Konrad Fünfstück Explained

Konrad Fünfstück
Birth Date:1980 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bayreuth, Germany
Manageryears1:2002–2006
Managerclubs1:Greuther Fürth (Youth)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:Greuther Fürth (Youth)
Manageryears3:2011–2012
Managerclubs3:Greuther Fürth II
Manageryears4:2013–2015
Managerclubs4:1. FC Kaiserslautern II
Manageryears5:2015–2016
Managerclubs5:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Manageryears6:2017–2019
Managerclubs6:FC Wil
Manageryears7:2019–2023
Managerclubs7:Werder Bremen II
Manageryears8:2023–
Managerclubs8:Liechtenstein

Konrad Fünfstück (born 7 October 1980) is a German football manager and former player. He manages the Liechtenstein national football team.[1]

His first major role was the job as the first team manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He held this role from September 2015 when he replaced Kosta Runjaić until he was released in May 2016. He next managed Swiss Super League side FC Wil.

Managerial career

Early career

Initially, Fünfstück worked at VfB Pößneck having ended his playing career due to injury.[2] At Pößneck, he was the kids team manager. In July 2002, he left VfB Pößneck to join SpVgg Greuther Fürth as the youth team manager. He stayed as the manager until 2006, when he became Fürth's youth director. He took charge of the youth team once more in 2010 and remained in this post until June 2011, when he once again moved upwards to become the new manager of SpVgg Greuther Fürth II.

This was the post he remained in until the end of 2012. During his time with Fürth II, they played in the Regionalliga Bayern.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Fünfstück left Greuther Fürth to join 1.FC Kaiserslautern, where he would become their reserve team manager and head of youth development. When Kosta Runjaic left the club in September 2015, Fünfstück was announced the new first team manager.[3] His first game in charge was a 2-1 away win over VfL Bochum.[4] By the end of the 2015–16 season Fünfstück was released from his contract.[5]

FC Wil

In June 2017 he was named new manager of Swiss club FC Wil.[6]

Werder Bremen

In May 2019, it was announced Fünfstück would manage Werder Bremen's reserves in the 2019–20 season.[7]

Liechtenstein

On 23 May 2023, it was announced Fünfstück would be the new Liechtenstein manager from 1 June.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Konrad Fünfstück neuer Nationaltrainer . de.
  2. Web site: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. - News-Meldung . www.dfb.de . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407004822/https://www.dfb.de/news/de/d-regionalliga/fck-trainer-fuenfstueck-regionalliga-fuer-ausbildung-genau-richtig/41860.html . 7 April 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Startseite .
  4. Web site: 1 FC Kaiserslautern Results - bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website . www.bundesliga.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927234526/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/clubs/1-fc-kaiserslautern/ergebnisse . 2015-09-27.
  5. Web site: FCK trennt sich von Trainer Fünfstück. 20 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Un entraîneur allemand sur le banc du FC Wil. 18 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Neuer Coach: Fünfstück unterschreibt bei Werder II . kicker Online . 1 June 2019 . German . 29 May 2018.