Christian Wück

Christian Richard Wück (born 9 June 1973) is a German football coach and former professional footballer^[2] who played as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. He works as head coach of the Germany women's national team.

Christian Wück

Wück as manager of Holstein Kiel in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Christian Richard Wück[1]
Date of birth	(1973-06-09) 9 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Werneck, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Germany women (Manager)
Youth career
0000–1987	DJK Gänheim
1987–1988	Schweinfurt 05
1988–1990	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1994	1. FC Nürnberg	94	(13)
1994–1998	Karlsruher SC	59	(5)
1999–2000	VfL Wolfsburg	14	(0)
2000–2002	Arminia Bielefeld	36	(5)
Total		203	(23)
International career
1992–1994	Germany U21	13	(3)
Managerial career
2005–2006	SV Enger-Westerenger
2007–2009	Rot Weiss Ahlen
2009–2010	Holstein Kiel
2012–2013	Germany U16
2013–2015	Germany U17
2015–2016	Germany U16
2015	Germany U17
2016–2017	Germany U17
2017–2018	Germany U15
2018–2019	Germany U16
2019–2024	Germany U17
2024–	Germany women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

From early 2005 Wück was manager of lower-league club SV Enger-Westerenger.^[3]

In January 2007 he became assistant coach at Rot Weiss Ahlen, before being appointed manager in the June.^[4] He was sacked in March 2009.^[4]

In March 2024 it was announced that Wück would become manager of the Germany women's national team after the 2024 Summer Olympics, succeeding Horst Hrubesch.^[5]

Honours

Player

Karlsruher SC

• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1995–96

Manager

Germany U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2023; runner-up 2015
• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2023