 Weinzierl withVfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-12-28)28 December 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Straubing, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | TSV Straubing | ||
| 1989–1993 | 1. FC Passau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | 1. FC Passau | 28 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | SV Lohhof | 23 | (5) |
| 1995–1999 | Bayern Munich II | 113 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 40 | (1) |
| 2001 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2012–2016 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2016–2017 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2018–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2022–2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Markus Weinzierl (born 28 December 1974) is a Germanfootball coach, who last managed1. FC Nürnberg.
As the manager ofJahn Regensburg, a position he held from 2008 to 2012, Weinzierl achieved promotion into the2. Bundesliga. On 17 May 2012, Weinzierl was appointed the new manager of theBundesliga clubFC Augsburg, and was there for four years until he left the club to joinSchalke 04.[1]
Weinzierl was hired on 24 November 2008.[2] his first match was a 0–0 draw againstWuppertaler SV on 29 November 2008.[3] Jahn Regensburg finished the 2008–09 season in 15th place[4] and the following season in 16th place.[5] Regensburg started the 2010–11 season with a 1–0 win againstWerder Bremen II.[6] In the first round of the German Cup,Arminia Bielefeld knocked out Jahn Regensburg in a shoot–out.[7] The match had finished in a 1–1 draw.[7] In the 2010–11 season, Regensburg finished in eighth place[8] and were knocked out of the German Cup in the first round after losing 3–1 toBorussia Mönchengladbach.[9] The Jahn finished in third place in the 2011–12 season[10] and advanced to the promotion–relegation playoff.[9] They won promotion on away goals after the tie finished 3–3.[11] Weinzierl finished with a record of 49 wins, 48 draws, and 42 losses in 139 matches.[12]
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Weinzierl was named head coach ofFC Augsburg on 17 May 2012.[13][14] His first match in–charge was on 17 August 2012 againstSV Wilhelmshaven in theGerman Cup, which they won, 2–0.[15] They ended up eliminated in the round of 16.[16] In his first season, Weinzierl won only one match in the first–half of the season.[17] They ended the season in 15th place and two points clear of the relegation zone.[18] Augsburg started the2013–14 season with a 2–0 win againstRB Leipzig in the German Cup.[19] Augsburg defeated Bayern 1–0 to end their 53–match undefeated streak.[20] This was also the first time that FC Augsburg defeated Bayern.[21] The last time a club fromAugsburg defeated Bayern was when BC Augsburg won on 6 August 1961.[21] Augsburg finished the 2013–14 season in eighth place.[22]
Augsburg started the2014–15 season with a 1–0 loss to1. FC Magdeburg in the German Cup.[23] On 5 April 2015, Weinzierl extended his contract at Augsburg until 2019.[24] On 9 May 2015, Augsburg defeated Bayern Munich in his 100th Bundesliga match as head coach.[25] Augsburg finished the season in fifth place, their highest ever Bundesliga finish, and qualified for Europe for the first time ever.[26][27] Weinzierl was described byFourFourTwo as 'Germany's most promising coach', and was linked with moves toFC Schalke 04 and laterBorussia Mönchengladbach, but chose to stay with Augsburg.[27][28]
Augsburg started the2015–16 season with a 3–1 win againstSV Elversberg in the German Cup.[29] Augsburg also participated in theEuropa League where they were eliminated in the second round byLiverpool.[29][30] Augsburg finished the season in 12th place.[31] Weinzierl finished with a record of 56 wins, 32 draws, and 66 losses.[32]
On 3 June 2016, Weinzierl becameSchalke 04 manager.[33] His first match was a 4–1 win in the German Cup againstFC 08 Villingen.[34]
Schalke began the2016–17 Bundesliga with five consecutive losses, their worst ever Bundesliga start.[35] In Europe, Weinzierl's Schalke progressed to the quarter finals of theUEFA Europa League where they were beaten byAFC Ajax after extra-time.[36]
Weinzierl was sacked on 9 June 2017 after Schalke finished in 10th place, missing out on European qualification for the first time in seven years.[37] He finished with a record of 21 wins, 13 draws, and 16 losses in 50 matches.[38]
On 9 October 2018, Weinzierl became new head coach ofVfB Stuttgart.[39] He replacedTayfun Korkut with a contract valid until June 2020.[39] His first match as Stuttgart's head coach was a 4–0 loss toBorussia Dortmund on 20 October 2018.[40]
He was sacked on 20 April 2019 following a 6-0 loss to former club Augsburg, which left Stuttgart in 16th place with four games remaining.[41][42][43] He finished with a record of four wins, four draws, and 15 losses.[44] Stuttgart were eventually relegated after finishing 16th and losing the relegation play-off.[45]
On 26 April 2021, Weinzierl returned to FC Augsburg as head coach.[46] Augsburg were in 13th place and four points above the relegation playoff spot when Weinzierl took over as head coach.[47] He left Augsburg at the end of the 2021–22 season.[48]
Weinzierl was hired on 4 October 2022 as manager for1. FC Nürnberg.[49] He took the reins fromRobert Klauß who was sacked the day prior after leading the Franconian club to 14th in the table after Match Day ten in the 2022–232. Bundesliga season.[50] Just four months later, he was sacked after a 5-0 loss toFC Heidenheim.[51] Weinzierl finished with a record of four wins, four draws, and five losses.[52]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Jahn Regensburg | 24 November 2008 | 30 June 2012 | 139 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 035.25 | [2][12][13] |
| FC Augsburg | 1 July 2012 | 3 June 2016 | 154 | 56 | 32 | 66 | 036.36 | [13][33][32] |
| FC Schalke 04 | 3 June 2016 | 9 June 2017 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 042.00 | [33][38][37] |
| VfB Stuttgart | 9 October 2018 | 20 April 2019 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 017.39 | [39][41][44] |
| FC Augsburg | 26 April 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 030.77 | [46][32] |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 October 2022 | 20 February 2023 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 030.77 | [52] |
| Total | 418 | 146 | 110 | 162 | 034.93 | — | ||
