Markus Weinzierl (born 28 December 1974) is a German football coach and current manager of 1. FC Nürnberg. As the manager of

Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

, a position he held from 2008 to 2012, Weinzierl achieved promotion into the

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. On 17 May 2012, Weinzierl was appointed the new manager of the

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club

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, and was there for four years until he left the club to join

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Coaching career

Jahn Regensburg

Weinzierl was hired on 24 November 2008. his first match was a 0–0 draw against

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on 29 November 2008. Jahn Regensburg finished the 2008–09 season in 15th place and the following season in 16th place. Regensburg started the 2010–11 season with a 1–0 win against Werder Bremen II. In the first round of the German Cup, Arminia Bielefeld knocked out Jahn Regensburg in a shoot–out. The match had finished in a 1–1 draw. In the 2010–11 season, Regensburg finished in eighth place and were knocked out of the German Cup in the first round after losing 3–1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Jahn finished in third place in the 2011–12 season and advanced to the promotion–relegation playoff. They won promotion on away goals after the tie finished 3–3. Weinzierl finished with a record of 49 wins, 48 draws, and 42 losses in 139 matches.

FC Augsburg

Weinzierl was named head coach of

on 17 May 2012. His first match in–charge was on 17 August 2012 against SV Wilhelmshaven in the

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, which they won, 2–0. They ended up eliminated in the round of 16. In his first season, Weinzierl won only one match in the first–half of the season. They ended the season in 15th place and two points clear of the relegation zone. Augsburg started the 2013–14 season with a 2–0 win against

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in the German Cup. Augsburg defeated Bayern 1–0 to end their 53–match undefeated streak. This was also the first time that FC Augsburg defeated Bayern. The last time a club from

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defeated Bayern was when BC Augsburg won on 6 August 1961. Augsburg finished the 2013–14 season in eighth place. Augsburg started the 2014–15 season with a 1–0 loss to 1. FC Magdeburg in the German Cup. On 5 April 2015, Weinzierl extended his contract at Augsburg until 2019. on 9 May 2015, Augsburg defeated Bayern Munich in his 100th Bundesliga match as head coach. Augsburg finished the season in fifth place. Augsburg started the 2015–16 season with a 3–1 win against SV Elversberg in the German Cup. Augsburg also participated in the

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. Augsburg were eliminated in the second round by

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. Augsburg finished the season in 12th place. Weinzierl finished with a record of 56 wins, 32 draws, and 66 losses.

Schalke 04

On 3 June 2016, Weinzierl became

manager. His first match was a 4–1 win in the German Cup against

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. He was sacked on 9 June 2017. He finished with a record of 21 wins, 13 draws, and 16 losses in 50 matches.

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 October 2018, Weinzierl became new head coach of

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. He replaced

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with a contract valid until June 2020. His first match as Stuttgart's head coach was a 4–0 loss to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

on 20 October 2018. He was sacked on 20 April 2019. He finished with a record of four wins, four draws, and 15 losses.

Return to FC Augsburg

On 26 April 2021, Weinzierl returned to FC Augsburg as head coach. Augsburg were in 13th place and four points above the relegation playoff spot when Weinzierl took over as head coach. He left Augsburg at the end of the 2021–22 season.

1. FC Nürnberg

Weinzierl was hired on 4 October 2022 as manager for 1. FC Nürnberg. He took the reins from Robert Klauß who was sacked the day prior after leading the Franconian club to 14th in the table after Match Day ten in the 2022–23

season.

Coaching record

References

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