René Rydlewicz

René Rydlewicz

Personal information
Full name	René Rydlewicz
Date of birth	(1973-07-18) 18 July 1973
Place of birth	Forst (Lausitz), East Germany
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1981	Chemie Döbern
1981–1985	Energie Cottbus
1985–1989	BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	BFC Dynamo	7	(1)
1990–1994	Bayer Leverkusen	15	(1)
1994–1996	TSV 1860 München	46	(2)
1996–1997	Bayer Leverkusen	28	(2)
1997–2000	Arminia Bielefeld	69	(5)
2000–2008	Hansa Rostock	199	(26)
2008–2009	FC Anker Wismar
Managerial career
2009–2010	Hansa Rostock (general manager)
2010–2011	FSV Bentwisch (youth)
2011–	Energie Cottbus (youth)
2014	Energie Cottbus (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Rydlewicz (born 18 July 1973 in Forst) is a former professional German footballer.

Rydlewicz started his career as a youth team player for Chemie Döbern and went on to play with FC Energie Cottbus, Berliner FC Dynamo, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in his later youth years. He signed his first professional contract with BFC Dynamo and stayed with the club until 1990 when he signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He stayed at Leverkusen for two years and made just 15 appearances for the club, scoring some goal. In the summer of 1994 he moved to TSV 1860 München played 28 games and two years later made the move back to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In 1997 he was once again on the move, this time to Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld, he quickly established himself at the club and became the captain. He stayed with Bielefeld for three years and played 70 games for them before moving on to F.C. Hansa Rostock in the summer of 2000, where he played almost 200 games until to 2008. He retired after playing one year for FC Anker Wismar.

On 1 March 2009, he took over the job as general manager of Hansa Rostock. He was sacked in May 2010 due to lack of success.

He has been interim manager for Energie Cottbus. He took over on 8 May 2014 and lost the sole match in–charge. He again took over on 20 September 2015, and again, lost the sole match in–charge.

Managerial record

As of 30 November 2015

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Energie Cottbus	8 May 2014	11 May 2014	1	0	0	1	00.00
	20 September 2015	23 September 2015	1	0	0	1	00.00
Total			2	0	0	2	00.00	—