Michael Frontzeck (born 26 March 1964) is a German professional

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coach and former player who is assistant coach of

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

. As a player he was a

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who notably played in the

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across three spells for

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

. He also had a spell in the

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for

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as well as playing for

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

and

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

He earned 19

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for

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and was in the squad at

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. As a manager Frontzeck has had spells in charge of

Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

, Borussia Mönchengladbach,

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and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Playing career

Frontzeck began his career in the Bundesliga in 1982 with

. From 1989 to 1994, he played for

as a left back. He returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach for the season 1995–96 but then had his first stay abroad in the 1996–97 season with

. After playing for

and a last season for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he ended his player career in May 2000. He played for the Germany national team from 1984 to 1992 in a total of 19 games and won a runners-up medal in

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Coaching career

Frontzeck started as assistant coach of

from 2000 to 2003 and for

from 2004 to 2005. He was head coach of

from 13 September 2006 until the end of the season 2006–07 when he resigned due to the club's relegation. In January 2008, he was named head coach of

and took over for interim head coach

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after the winter break. Eventually, it was announced that his contract was extended until 2010 but on 17 May 2009, Frontzeck was fired.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 3 June 2009,

announced Frontzeck's return to the team as new head coach. He signed a two-year-contract until 30 June 2011. Following the loss against

on 13 February 2011 Frontzeck was released as head coach by the club management of Borussia Mönchengladbach. He finished with a record of 16 wins, 14 draws, and 31 losses.

FC St. Pauli

On 3 October 2012, he was named new manager of

replacing

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. He was sacked on 6 November 2013. He finished with a record of 15 wins, 10 draws, and 5 losses.

Hannover 96

He was appointed the new head coach of

on 20 April 2015. His first match was a 2–1 loss to 1899 Hoffenheim. To finish out the 2014–15 season, Hannover defeated

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and

, both by a 2–1 scoreline, and two draws against

and

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

. The win against Augsburg was Hannover's first win of 2015. On 28 May 2015, Hannover removed the interim tag and gave Frontzeck a two–year contract. He resigned on 21 December 2015. He finished with a record of seven wins, four draws, and 13 losses.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 1 February 2018, Frontzeck was appointed the new manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, replacing

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. His first match was a 2–1 win against

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

on 4 February 2018. He was sacked on 1 December 2018.

VfL Wolfsburg

He was named interim coach of

on 25 October 2021. But was replaced a day later.

Coaching record

Honours

Borussia M'gladbach *

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runner-up: 1983–84 VfB Stuttgart *

: 1991–92 * DFL-Supercup:

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Germany *

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runner-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frontzeck, Michael 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Mönchengladbach Expatriate footballers in England German footballers German expatriate footballers German football managers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 1992 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players VfB Stuttgart players VfL Bochum players Manchester City F.C. players SC Freiburg players Premier League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Arminia Bielefeld managers Alemannia Aachen managers Borussia Mönchengladbach managers 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers Hannover 96 managers VfL Wolfsburg managers Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers 3. Liga managers Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia German expatriate sportspeople in England Association football defenders