Jens Kraemer


Jens Kraemer is a Canadian former soccer player and manager who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian National Soccer League.

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.

Managerial career

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. In 2004, he served as the head coach to Canada's women U-15 national team. In 2011, he was named a regional scout for TFC Academy in the Durham region.