Michael Wiesinger

Michael Wiesinger

Wiesinger in June 2013.
Personal information
Full nameMichael Wiesinger
Date of birth27 December 1972
Place of birthBurghausen, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1976–1981DJK Emmerting
1981–1990SV Gendorf
1990–19911860 München
1991–1993FC Starnberg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1993–19991. FC Nürnberg186(25)
1999–2001Bayern Munich19(1)
2001–20041860 München44(2)
2004–2007Wacker Burghausen76(1)
2007–2008SpVgg Weiden24(2)
Total349(31)
Teams managed
2008–2009FC Ingolstadt 04 II
2009–2010FC Ingolstadt 04
2011–20121. FC Nürnberg II
2012–20131. FC Nürnberg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Wiesinger (born 27 December 1972) is a German football manager and former player.

Playing career

Wiesinger, a midfielder, 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

Ingolstadt 04

He took up his role as coach of FC Ingolstadt 04's reserve team. 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," 1. FC Nürnberg's sporting director Martin Bader said.[1][2]

Managerial statistics

As of 7 October 2013.
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ingolstadt 04 II 1 July 2008 22 April 2009 27 10 8 9 32 32 +0 37.04
Ingolstadt 04 9 November 2009 6 November 2010 35 16 8 11 59 50 +9 45.71
1. FC Nürnberg II 1 July 2011 23 December 2012 56 22 15 19 93 80 +13 39.29
1. FC Nürnberg 24 December 2012 7 October 2013 26 6 12 8 32 43 -11 23.08
Total 144 53 44 47 213 203 +10 36.81

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich

References

  1. ↑ "Das Aus: Club entlässt Wiesinger" (in German). kicker.de. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nuremberg fire coach Michael Wiesinger after slow Bundesliga start". Deutsche Welle. 7 October 2013.

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