Volker Finke
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| 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
| * 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, 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]
See also[]
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.
- ^ "Cameroon: Volker Finke dismissed from coach role". BBC Sport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links[]
- Volker Finke at J.League (in Japanese)
- Volker Finke at WorldFootball.net
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Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Nienburg, Lower Saxony
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- German footballers
- German football 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
- Association football midfielders
- TSV Havelse players
- Hannoverscher SC players