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German football manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | — | ||
SC Freiburg
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