Markus Anfang

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Markus Anfang
Anfang in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-12) 12 June 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1992 Bayer Dormagen
1992–1994 KSV Heimersdorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
1995–1997 Fortuna Düsseldorf 37 (0)
1997–1998 Schalke 04 3 (0)
1998–2002 Tirol Innsbruck 107 (5)
2002–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 (0)
2004 Energie Cottbus 8 (0)
2004–2006 MSV Duisburg 33 (1)
2006–2008 Fortuna Düsseldorf 43 (3)
2008 Wacker Innsbruck 6 (0)
2009–2010 Eintracht Trier 23 (1)
Total 277 (10)
Managerial career
2011–2012 SC Kapellen-Erft
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel
2018–2019 1. FC Köln
2020–2021 Darmstadt 98
2021 Werder Bremen
2022–2024 Dynamo Dresden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Anfang (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈʔanfaŋ];[1][2] born 12 June 1974) is a German retired footballer, who last managed Dynamo Dresden.

Playing career

Anfang's career began in the late 80s at the northern Cologne low tier (

Austrian Bundesliga in three consecutive years between 2000 and 2002. In the 2002–03 season he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
.

Having received as many as eight offers for transferring after disagreements at Kaiserslautern, he moved to

Eintracht Trier
in 2009.

Managerial career

After coaching SC Kapellen-Erft in one year with much success, Anfang was offered the job as youth coach in the academy of Bayer Leverkusen.[5] He worked as youth coach of the academy from January 2013 to June 2013, and got the job as coach for the under-17 team.[6]

On 29 August 2016, he was appointed as the new coach of Holstein Kiel.[7] On 17 April 2018, 1. FC Köln announced he would become the new head coach for the 2018–19 season.[8] His final match was a promotion–relegation match against VfL Wolfsburg.[9] He finished with a record of 31 wins, 26 draws, and 14 losses.[10] In the summer of 2018 he moved to 1. FC Köln, just to be sacked on 27 April 2019, placed first in the league table.[11][12] He finished with a record of 19 wins, six draws, and eight losses.[13]

For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Darmstadt 98.[14] He finished with a record of 17 wins, seven draws, and 13 losses.[15]

In June 2021, it was announced Anfang would become manager of Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season.[16][17] He resigned on 20 November 2021[18] due public prosecutors’ investigations into allegations that Anfang had used a forged COVID-19 vaccine certificate.[19] The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) issued a professional ban in January 2022 retrospectively from 20 November 2021 for one year. He also has to pay a fine of €20,000.[20] He finished with a record of five wins, four draws, and five losses.[21]

In the summer of 2022, he was appointed by Dynamo Dresden.[22] Dynamo Dresden started the 2022–23 season with a 4–3 loss in the 3. Liga to 1860 Munich.[23] Dynamo Dresden finished in sixth place in the 2022–23 3. Liga season,[24] one point behind promotion and two spots behind the Promotion playoff[25] and 1 point and 3 spots behind direct promotion.[25] He was sacked on 20 April 2024.[26]

Managerial record

As of match played 5 August 2023
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Holstein Kiel 31 August 2016 21 May 2018 71 31 26 14 043.66 [7][8][9][10]
1. FC Köln 22 May 2018 27 April 2019 33 19 6 8 057.58 [13]
Darmstadt 98 1 July 2020 30 June 2021 37 17 7 13 045.95 [15]
Werder Bremen 1 July 2021 20 November 2021 14 5 4 5 035.71 [21]
Dynamo Dresden 10 June 2022 20 April 2024 40 21 9 10 052.50 [24]
Total 195 93 52 50 047.69 —

References

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  3. ^ "Fortuna Dusseldorf 1995–96". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Anfang, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Markus Anfang ist nicht mehr Coach des SCK" (in German). wz-newsline.de. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ^ "U17-Coach Anfang bleibt bis 2018" (in German). bayer04.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Anfang und Cichon übernehmen bei den Störchen" (in German). kicker. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Kölner Neustart mit Anfang – Ablöse unter einer Million" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Von der Kieler Förde an den Rhein: Markus Anfang wird neuer Trainer des 1. FC Köln". bundesliga.com. 17 April 2018.
  12. ^ "FC trennt sich von Markus Anfang". fc.de. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. ^ a b "1. FC Köln Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Anfang wird zur neuen Saison Trainer bei Darmstadt 98". kicker.de (in German). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b "SV Darmstadt 98 Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Einigung mit Darmstadt: Markus Anfang wird Trainer von Werder Bremen". kicker (in German). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Markus Anfang becomes new head coach of SV Werder Bremen". Werder Bremen. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Markus Anfang and Florian Junge step down with immediate effect". werder.de (in German). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Markus Anfang: Werder Bremen coach resigns amid forged Covid-19 vaccine certificate claims". BBC Sport. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  20. ^ tagesschau.de. "Impfpass-Affäre: DFB sperrt Markus Anfang für ein Jahr". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Werder Bremen Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Dynamo Dresden: Anfang neuer Cheftrainer". dynamo-dresden.de (in German). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Dynamo Dresden Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Dynamo Dresden Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  25. ^ a b "3. Liga Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Dreigespann übernimmt bis zum Saisonende". dynamo-dresden.de (in German). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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