Volker Finke
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Nienburg, Germany | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 1969–1975 | Hannoverscher SC | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1986 | TSV Stelingen | ||
| 1986–1990 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 1990–1991 | SC Norderstedt | ||
| 1991–2007 | SC Freiburg | ||
| 2009–2010 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Köln (Director of Sport) | ||
| 2011 | 1. FC Köln (interim) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cameroon | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Volker Finke (born 24 March 1948) is a German football manager. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years.
Coaching career
On 6 December 2008, the Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds announced they signed a contract with Finke as head coach until 2010.[1]
On 18 December 2010, Finke was named as the new director of sport by 1. FC Köln effective on 1 February 2011.[2] Effective on 27 April 2011, Finke additionally became interim coach until the end of the season. On 10 March 2012, Köln parted company with Finke by mutual consent after a 1–0 win over Hertha BSC.[3]
On 22 May 2013, he was named coach of Cameroon.[4] He was sacked on 30 October 2015, two weeks before the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification started.[5]
Coaching record
- As of 28 January 2015
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| TSV Havelse | 13 February 1986[6] | 9 October 1990[6] | — | |||||
| SC Freiburg | 1 July 1991[7] | 30 June 2007[7] | 605 | 243 | 143 | 219 | 40.17 | [7] |
| Urawa Reds | 1 January 2009 | 31 December 2010 | 68 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 44.12 | [8] |
| 1. FC Köln | 27 April 2011[6] | 30 June 2011[6] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [6] |
| Cameroon | 22 May 2013[6] | 30 October 2015[5] | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 31.03 | |
| Total | 705 | 285 | 165 | 255 | 40.43 | — | ||
References
- ↑ "Bundesliga-Comeback von Volker Finke" (in German). kicker.de. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Volker Finke wird neuer Sportdirektor" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Director of Sport Volker Finke leaves Cologne". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Bongben, Leocadia (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Cameroon: Volker Finke dismissed from coach role". BBC Sport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Volker Finke" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "SC Freiburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ J.League Data Site(Japanese)
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