Michael Wiesinger Explained

Michael Wiesinger
Birth Date:27 December 1972
Birth Place:Burghausen, West Germany
Height:1.70 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1976–1981
Youthclubs1:DJK Emmerting
Youthyears2:1981–1990
Youthclubs2:SV Gendorf
Youthyears3:1990–1991
Youthclubs3:1860 München
Youthyears4:1991–1993
Youthclubs4:FC Starnberg
Years1:1993–1999
Clubs1:1. FC Nürnberg
Caps1:186
Goals1:25
Years2:1999–2001
Caps2:19
Goals2:1
Years3:2001–2004
Caps3:44
Goals3:2
Years4:2004–2007
Caps4:76
Goals4:1
Years5:2007–2008
Clubs5:SpVgg Weiden
Caps5:24
Goals5:2
Totalcaps:349
Totalgoals:31
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Managerclubs1:FC Ingolstadt II
Manageryears2:2009
Managerclubs2:FC Ingolstadt (interim)
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:FC Ingolstadt
Manageryears4:2011–2012
Managerclubs4:1. FC Nürnberg II
Manageryears5:2012–2013
Managerclubs5:1. FC Nürnberg
Manageryears6:2015–2017
Managerclubs6:SV Elversberg
Manageryears7:2017–2018
Managerclubs7:KFC Uerdingen
Manageryears8:2020
Managerclubs8:1. FC Nürnberg (interim)

Michael Wiesinger (born 27 December 1972) is a German football manager and former player who last coached 1. FC Nürnberg.

Playing career

A midfielder, Wiesinger began his professional career with 1. FC Nürnberg, before joining Bayern Munich on a free transfer in 1999. He spent two years at Bayern, winning two German titles and the Champions League, but made few first team appearances before moving to Bayern's rivals TSV 1860 München, where he had previously been a youth team player. He spent two and a half years at 1860, moving on to Wacker Burghausen, his hometown club, in January 2004. He left the club in June 2007 and joined SpVgg Weiden, where he spent one year before retiring.

Managerial career

FC Ingolstadt

He took up his role as coach of FC Ingolstadt's reserve team.[1] Since 9 November 2009, he was caretaker manager of the first team before being later confirmed as manager. Almost exactly a year later, Wiesinger was sacked with Ingolstadt in 17th place in the 2. Bundesliga.

1. FC Nürnberg

In April 2011, he returned to 1. FC Nürnberg, to take charge of the club's reserve team. He was promoted to manager of the first team in December 2012, after Dieter Hecking left to take over at VfL Wolfsburg. Wiesinger was sacked by the club on 7 October 2013, the day after a 5–0 home defeat by Hamburger SV in the 2013-14 Bundesliga. On the day of Wiesinger's sacking, the club had scored a total of only five points and remained without a win after the first eight matches of the 2013–2014 Bundesliga, and was in the third last position in the league table. "The recent games showed that no consistent upward trend is developing. It was a very difficult decision, but in the interest of 1. FC Nürnberg we feel forced to act", Nürnberg's sporting director Martin Bader said.[2] [3]

KFC Uerdingen 05

In July 2017 Wiseinger became the new manager of KFC Uerdingen 05.[4] He left the club by mutual consent on 15 March 2018 despite the club being at first place in Regionalliga West.[5]

Second stint at 1. FC Nürnberg

He returned to Nürnberg on 29 June 2020 for the relegation-playoffs.[6]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
FC Ingolstadt II1 July 200822 April 2009
FC Ingolstadt9 November 20096 November 2010
1. FC Nürnberg II1 July 201123 December 2012
1. FC Nürnberg24 December 20127 October 2013
SV Elversberg1 July 201530 June 2017
KFC Uerdingen1 July 201715 March 2018
1. FC Nürnberg29 June 202011 July 2020
Total

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/artikel/507604 FCI trennt sich von Fink
  2. Web site: Das Aus: Club entlässt Wiesinger . de . kicker.de . 7 October 2013 . 7 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Nuremberg fire coach Michael Wiesinger after slow Bundesliga start . Deutsche Welle. 7 October 2013 .
  4. http://www.wz.de/lokales/krefeld/sport/kfc-uerdingen/wiesinger-wird-neuer-kfc-trainer-1.2453640 Wiesinger wird neuer KFC-Trainer
  5. Web site: KFC Uerdingen trennt sich von Trainer Wiesinger – Krämer kommt. Westdeutsche Zeitung. 15 March 2018. 8 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Mit Michael Wiesinger und Marek Mintal in die Relegation. fcn.de. 29 June 2020. 29 June 2020. de.