Christian Demirtaş (born 25 May 1984) is a German former professional footballer who manages VfR Aalen. He played as a right-back. Career Demirtaş joined Swedish club Syrianska FC in summer 2012. He ended his playing career in 2016 and continued as a coach at Würzburger Kickers. In February 2022 he succeeded Uwe Wolf as manager of VfR Aalen. Personal life Demirtas is of Aramean descent, with roots in Turkey near the Syrian border. References External links 1984 births Living people German footballers German people of Assyrian/Syriac descent German people of Turkish descent Association football fullbacks Assyrian footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Karlsruher SC players Karlsruher SC II players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Syrianska FC players Würzburger Kickers players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden Sportspeople from Offenbach am Main Footballers from Hesse