Volker Finke
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 Finke in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Nienburg, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 1969–1975 | Hannoverscher SC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1986 | TSV Stelingen | ||
| 1986–1990 | TSV Havelse | ||
| 1990–1991 | SC Norderstedt | ||
| 1991–2007 | SC Freiburg | ||
| 2008–2010 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Köln (Director of Sport) | ||
| 2011 | 1. FC Köln (interim) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cameroon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Volker Finke (born 24 March 1948) is a German former football manager and a former player. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years.
Coaching career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Finke was a player–coach for TSV Stelingen from 1 July 1974 to 12 February 1986.[1] He was head coach of TSV Havelse from 13 February 1986 to 9 October 1990.[1] Finke was head coach of SC Norderstedt.[1]
SC Freiburg
[edit]Finke became head coach of SC Freiburg on 1 July 1991.[1] His first match as head coach of Freiburg was a 2–1 win against 1860 Munich.[2] Freiburg finished in third place 1991–92 2. Bundesliga season[3] and were knocked out of the 2nd round of the German Cup.[2] Freiburg started the 1992–93 season with a 2. Bundesliga match against VfB Oldenburg on 11 July 1992, which finished in a 2–2 draw.[4] Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga in the 1992–93 season,[5] won promotion to the 1993–94 Bundesliga,[5] and were knocked out of the German Cup in the second round.[4] Freiburg started the 1993–94 season with a first round match in the German Cup, which they won 8–0.[6] They went all the way to the quarter–finals where they were knocked–out by Tennis Borussia Berlin.[6] Freiburg finished the 1993–94 Bundesliga in 15th place, one spot above the relegation zone.[7] The 1994–95 season started with a 3–1 loss to Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round of the German Cup.[8] Freiburg's 1994–95 Bundesliga season included a 5–1 win against Bayern Munich on 23 August 1994.[8] They wrapped up the 1994–95 season on 17 June 1995 with a 2–1 win against FC Schalke 04.[8] Freiburg finished in 3rd place in the Bundesliga and qualified for the UEFA Cup.[9] Finke finished with a record of 244 wins, 143 draws, and 220 losses.[10]
Urawa Red Diamonds
[edit]Finke was head coach of Urawa Red Diamonds between 1 January 2009 and 31 January 2011.[1] Finke's first match of the Urawa Red Diamonds was a 1–0 loss to the Yokohama F. Marinos.[11] Urawa Red Diamonds finished the 2008 season in seventh place.[12] They also got to the semi–finals of the AFC Champions League.[13] During the 2009 season, Urawa Red Diamonds finished in sixth place.[14] 2010 season marked Finke's final season as head coach of the Urawa Red Diamonds. His final match as head coach was a 4–0 loss to Vissel Kobe.[15] Urawa Red Diamonds finished the season in 10th place.[16]
1. FC Köln
[edit]On 18 December 2010, Finke was named as the new director of sport by 1. FC Köln effective on 1 February 2011.[17] Effective on 27 April 2011, Finke additionally became interim coach until the end of the season and won all three matches.[18] On 10 March 2012, Köln parted company with Finke by mutual consent after a 1–0 win over Hertha BSC.[19]
Cameroon
[edit]On 22 May 2013, he was named as head coach of Cameroon.[20] His first match was a 1–0 loss in a friendly match against Tanzania.[21] Cameroon lost all 3 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[22] They lost 1–0 to Mexico, 4–0 to Croatia, and 4–1 to Brazil.[22] He was sacked on 30 October 2015, two weeks before the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification phase started.[23] His final match as Cameroon's coach was a 0–0 draw against Congo.[24]
Coaching record
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| SC Freiburg | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 2007 | 587 | 224 | 143 | 220 | 38.16 | [10] |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 January 2009 | 31 January 2011 | 132 | 56 | 25 | 51 | 42.42 | [1][11][13][15] |
| 1. FC Köln | 27 April 2011 | 30 June 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [18] |
| Cameroon | 22 May 2013 | 30 October 2015 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 40.54 | [20][21][22][23][24] |
| Total | 759 | 298 | 182 | 279 | 39.26 | — | ||
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]SC Freiburg
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Volker Finke". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "SC Freiburg Termine 1991/92". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "2. Bundesliga Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "SC Freiburg Termine 1992/93". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "2. Bundesliga Spieltag 1992/93". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "SC Freiburg Termine 1993/94". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga — Tabelle 1993/94". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "SC Freiburg Termine 1994/95". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga — Tabelle 1994/95". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "SC Freiburg — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Urawa Red Diamonds » Fixtures & Results 2008/2009". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan » J1 League 2008 » 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Urawa Red Diamonds » Fixtures & Results 2008/2009". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan » J1 League 2009 » 34. Round" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Urawa Red Diamonds » Fixtures & Results 2009/2010". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Japan » J1 League 2010 » 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Volker Finke wird neuer Sportdirektor" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b "1. FC Köln — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Director of Sport Volker Finke leaves Cologne". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b Bongben, Leocadia (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Cameroon » Fixtures & Results 2013". Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cameroon » Fixtures & Results 2014". World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Cameroon: Volker Finke dismissed from coach role". BBC Sport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Cameroon » Fixtures & Results 2015" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Volker Finke manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Volker Finke at WorldFootball.net
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| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Nienburg, Lower Saxony
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- German men's footballers
- German football managers
- FC Eintracht Norderstedt managers
- TSV Havelse managers
- SC Freiburg managers
- J1 League managers
- Urawa Red Diamonds managers
- 1. FC Köln managers
- Expatriate football managers in Japan
- Bundesliga managers
- 2. Bundesliga managers
- Cameroon national football team managers
- 2014 FIFA World Cup managers
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- TSV Havelse players
- Hannoverscher SC players
- Expatriate football managers in Cameroon
- German expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- German expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon
- German expatriate football managers
- West German men's footballers
- West German football managers