Dino Nicolas Toppmöller (born 23 November 1980) is a German

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manager and former player. He is the head coach of

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club

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

Club career

Over his career, Toppmöller played 31

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matches with six goals and 128 games in the 2. Bundesliga, scoring 20 goals. His clubs included

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

and

, in which he made 16 appearances and scored three goals, including two decisive goals in a 2–0 away victory against

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

. He later joined Erzgebirge Aue, Jahn Regensburg,

Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...

and

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, Luxembourg's

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, FSV Salmrohr, where he served as captain and top scorer, and SV Mehring, where he also worked as player-assistant coach. Later, as player-coach at RM Hamm Benfica, he led the team to promotion and concluded his playing career after ensuring their survival in Luxembourg's top division.

Managerial career

In June 2016, Toppmöller became manager of

, having taken them to the group stages of the

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for the first time in the club's history in 2018–19, campaign which F91 Dudelange have finished with one point following a draw in their last game against Real Betis. This feat made history in Luxembourg's football history, as Dudelange were not just the first team to have ever qualified in the group stages of any European competition, but they also managed to obtain a point. He joined Belgian outfit

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following that season, having spent a brief stint with them before being released after just one season. On 20 July 2020, he was introduced as assistant coach to Julian Nagelsmann at

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. On 18 June 2021, he followed coach Nagelsmann to be his assistant at

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

. On 24 March 2023, Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern along with his assistant coaches including Toppmöller.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 12 June 2023, Toppmöller was appointed as manager of

club

. On 15 May 2025, Toppmöller extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt until June 2028. In the 2024–25 season, Frankfurt secured third place in the league, earning qualification for the

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Personal life

He is the son of Klaus Toppmöller. He was named after

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

F91 Dudelange *Luxembourg National Division: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2016–17, 2018–19

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