Friedhelm Funkel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 December 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Neuss, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1972 | VfR Neuss | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | VfR Neuss | 28 | (15) |
1973–1980 | Bayer Uerdingen | 238 | (91) |
1980–1983 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 66 | (24) |
1983–1990 | Bayer Uerdingen | 189 | (40) |
Total | 521 | (170) | |
International career | |||
1981 |
West Germany B | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1989–1990 | VfR Neuss | ||
1991–1996 | Bayer Uerdingen | ||
1996–2000 | MSV Duisburg | ||
2000–2001 | 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 | 1860 Munich | ||
2016–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
2021 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2024 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Friedhelm Funkel (born 10 December 1953) is a German football manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern and former player.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
Early career
Funkel was manager of Duisburg between 13 May 1996 and 24 March 2000.[4] He finished with a record of 56 wins, 47 draws, and 59 losses.[4]
He was manager of
He was manager of 1. FC Köln from 14 February 2002 to 30 October 2003.[6] He finished with a record of 29 wins, 15 draws, and 19 losses.[6]
Eintracht Frankfurt
Funkel coached
Tied with Erich Ribbeck, Funkel holds the record for the longest tenure at Eintracht, with five full seasons. He finished with a record of 70 wins, 50 draws, and 74 losses.[7]
Hertha BSC
On 3 October 2009, Hertha BSC introduced Funkel as their new head coach after having fired Lucien Favre.[8] After Hertha was relegated, Funkel and the club mutually agreed to not extend his contract.[9] He finished with a record of seven wins, 10 draws, and 16 losses.[10]
VfL Bochum
On 22 May 2010, he was named new coach of VfL Bochum.[11] His first match was a 3–0 loss to Kickers Offenbach in the first round of the German Cup.[12] He got sacked on 14 September 2011.[13] His final match was a 2–1 loss to Dynamo Dresden.[14] He finished with a record of 21 wins, eight draws, and 16 losses.[15]
Alemannia Aachen
On 20 September 2011, Funkel took over the job as manager of Alemannia Aachen.[16] Funkel was dismissed of his job on 1 April 2012,[16] after a streak of five consecutive losses.[17] He finished with a record of three wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 20 matches.[16]
TSV 1860 Munich
On 7 September 2013, he was named new coach of 1860 Munich.[18] His first match in–charge was a 0–0 draw against VfR Aalen on 13 September 2013.[19] On 2 April 2014, 1860 Munich announced that Funkel is going to leave the club after the season because of "different conceptual views on the orientation in sport."[20] However, 1860 München sacked Funkel on 6 April 2014[21] after losing to Karlsruher SC 3–0[22] at home earlier in the day.[23] He finished with a record of seven wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 24 matches.[24]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Funkel was appointed as the new head coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf on 14 March 2016.[25] He was sacked on 29 January 2020 after six losses in his last eight matches.[26]
1. FC Köln
Funkel was appointed as the new head coach of 1. FC Köln on 11 April 2021 for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[27]
1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 14 February 2024, he was signed by 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[28] His first match took place on 18 February 2024 against 1. FC Nürnberg which ended 1-1.[29] One game before the season ended, the club announced that his contract will end on 30 June 2024.[30]
Personal life
Funkel has two children. He is the older brother of Wolfgang Funkel.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | Ref. | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
VfR Neuss | 1972–73 | Verbandsliga Niederrhein |
28 | 15 | — | — | 28 | 15 | |||
Bayer Uerdingen | 1973–74 | Regionalliga West |
21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | |||||
1974–75 | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 13 | [31] | |||
1975–76 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | [31] | |||
1976–77 | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 18 | [31] | |||
1977–78 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 25 | [31] | ||||
1978–79 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 16 | [31] | ||||
1979–80 | Bundesliga | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | [31] | |||
Totals | 238 | 91 | 18 | 8 | — | 256 | 99 | — | |||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4[a] | 2 | 42 | 18 | [31] |
1981–82 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 5 | 35 | 15 | [31] | ||
1982–83 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 | [31] | ||
Totals | 66 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 90 | 34 | — | ||
Bayer Uerdingen | 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 15 | [31] | |
1984–85 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 12 | [31] | ||||
1985–86 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 39 | 5 | [31] | ||
1986–87 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 37 | 9 | [31] | ||
1987–88 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | [31] | |||
1988–89 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | [31] | ||||
1989–90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | [31] | ||||
Totals | 189 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 221 | 45 | — | ||
Career totals | 521 | 170 | 46 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 595 | 193 | — |
Managerial
- As of 25 May 2024
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Bayer Uerdingen | 3 June 1991 | 13 May 1996 | 196 | 64 | 55 | 77 | 32.65 | |
MSV Duisburg | 13 May 1996[4] | 19 March 2000[4] | 162 | 56 | 47 | 59 | 34.57 | [4] |
Hansa Rostock |
19 September 2000[5] | 1 December 2001[5] | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28.89 | [5] |
1. FC Köln | 14 February 2002[6] | 30 October 2003[6] | 63 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 46.03 | [6] |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 July 2004[7] | 30 June 2009[7] | 194 | 70 | 50 | 74 | 36.08 | [7] |
Hertha BSC | 3 October 2009[8] | 30 June 2010[9] | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21.21 | [10] |
VfL Bochum | 22 May 2010[11] | 14 September 2011[13] | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 46.67 | [15] |
Alemannia Aachen | 19 September 2011[16] | 1 April 2012[16] | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15.00 | [16] |
1860 Munich | 7 September 2013[18] | 6 April 2014[21] | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29.17 | [24] |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 March 2016[25] | 29 January 2020[26] | 138 | 55 | 28 | 55 | 39.86 | [25] |
1. FC Köln | 11 April 2021[27] | 30 June 2021 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 | [6] |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 February 2024[28] | present | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 40.00 | |
Total | 943 | 335 | 243 | 365 | 35.52 | — |
Honours
Player
Bayer Uerdingen
References
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- ^ a b "Funkel: "Hertha ist ein Top-Verein"". kicker (in German). 3 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Hertha gibt Trennung von Funkel bekannt". kicker (in German). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Hertha BSC" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Experte Funkel soll's richten". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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- ^ a b "VfL Bochum". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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- ^ a b "Perfekt: Funkel ist neuer Löwen-Dompteur". kicker (in German). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Adlung kann die Nullnummer entscheiden". kicker (in German). 13 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Trainer Funkel verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Funkel ab sofort kein 1860-Trainer mehr". Die Welt (in German). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Schneider, Philipp (7 April 2014). "Ende der Jagdsaison". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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- ^ a b "1860 München". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Fortuna Düsseldorf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Fortuna Düsseldorf entlässt Trainer Funkel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b "1. FC Köln trennt sich von Gisdol – Funkel übernimmt". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Kreilinger, Moritz (14 February 2024). "unkels Devise: "Ärmel umkrempeln und den Platz umpflügen"". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "FCK UND FRIEDHELM FUNKEL BEENDEN ZUSAMMENARBEIT ZUM SAISONENDE" (in German). fck.de. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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External links
- Friedhelm Funkel at Soccerway.com
- Friedhelm Funkel at WorldFootball.net
- Friedhelm Funkel at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)