Gerald Köhler
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Gerald Koehler
Moby ID: 46291
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Born in Lauda, Germany in 30 March 1969, Gerald Köhler is considered to be the "father of sports managing games" in his homeland, starting his career in 1992 working for Ascaron (then Ascon) after five years developing a small managing game during school time. His first game was Anstoss, who become the longest running, as well as the best selling managing series in Germany.
In 2000 he signed with Canadian company EA along programmer Rolf Langenberg shortly after the completion of Anstoss 3. After developing the Germany-only Bundesliga Fussball Manager 2001 and 2002, the series went international with the the first of the Total Club Manager franchise.
Following the establishment of the series, The development was passed from EA's internal studios to Köhler's new studios, Bright Future starting from the 2007 edition.
Credited on 22 games
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| FIFA Manager 14: Legacy Edition (2013, Windows) | Game Designer |
| FIFA Manager 12 (2011, Windows) | Game Designers |
| FIFA Manager 11 (2010, Windows) | Game Design |
| FIFA Manager 10 (2009, Windows) | Game Design |
| Knigge: Spielend zum guten Benehmen (2009, Nintendo DS) | Game Design (Spieldesign) |
| FIFA Manager 09 (2008, Windows) | Game Design |
| FIFA Manager 07: Extra Time (2007, Windows) | Game Design |
| FIFA Manager 07 (2006, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| FIFA Manager 06 (2005, Windows) | Designer |
| Total Club Manager 2005 (2004, Windows) | Design |
| Total Club Manager 2004 (2003, Windows) | Lead Designer |
| Total Club Manager 2003 (2002, Windows) | Game Designer |
| Ballerburg: Castle Siege (2001, Windows) | Original Concept |
| Patrician II: Quest for Power (2000, Windows) | Special Thanks to |
| Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager (2000, Windows) | Programming |
| Anstoss 2: Der Fußballmanager - Verlängerung! (1998, Windows) | Idea & Concept |
| Anstoss 2 Gold: Der Fußballmanager (1998, Windows) | Idea and Conception |
| Extreme 500 (1998, Windows) | Lecturer |
| Anstoss 2: Der Fußballmanager (1997, Windows) | Idea and Concept |
| Vermeer: Die Kunst zu erben (1997, Windows) | Concept |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 18 games with Rolf Langenberg
- 12 games with Bernhard Maiberg
- 11 games with Michael Rasche
- 11 games with Bastian Rolf
- 11 games with Thomas Schwan
- 11 games with Joaquin Peregrina
- 10 games with Manolo Lama
- 10 games with Sigrun Handle
- 10 games with Paco González
- 10 games with Daniel Lotzmann
Companies
- 11 games with EA Sports
- 11 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 10 games with ASCARON Entertainment GmbH
- 9 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 7 games with Bright Future GmbH
- 4 games with TiVo Corporation
- 4 games with Sony DADC Europe GmbH
- 3 games with ICONS Mediadesign Degen & Petri GbR
- 3 games with Artventure GmbH
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
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