Friedhelm Funkel (born 10 December 1953) is a German

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manager and former player, who last managed 1. FC Köln.

Coaching career

Early career

Funkel was manager of Duisburg between 13 May 1996 and 24 March 2000. He finished with a record of 56 wins, 47 draws, and 59 losses. He was manager of

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

from 19 September 2000 to 1 December 2001. He finished with a record of 13 wins, 10 draws, and 22 losses. He was manager of 1. FC Köln from 14 February 2002 to 30 October 2003. He finished with a record of 29 wins, 15 draws, and 19 losses.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Funkel coached

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from 2004 to 2009. He was subsequently released from his contract on 1 July 2009. He led the club into the

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in his first season in charge. One year later, he and the team avoided relegation and surprisingly reached the DFB-Pokal final, which eventually sent them to the

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. Tied with

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, Funkel holds the record for the longest tenure at Eintracht, with five full seasons. He finished with a record of 70 wins, 50 draws, and 74 losses.

Hertha BSC

On 3 October 2009,

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introduced Funkel as their new head coach after having fired

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. After Hertha was relegated, Funkel and the club mutually agreed to not extend his contract. He finished with a record of seven wins, 10 draws, and 16 losses.

VfL Bochum

On 22 May 2010, he was named new coach of

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. His first match was a 3–0 loss to

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in the first round of the German Cup. He got sacked on 14 September 2011. His final match was a 2–1 loss to

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. He finished with a record of 21 wins, eight draws, and 16 losses.

Alemannia Aachen

On 20 September 2011, Funkel took over the job as manager of

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. Funkel was dismissed of his job on 1 April 2012, after a streak of five consecutive losses. He finished with a record of three wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 20 matches.

TSV 1860 Munich

On 7 September 2013, he was named new coach of 1860 Munich. His first match in–charge was a 0–0 draw against

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on 13 September 2013. On 2 April 2014, 1860 Munich announced that Funkel is going to leave the club after the season because of "different conceptual views on the orientation in sport." However, 1860 München sacked Funkel on 6 April 2014 after losing to

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3–0 at

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earlier in the day. He finished with a record of seven wins, eight draws, and nine losses in 24 matches.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Funkel was appointed as the new head coach of

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on 14 March 2016. He was sacked on 29 January 2020 after six losses in his last eight matches.

1. FC Köln

Funkel was appointed as the new head coach of 1. FC Köln on 11 April 2021 for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Personal life

Funkel has two children. He is the older brother of

Wolfgang Funkel Wolfgang Funkel (born 10 August 1958) is a German former footballer. The defender played over 300 matches in the (West) German top-flight. In 1986 Funkel won two caps for the West German national team. He is the brother of Friedhelm Funkel. ...

Career statistics

Club

Managerial

Honours

Player

Bayer Uerdingen *

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: 1984–85

References

External links

Friedhelm Funkel
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