_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593434.jpg) Fiél withDynamo Dresden in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1980-03-12)12 March 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Esslingen,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | VfB Oberesslingen | ||
| 1988–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 1994–1997 | VfL Kirchheim | ||
| 1997–1999 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 27 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Union Berlin | 48 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | VfL Bochum | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | →VfL Bochum II | 5 | (2) |
| 2004–2010 | Alemannia Aachen | 179 | (11) |
| 2010–2015 | Dynamo Dresden | 108 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Dynamo Dresden (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2021–2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | ||
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2024–2025 | Hertha BSC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristian Fiél (born 12 March 1980) is a German formerfootball player who was most recently the head coach ofHertha BSC.
In his youth, Fiél played for various clubs in his nativeBaden-Württemberg, before joiningStuttgarter Kickers in 1997, and it was here that he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute forAlexander Blessin in a2. Bundesliga match againstWaldhof Mannheim in April 2000.[1] He made a further three appearances in the1999–2000 season,[1] and became a first-team regularthe following season, where he scored two goals in 23 appearances,[2] but was unable to prevent the club being relegated.
Fiél then signed for1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the second tier, and made 33 league appearances inhis first season, scoring seven goals.[3] He also got his first taste of European football, as Union had qualified for theUEFA Cup as theprevious season'sDFB-Pokal finalists, and Fiél played in four matches, assisting two goals in a first-round victory over Finnish sideFC Haka, before Union were eliminated in the next round byLitex Lovech of Bulgaria. Thefollowing season, Union found themselves in financial trouble, and were forced to sell players, so Fiél was sold toVfL Bochum, getting his first chance to play in theBundesliga. He finished the 2002–03 season by appearing in 16 appearances for Union Berlin and seven appearances for Bochum.[4]
Fiél made his Bundesliga debut in January 2003, replacingDelron Buckley in a 2–1 victory over1. FC Nürnberg. He made a further five appearances before the end ofthe season, but was not selected at allthe following season, and in January 2004 he returned to the 2. Bundesliga, signing forAlemannia Aachen. Aachen were in the midst of acup run, and Fiél helped the club to surprise victories overBayern Munich andBorussia Mönchengladbach on the way2004 DFB-Pokal final. Fiél was named as a substitute for the final, and came on forWilli Landgraf in the 73rd minute. He set up a last minute goal forErik Meijer, but this proved to be only a consolation as Aachen lost 3–2 againstWerder Bremen.
As Werder weredouble winners, Aachen entered the2004–05 UEFA Cup, giving Fiél another opportunity to play in Europe, making four appearances as the club reached the group stage. The following season, Aachen finished in second place, and earned promotion to the Bundesliga. Fiél made 30 appearances at this level in the2006–07 season, but the club were relegated, finishing 17th.
Fiél spent a further three seasons playing for Aachen in the second division, before leaving the club in 2010, after six and a half years, joiningDynamo Dresden of the3. Liga. Despite injuries he was a key part of Dynamo's first-team, making 23 appearances in the2010–11 season as the team won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. The season almost ended in disaster, though, as Fiél scored anown goal in the last game of the season againstKickers Offenbach, which almost cost Dynamo their place in the promotion playoff.Dani Schahin saved the day, though, with a winner, and Dynamo secured third place. Fiél was able to make up for his earlier mistake in the playoff, scoring the equaliser in the second leg of theplayoff againstVfL Osnabrück, and setting up Schahin for the winning goal. Fiél was named as Dynamo's captain in summer 2011 after the departure ofThomas Hübener, but was replaced in this role byRobert Koch at the beginning of the2012–13 season.
Fiél retired in the summer 2015.[5]
After retiring as a player in the summer 2015, Fiél was hired as a youth coach atDynamo Dresden.[5] He took over as the interim head coach on 23 August 2018[6] and was the interim head coach untilMaik Walpurgis was hired on 11 September 2018.[7] He lost his only match as interim head coach.[8] On 24 February 2019 he was named head coach of Dresden again.[9] On 2 December 2019 he left the club again after it dropped to last place in the2019–20 2. Bundesliga.[10]
Fiél was head coach of1. FC Nürnberg II between 1 July 2021 and 20 February 2023.[11] In Fiél first season as head coach, 1. FC Nürnberg II finished the in 11th place in theRegionalliga Bayern.[12] He became assistant coach of thefirst team on 20 February 2023.[11] The reserve team was in third place when he became assistant coach of the first team.[13] Fiél took over the head coach position at1. FC Nürnberg for the2023–24 season, finishing 12th.[14]
He moved toHertha BSC in the summer of 2024 with a two-year contract.[15] On 17 February 2025, he was sacked after a series of bad results, leaving the club in the 14th position.[16]
Born in Germany, Fiél is of Spanish descent.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 1999–2000 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | [1] | ||
| 2000–01 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | [2] | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | — | |||||
| Union Berlin | 2001–02 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | [3] | |
| 2002–03 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | [4] | |||||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 56 | 10 | — | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | [4] | ||
| Alemannia Aachen | 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | [18] | ||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | [19] | |||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | [20] | ||||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | [21] | |||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | [22] | |||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | [23] | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | [24] | ||||
| Total | 179 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 199 | 11 | — | |||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 25 | 1 | [25] | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | [26] | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 26 | 2 | [27] | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | [28] | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | [29] | |||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 117 | 5 | — | |||
| Career total | 368 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 407 | 28 | — | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Dynamo Dresden | 23 August 2018[6] | 11 September 2018[7] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | [8] |
| Dynamo Dresden | 24 February 2019[8] | 2 December 2019[10] | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 028.57 | [8] |
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 1 July 2021[11] | 20 February 2023[11] | 60 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 038.33 | [12][13] |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 June 2023[14] | 7 June 2024 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 035.14 | |
| Hertha BSC | 7 June 2024 | 17 February 2025 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 036.00 | |
| Total | 151 | 53 | 37 | 61 | 035.10 | — | ||
