| Karsten Neitzel | |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Dresden, East Germany |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1977–1980 |
| Youthclubs1: | BSG Robotron Radeberg |
| Youthyears2: | 1980–1986 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dynamo Dresden |
| Years1: | 1985–1989 |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Clubs1: | Dynamo Dresden II |
| Years2: | 1985–1989 |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Dynamo Dresden |
| Years3: | 1989–1991 |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Chemie Halle |
| Years4: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | Hallescher FC |
| Years5: | 1992–1994 |
| Caps5: | 79 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Years6: | 1994–1997 |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | SC Freiburg |
| Totalcaps: | 247 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Nationalteam1: | East Germany U-21 |
| Manageryears1: | 1997–2007 |
| Managerclubs1: | SC Freiburg (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 1997–2008 |
| Managerclubs2: | SC Freiburg II |
| Manageryears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs3: | Urawa Reds (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Managerclubs4: | VfL Bochum (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs5: | VfL Bochum (caretaker) |
| Manageryears6: | 2013–2016 |
| Managerclubs6: | Holstein Kiel |
| Manageryears7: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs7: | SV Elversberg |
| Manageryears8: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs8: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Manageryears9: | 2021–2022 |
| Manageryears10: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs10: | Selangor F.C. (assistant)[1] |
Karsten Neitzel (born 17 December 1967) is a former German football player and former manager.[2] [3] He previously served as both head and assistant coach (to Michael Feichtenbeiner) of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.[4]
On 8 April 2013, Neitzel was sacked as the manager of VfL Bochum.[5]
In 16 November 2020, he was appointed as the manager of Malaysia Super League club Selangor F.C.[6]
In 21 November 2021, he was appointed as assistant coach for Head Coach Michael Feichtenbeiner of Malaysia Super League club Selangor F.C.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dynamo Dresden II | 1985–86 | DDR-Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986–87 | 21 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 24 | 2 | — | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | 24 | 3 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5 | |||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 1985–86 | DDR-Oberliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1986–87 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988–89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Chemie Halle | 1989–90 | DDR-Oberliga | 23 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 1990–91 | NOFV-Oberliga | 25 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||||
| Hallescher FC | 1991–92 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 1992–93 | 2. Bundesliga | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
| 1993–94 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 247 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 8 | |||