Friedhelm Funkel

Friedhelm Funkel

Friedhelm Funkel 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-12-10) 10 December 1953
Place of birth Neuss, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Fortuna Düsseldorf (manager)
Youth career
1964–1972 VfR Neuss
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 VfR Neuss 28 (15)
1973–1980 Bayer 05 Uerdingen 238 (91)
1980–1983 1. FC Kaiserslautern 66 (24)
1983–1990 Bayer 05 Uerdingen 189 (40)
Total 521 (170)
National team
1981 West Germany B 4 (1)
Teams managed
1989–1990 VfR Neuß
1990–1991 Bayer 05 Uerdingen (assistant)
1991–1996 Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1996–2000 MSV Duisburg
2000–2001 F.C. Hansa Rostock
2002–2003 1. FC Köln
2004–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2010 Hertha BSC
2010–2011 VfL Bochum
2011–2012 Alemannia Aachen
2013–2014 TSV 1860 München
2016– Fortuna Düsseldorf

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Friedhelm Funkel (born 10 December 1953) is a German football manager and former player.[1][2][3] He currently coaches Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Coaching career

Eintracht Frankfurt

Funkel coached Eintracht Frankfurt from 2004–09.[4] He was subsequently released from his contract on 1 July 2009. He led the club into the Bundesliga in his first season in charge. One year later, he and the team avoided relegation and surprisingly reached the German Cup final, which eventually sent them to the UEFA Cup.

Tied with Erich Ribbeck, Funkel holds the record for the longest tenure at Eintracht, with five full seasons.

Hertha BSC

On 3 October 2009, Hertha BSC introduced Funkel as their new head coach after having fired Lucien Favre.[5] After Hertha was relegated, Funkel and the club mutually agreed to not extend his contract.[6]

VfL Bochum

On 22 May 2010, he was named new coach of VfL Bochum. He got sacked on 14 September 2011.

Alemannia Aachen

On 20 September 2011, Funkel took over the job as manager of Alemannia Aachen. Funkel was dismissed of his job on 1 April 2012, after a streak of five consecutive losses. He finished with a record of three wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 20 matches.[7]

TSV 1860 München

On 7 September 2013, he was named new coach of 1860 München.[8] His first match in–charge was a 0–0 draw against VfR Aalen on 13 September 2013.[9] On 2 April 2014, 1860 München announced that Funkel is going to leave the club after the season because of "different conceptual views on the orientation in sport."[10] However, 1860 München sacked Funkel on 6 April 2014[11] after losing to Karlsruher SC 3–0[12] at home earlier in the day.[13] He finished with a record of seven wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 24 matches.[14]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

He was appointed as the new head coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf on 14 March 2016.[15]

Personal life

Funkel has two children. He is the older brother of Wolfgang Funkel.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1972–73VfR NeussVerbandsliga Niederrhein28152815
1973–74Bayer 05 UerdingenRegionalliga West216216
1974–752. Bundesliga3813204013
1975–76Bundesliga31500315
1976–772. Bundesliga3817614418
1977–783825204025
1978–793811554316
1979–80Bundesliga3414323716
1980–811. FC Kaiserslautern311373424218
1981–822410101053515
1982–831111010131
1983–84Bayer 05 Uerdingen3315503815
1984–853111413512
1985–863021083395
1986–872983051379
1987–8827240312
1988–8930220322
1989–90900090
Total West Germany 52117046122811595193
Career total 52117046122811595193

Managerial career

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %Ref.
Bayer Uerdingen 3 June 1991 13 May 1996 186 57 55 74 30.65
MSV Duisburg 13 May 1996 19 March 2000 147 50 41 56 34.01
Hansa Rostock 19 September 2000 1 December 2001 46 14 10 22 30.43
1. FC Köln 14 February 2002 30 October 2003 63 29 15 19 46.03 [16]
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 July 2004[4] 30 June 2009[4] 194 70 50 74 36.08 [4]
Hertha BSC 3 October 2009[5] 30 June 2010[6] 33 7 10 16 21.21 [17]
VfL Bochum 1 July 2010 14 September 2011 45 21 8 16 46.67
Alemannia Aachen 19 September 2011 1 April 2012 20 3 8 9 15.00 [7]
1860 München 7 September 2013[8] 6 April 2014[11] 24 7 8 9 29.17 [14]
Fortuna Düsseldorf 14 March 2016 present 0 0 0 0 !
Total 759 258 206 295 33.99
Last Updated: 7 April 2014

References

  1. "Friedhelm Funkel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. "Funkel, Friedhelm – Spielerstatistik" [Funkel, Friedhelm – player statistics] (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. "Funkel, Friedhelm – Trainerstatistik" [Funkel, Friedhelm – manager statistics] (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Funkel: "Hertha ist ein Top-Verein"". kicker (in German). 3 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Hertha gibt Trennung von Funkel bekannt". kicker (in German). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Alemannia Aachen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Perfekt: Funkel ist neuer Löwen-Dompteur". kicker (in German). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. "Adlung kann die Nullnummer entscheiden". kicker (in German). 13 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. "Trainer Funkel verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Funkel ab sofort kein 1860-Trainer mehr". Die Welt (in German). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  12. Schneider, Philipp (7 April 2014). "Ende der Jagdsaison". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  13. "Hennings erst cool, dann knallhart". kicker (in German). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  14. 1 2 "1860 München". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  15. "Friedhelm Funkel neuer Cheftrainer" (in German). f95.de. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  16. "1. FC Köln" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  17. "Hertha BSC" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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