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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1964-03-26)26 March 1964 (age 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | SpVgg Odenkirchen | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1989 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 190 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 163 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | VfL Bochum | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Manchester City | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | SC Freiburg | 61 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 513 | (39) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | West Germany U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1992 | Germany | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Alemannia Aachen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | FC St. Pauli | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Hannover 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Frontzeck (born 26 March 1964) is a German professionalfootball coach and former player who was most recently assistant coach ofVfL Wolfsburg.
As a player he was aleft back who notably played in theBundesliga across three spells forBorussia Mönchengladbach. He also had a spell in thePremier League forManchester City as well as playing forVfB Stuttgart,VfL Bochum andSC Freiburg He earned 19caps[1] forGermany and was in the squad atEuro 1992. As a manager Frontzeck has had spells in charge ofAlemannia Aachen,Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Mönchengladbach,FC St. Pauli,Hannover 96 and1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Frontzeck began his career in the Bundesliga in 1982 withBorussia Mönchengladbach. From 1989 to 1994, he played forVfB Stuttgart as a left back. He returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach for the season 1995–96 but then had his first stay abroad in the 1996–97 season withManchester City. After playing forSC Freiburg and a last season for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he ended his player career in May 2000.[2]
He played for theGermany national team from 1984 to 1992 in a total of 19 games and won a runners-up medal inUEFA Euro 1992.
Frontzeck started as assistant coach ofBorussia Mönchengladbach from 2000 to 2003 and forHannover 96 from 2004 to 2005. He was head coach ofAlemannia Aachen from 13 September 2006[3] until the end of the season 2006–07 when he resigned due to the club's relegation.[4] In January 2008, he was named head coach ofArminia Bielefeld and took over for interim head coachDetlev Dammeier after the winter break.[5] Eventually, it was announced that his contract was extended until 2010 but on 17 May 2009, Frontzeck was fired.[6]
On 3 June 2009,Borussia Mönchengladbach announced Frontzeck's return to the team as new head coach. He signed a two-year contract until 30 June 2011.[7] Following the loss againstFC St. Pauli on 13 February 2011 Frontzeck was released as head coach by the club management of Borussia Mönchengladbach.[8] He finished with a record of 16 wins, 14 draws, and 31 losses.[9]
On 3 October 2012, he was named new manager ofFC St. Pauli replacingAndré Schubert.[10] He was sacked on 6 November 2013.[11] He finished with a record of 15 wins, 10 draws, and 5 losses.[12]
He was appointed the new head coach ofHannover 96 on 20 April 2015.[13] His first match was a 2–1 loss to1899 Hoffenheim.[14] To finish out the2014–15 season, Hannover defeatedFC Augsburg[15] andSC Freiburg,[16] both by a 2–1 scoreline,[15][16] and two draws againstVfL Wolfsburg[17] andWerder Bremen.[18] The win against Augsburg was Hannover's first win of 2015.[19] On 28 May 2015, Hannover removed the interim tag and gave Frontzeck a two–year contract.[20] He resigned on 21 December 2015.[21] He finished with a record of seven wins, four draws, and 13 losses.[22]
On 1 February 2018, Frontzeck was appointed the new manager of1. FC Kaiserslautern, replacingJeff Strasser.[23] His first match was a 2–1 win againstEintracht Braunschweig on 4 February 2018.[24] He was sacked on 1 December 2018.[25]
On 6 June 2021 Frontzeck joinedVfL Wolfsburg as assistant to the newly appointed managerMark van Bommel.[26] When van Bommel was sacked in October 2021, Frontzeck was initially named interim coach of the club.[27] However, this was never effected, sinceFlorian Kohfeldt was announced as manager of the club just one day later.[28] Frontzeck left the club in June 2022.[29]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Alemannia Aachen | 13 September 2006[3] | 19 May 2007[4] | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 029.41 | [30] |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 4 January 2008[5] | 17 May 2009[6] | 53 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 015.09 | [31][32] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 June 2009[7] | 13 February 2011[8] | 61 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 81 | 122 | −41 | 026.23 | [9] |
| FC St. Pauli | 3 October 2012[10] | 6 November 2013[11] | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 037.50 | [12] |
| Hannover 96 | 20 April 2015[13] | 21 December 2015[21] | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 029.17 | [22] |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 February 2018[23] | 1 December 2018 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 041.67 | [33] |
| Total | 248 | 71 | 65 | 112 | 326 | 427 | −101 | 028.63 | — | ||
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