannover SC Neuenheim | ||
| correct as of 1 April 2010. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Germany | |||
| correct as of 22 March 2010. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| - 2008 2006 - 2009 2008 - 2012 2012 - present |
DRC Hannover Germany SC Neuenheim SG Neckarsulm | ||
Mark Kuhlmann (born 18 August 1969) is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the DRC Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He captained Germany for a lengthy period of time during his career in the national team.[1] He is, behind Horst Kemmling, Germany's second-most capped rugby player.[2]
He was, from 2008 to 2012,[3] the coach of SC Neuenheim.[4] Before joining Neuenheim in 2008, Kuhlmann had spent his entire coaching and playing career with the DRC Hannover,[5] in an era when DRC took out six German championships and three national cup wins.
In March 2009, Kuhlmann stepped down as joint coach of Germany after three and a half years in office, while the other two coaches Rudolf Finsterer and Bruno Stolorz, remained in the job.[6]
After not having played in 2008-09, he made one appearance for SCN in the 2009-10 Bundesliga season. Kuhlmann indicated that the 2011-12 season would be his last as coach of SCN,[7] is contract not being extended at the end of the season.[8]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- Champions: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
- Runners up: 2003, 2004
- German rugby union cup
- Winner: 2002, 2003, 2006
- Runners up: 1997, 2004, 2005
- German sevens championship
- Runners up: 1999
Stats
Mark Kuhlmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[9]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2009-10 | SC Neuenheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th |
- As of 18 May 2010
References
- ↑ 26.04.08 - der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Abenteuers (German) totalrugby.de, published: 17 May 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
- ↑ Rugby im Sportmagazin kicker (German) totalrugby.de, published: 18 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
- ↑ Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 1. Spieltag 2008/2009 (German) totalrugby.de, published: 28 August 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
- ↑ Mark Kuhlmann profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 22 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 9. Spieltag 2008/2009 (German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
- ↑ Mark Kuhlmann nicht mehr DRV-Nationaltrainer (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 9 March 2009, accessed: 25 February 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012
- ↑ Mark Kuhlmann player profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 1 April 2010
External links
- (German) Mark Kuhlmann at totalrugby.de