Claus-Dieter Wollitz (born 19 July 1965) is a German football coach and former player, who manages

FC Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons i ...

Managerial career

KFC Uerdingen 05

Wollitz was head coach of

KFC Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2004. In the 2002–03 season, Uerdingen finished the season in 10th place with a record of 13 wins, six draws, and 15 losses. In the 2003–04 season, Uerdingen finished the season in seventh place with a record of 13 wins, seven draws, and 14 losses.

VfL Osnabrück

Wollitz was head coach of

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section. History Foundation to WW2 The c ...

from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2009. His first match as head coach was a 1–1 draw on 1 August 2004 against the

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of 1. FC Köln. During the 2004–05 season, Osnabrück finished fourth in the

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and were eliminated in round two of the

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by Bayern Munich. The 2005–06 season started with wins against

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

and

Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...

and draws against

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and the

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

. Then on 21 August 2005, Osnabrück defeated Greuther Fürth in a shootout round one of the German Cup after finishing extra time 2–2. They were eventually eliminated in round two of the German Cup by 1. FSV Mainz 05. Extra time also finished in a 2–2 draw. They finished the 2005–06 season in 10th place. In the 2006–07 season, Osnabrück defeated Eintracht Braunschweig and Borussia Mönchengladbach to get to the 16th round in the German Cup where they were eliminated by Hertha BSC. The league season started on 8 August 2006 (matchday two) with a 1–0 win against

. They finished the season in second place and were promoted to the

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. They finished the 2007–08 league season in 12th place and were eliminated from the German Cup in the first round after a 1–0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 2008–09 season proved to be his final season at the helm of Osnabrück. The 2008–09 season started with a loss to

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in the German Cup. They finished the season in 16th place and lost both legs of the relegation playoff 1–0 to

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. He finished with a record of 70 wins, 54 draws, and 63 losses.

Energie Cottbus

He became head coach of

Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus ( Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons i ...

on 1 July 2009. Energie Cottbus started the 2009–10 season with a 3–1 win in the German Cup against 1. FC Magdeburg. They were eventually eliminated in round two of the German Cup after a 4–2 extra time loss to

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. Energie Cottbus finished the season in ninth place. During the 2010–11 season, Energie Cottbus got to the semi–final of the German Cup. They defeated

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, and

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to get there. In the semi–final, Energie Cottbus lost to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...

. On 13 September 2010, Energie Cottbus and

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finished in a 5–5 draw. On 28 November 2010, they defeated

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6–0. The following week, they lost to

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4–0. They finished the season in sixth place. He left the club on 8 December 2011. His final match at the helm was a 1–0 loss to

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on 2 December 2011. Energie Cottbus were in sixth place at the time he left the club. He finished with a record of 40 wins, 19 draws, and 34 losses.

Return at Osnabrück

He returned to Osnabrück on 1 January 2012. He came in part way through the season and finished the 2011–12 season with eight wins, two draws, and seven losses. He left the club on 13 May 2013. His final match was a 1–0 loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 11 May 2013. He finished with a record of 29 wins, nine draws, and 16 losses.

Viktoria Köln

He became head coach of

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on 24 June 2013. Viktoria Köln were promoted in his first season as head coach. He was sacked on 6 December 2014. His final match was a 2–1 loss to

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Return to Energie Cottbus

He returned to Energie Cottbus on 12 April 2016. His first mtch was a 5–0 loss to Sonnenhof Großaspach. Energie Cottbus were relegated from the

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during the 2015–16 season. He signed a two–year contract extension to 2018 on 30 May 2016. He left on 20 December 2019.

1. FC Magdeburg

He was appointed as the new head coach on 23 December 2019. He was sacked on 10 June 2020.

Second return to Energie Cottbus

On 18 May 2021 it was announced that Wollitz would once again manager Energie Cottbus starting on 1 July 2021.

Personal life

Wollitz was born in Brakel and is the brother of Michael Wollitz, who played in the

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for 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04 and in the

for Arminia Bielefeld and FC Schalke 04.

Coaching record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wollitz, Claus-Dieter 1965 births Living people People from Höxter (district) Sportspeople from Detmold (region) German footballers FC Schalke 04 players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players VfL Osnabrück players Hertha BSC players VfL Wolfsburg players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players KFC Uerdingen 05 players 1. FC Köln players Bundesliga players German football managers FC Energie Cottbus managers KFC Uerdingen 05 managers 2. Bundesliga managers VfL Osnabrück managers 3. Liga managers 1. FC Magdeburg managers Association football midfielders Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia