Markus Anfang
![]() Anfang in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 June 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1992 | Bayer Dormagen | ||
1992–1994 | KSV Heimersdorf | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 37 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Schalke 04 | 3 | (0) |
1998–2002 | Tirol Innsbruck | 107 | (5) |
2002–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | (0) |
2004 | Energie Cottbus | 8 | (0) |
2004–2006 | MSV Duisburg | 33 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 43 | (3) |
2008 | Wacker Innsbruck | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Eintracht Trier | 23 | (1) |
Total | 277 | (10) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2012 | SC Kapellen-Erft | ||
2016–2018 | Holstein Kiel | ||
2018–2019 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2020–2021 | Darmstadt 98 | ||
2021 | Werder Bremen | ||
2022–2024 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
2024– | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Markus Anfang (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈʔanfaŋ];[1][2] born 12 June 1974) is a German retired footballer and manager who is the head coach 2. Bundesliga club of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Anfang's career began in the late 80s at the northern Cologne low tier (Kreisliga) club KSV Heimersdorf. His first steps in the professional football league were done in 1995 with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4] Anfang also played for Schalke 04 before he decided to move to Austria where he played for FC Tirol Innsbruck. He won the Austrian Bundesliga in three consecutive years between 2000 and 2002. In the 2002–03 season he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Having received as many as eight offers for transferring after disagreements at Kaiserslautern, he moved to FC Energie Cottbus in 2003 before joining MSV Duisburg in 2004, who he helped to the top division.[5] He left Duisburg in 2006, returning to Düsseldorf, and then Innsbruck, before signing for Eintracht Trier in 2009.
Managerial career
[edit]After coaching SC Kapellen-Erft in one year with much success, Anfang was offered the job as youth coach in the academy of Bayer Leverkusen.[6] He worked as youth coach of the academy from January 2013 to June 2013, and got the job as coach for the under-17 team.[7]
On 29 August 2016, he was appointed as the new coach of Holstein Kiel.[8] On 17 April 2018, 1. FC Köln announced he would become the new head coach for the 2018–19 season.[9] His final match was a promotion–relegation match against VfL Wolfsburg.[10] He finished with a record of 31 wins, 26 draws, and 14 losses.[11] In the summer of 2018 he moved to 1. FC Köln, just to be sacked on 27 April 2019, placed first in the league table.[12][13] He finished with a record of 19 wins, six draws, and eight losses.[14]
For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Darmstadt 98.[15] He finished with a record of 17 wins, seven draws, and 13 losses.[16]
In June 2021, it was announced Anfang would become manager of Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season.[17][18] He resigned on 20 November 2021[19] due public prosecutors’ investigations into allegations that Anfang had used a forged COVID-19 vaccine certificate.[20] The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) issued a professional ban in January 2022 retrospectively from 20 November 2021 for one year. He also has to pay a fine of €20,000.[21] He finished with a record of five wins, four draws, and five losses.[22]
In the summer of 2022, he was appointed by Dynamo Dresden.[23] Dynamo Dresden started the 2022–23 season with a 4–3 loss in the 3. Liga to 1860 Munich.[24] Dynamo Dresden finished in sixth place in the 2022–23 3. Liga season,[25] one point behind promotion and two spots behind the Promotion playoff[26] and 1 point and 3 spots behind direct promotion.[26] He was sacked on 20 April 2024.[27]
On 29 May 2024, it was announced that Markus Anfang will become head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 1 July 2024.[3]
Managerial record
[edit]- As of match played 20 April 2024
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Holstein Kiel | 31 August 2016 | 21 May 2018 | 71 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 43.66 | [8][9][10][11] |
1. FC Köln | 22 May 2018 | 27 April 2019 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 57.58 | [14] |
Darmstadt 98 | 1 July 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 45.95 | [16] |
Werder Bremen | 1 July 2021 | 20 November 2021 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35.71 | [22] |
Dynamo Dresden | 10 June 2022 | 20 April 2024 | 79 | 42 | 13 | 24 | 53.16 | [25] |
Total | 234 | 114 | 56 | 64 | 48.72 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 188, 583. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 315, 727. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ^ a b "Markus Anfang wird neuer Cheftrainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern" [Markus Anfang will become new coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern] (in German). fck.de. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Fortuna Dusseldorf 1995–96". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Anfang, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Markus Anfang ist nicht mehr Coach des SCK" (in German). wz-newsline.de. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "U17-Coach Anfang bleibt bis 2018" (in German). bayer04.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Anfang und Cichon übernehmen bei den Störchen" (in German). kicker. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Kölner Neustart mit Anfang – Ablöse unter einer Million" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Von der Kieler Förde an den Rhein: Markus Anfang wird neuer Trainer des 1. FC Köln". bundesliga.com. 17 April 2018.
- ^ "FC trennt sich von Markus Anfang". fc.de. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b "1. FC Köln Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Anfang wird zur neuen Saison Trainer bei Darmstadt 98". kicker.de (in German). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "SV Darmstadt 98 Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Einigung mit Darmstadt: Markus Anfang wird Trainer von Werder Bremen". kicker (in German). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Markus Anfang becomes new head coach of SV Werder Bremen". Werder Bremen. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Markus Anfang and Florian Junge step down with immediate effect". werder.de (in German). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Markus Anfang: Werder Bremen coach resigns amid forged Covid-19 vaccine certificate claims". BBC Sport. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ tagesschau.de. "Impfpass-Affäre: DFB sperrt Markus Anfang für ein Jahr". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Werder Bremen Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Dynamo Dresden: Anfang neuer Cheftrainer". dynamo-dresden.de (in German). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo Dresden Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Dynamo Dresden Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b "3. Liga Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Dreigespann übernimmt bis zum Saisonende". dynamo-dresden.de (in German). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links
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- Markus Anfang at WorldFootball.net
- Markus Anfang at kicker (in German)
- Markus Anfang at the German Football Association
- Markus Anfang at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
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