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head coach
The person who has the main responsibility for the training, tactics, and lineup of a sports team.
Der Cheftrainer hat für das morgige Spiel eine neue Taktik entwickelt.
The head coach has developed a new tactic for tomorrow's game.
This word is made up of 'der Chef' (the boss, the manager) and 'der Trainer' (the coach). So 'Cheftrainer' literally means the leading coach or the main person responsible in the coaching team.
Der Cheftrainer leitet das Abschlusstraining vor dem wichtigen Spiel.
The head coach leads the final training session before the important game.
Careful: the German word 'Chef' means 'boss' or 'manager'. It is a false friend of the English word 'chef', which refers to a cook. So a 'Cheftrainer' is the boss of the coaches, not a cook.
Nach der Niederlagenserie wurde der Cheftrainer entlassen.
After the series of defeats, the head coach was fired.
The prefix 'Chef-' is used in many job titles to indicate the highest-ranking person. Examples are 'der Chefarzt' (head physician) in a hospital or 'der Chefredakteur' (editor-in-chief) at a newspaper.
Der Chefarzt der Kardiologie ist ein anerkannter Experte.
The head physician of cardiology is a recognized expert.
The term 'Cheftrainer' is used almost exclusively in the context of professional sports teams. Typical verbs in this context are 'einstellen' (to hire), 'entlassen' (to fire), or 'verpflichten' (to sign).
Der Verein hat einen neuen Cheftrainer für die kommende Saison verpflichtet.
The club has signed a new head coach for the coming season.
trainer / coach
'der Trainer' and 'der Cheftrainer' can both refer to a person in sports who looks after athletes or a team. 'der Trainer' is the more general term. It can be any person who leads or supports training. 'der Cheftrainer', on the other hand, is the person with the main responsibility, for example for tactics, the lineup, and important decisions. Learners may confuse the words because both occur in sports. As a practical rule: every 'Cheftrainer' is a 'Trainer', but not every 'Trainer' is the 'Cheftrainer'.
Vor dem Spiel entscheidet der Cheftrainer, wer in der Startelf steht.
Before the game, the head coach decides who will be in the starting eleven.
Nach dem Training erklärt der Trainer den Jugendlichen eine neue Übung.
After training, the coach explains a new exercise to the teenagers.