Tim Kruse
# Tim Kruse

Tim Kruse (born 10 January 1983) is a German football coach and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the assistant manager of FC Energie Cottbus.

## Career

Kruse made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008 when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz.

Kruse retired at the end of the 2018–19 season. In January 2020, he was hired as assistant coach of Sebastian Abt at his former club, FC Energie Cottbus.

## Career statistics

    As of matches played on 28 May 2018.

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2002–03 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2003–04 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 34 | ?? | 1 | 0 | 35 | ?? | |
| Bayer Leverkusen II | Totals | Totals | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | — |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Totals | Totals | 75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | — |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Totals | Totals | 89 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 5 | — |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | Totals | Totals | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 3 | — |
| Hallescher FC | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Hallescher FC | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |
| Hallescher FC | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Hallescher FC | Totals | Totals | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 5 | — |
| Energie Cottbus | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Energie Cottbus | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nordost | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Energie Cottbus | Totals | Totals | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | — |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 407 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 418 | 22 | — |
