Friedhelm Funkel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Neuss, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Alemannia Aachen (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1973 | VfR Neuss | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1980 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 217 | (85) |
| 1980–1983 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 66 | (24) |
| 1983–1990 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 189 | (40) |
| Total | 472 | (149) | |
| National team | |||
| 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– | Alemannia Aachen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Friedhelm Funkel (born 10 December 1953 in Neuss) is a German football manager and former player.[1][2][3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1974–75 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 13 | |
| 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 1976–77 | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | 44 | 18 | ||
| 1977–78 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 25 | |||
| 1978–79 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 43 | 16 | |||
| 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 16 | ||
| 1980–81 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 18 | |
| 1981–82 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 15 | ||
| 1982–83 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 1983–84 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 15 | ||
| 1984–85 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 1985–86 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 1986–87 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 1988–89 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 1989–90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | Germany | 472 | 149 | 46 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 546 | 172 | |
| Career total | 472 | 149 | 46 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 546 | 172 | ||
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[edit] Coaching career
Funkel coached Eintracht Frankfurt from 2004–09. He was subsequently released from his contract on 1 July 2009.[4] He led the club into the Bundesliga in his first season in charge.[5] 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. On 3 October 2009, Hertha BSC introduced Funkel as their new head coach after having fired Lucien Favre.[6] After Hertha was relegated, Funkel and the club mutually agreed to not extend his contract.[7]
On 22 May 2010, he was named new coach of VfL Bochum. He got sacked on 14 September 2011. On 20 September 2011, Funkel took over the job as manager of Alemannia Aachen.
[edit] Personal life
Funkel has two children. He is the older brother of Wolfgang Funkel.
[edit] References
- ^ "Friedhelm Funkel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/funkelfriedhelm/. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Funkel, Friedhelm - Spielerstatistik [Funkel, Friedhelm - player statistics]" (in German). kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/1989-90/kfc-uerdingen-05-28/10824/spieler_friedhelm-funkel.html. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Funkel, Friedhelm - Trainerstatistik [Funkel, Friedhelm - manager statistics]" (in German). kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2010-11/26/trainer_friedhelm-funkel.html. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Ingo Durstewitz (20 May 2009). "Eintracht feuert den Trainer: Funkel muss gehen [Eintracht fires the manager: Funkel must go]" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. http://www.fr-online.de/top_news/?em_cnt=1763985. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Ingo Durstewitz (20 May 2009). "Kommentar: Logischer Schritt [Commentary: Logical step]" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausland/sport/eintracht_frankfurt/?em_cnt=1764060. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Friedhelm Funkel [Hertha BSC signs Friedhelm Funkel]" (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 3 October 2009. http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000137473.php&fla=4. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Ohne Funkel in die Neue Saison [Without Funkel into the new season]" (in German). Hertha BSC. 11 May 2010. http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=413&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7104&cHash=6bfd41f474. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Friedhelm Funkel at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Neuss
- German footballers
- Germany B international footballers
- German football managers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- Eintracht Frankfurt managers
- KFC Uerdingen 05 players
- 1. FC Köln managers
- FC Hansa Rostock managers
- MSV Duisburg managers
- Fußball-Bundesliga managers
- Hertha BSC managers
- VfL Bochum managers
- Alemannia Aachen managers