Angelo Vier (born 23 April 1972) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the sporting director of

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Career

Vier spent one season in the

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with

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Post-playing career

Following his retirement Vier worked as a player agent and as a consultant to

. In August 2017, Vier was announced as the

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of FC Ingolstadt 04, succeeding

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. He signed a two-year contract with the

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club.

Honours

top scorer: 1997 with Rot-Weiss Essen, 1998 with

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References

1972 births Living people Sportspeople from East Berlin Men's association football forwards German men's footballers East German men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers FC Gueugnon players SAS Épinal players SC Verl players SV Werder Bremen players Arminia Bielefeld players Rot-Weiss Essen players SK Rapid Wien players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players VfL Osnabrück players FC Gütersloh players Ligue 2 players Footballers from Berlin Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Austria {{germany-footy-forward-1970s-stub