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Michael Frontzeck 
Personal information Full name Michael Frontzeck Date of birth 26 March 1964 Place of birth Mönchengladbach, West Germany Playing position Left Wingback Youth career 1971–1979 SpVgg Odenkirchen 1979–1982 Borussia M'gladbach Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1982–1989 Borussia M'gladbach 190 (17) 1989–1994 VfB Stuttgart 163 (16) 1994–1995 VfL Bochum 28 (2) 1995 Borussia M'gladbach 8 (0) 1995–1997 Manchester City 23 (0) 1997–1999 SC Freiburg 61 (3) 1999–2000 Borussia M'gladbach 40 (1) Total 513 (39) National team 1984–1986 West Germany U-21 6 (0) 1984–1992 Germany 19 (0) Teams managed 2006–2007 Alemannia Aachen 2008–2009 Arminia Bielefeld 2009–2011 Borussia M'gladbach * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Frontzeck (born 26 March 1964) is a German football coach and former footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the squad for Euro 1992.
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Player career
Frontzeck began his career in the Bundesliga in 1982 with Borussia Mönchengladbach. From 1989 to 1994, he played for VfB Stuttgart as left wing back. He returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach for the season 1995–96 but then had his first international success in the 1996–97 season with Manchester City. After playing for SC Freiburg and a last season for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he ended his player career in May 2000.
He played for the German national team from 1984 to 1992 in a total of 19 games and won a runners-up medal in UEFA Euro 1992.
Coaching career
Frontzeck started as assistant coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach from 2000 to 2003 and for Hannover 96 from 2004 to 2005. He was manager of Alemannia Aachen from 2006 until the end of the season 2006–07 when he resigned due to the club's relegation. In January 2008, he was named manager of Arminia Bielefeld and took over for interim manager Detlev Dammeier after the winter break. Eventually, it was announced that his contract was extended until 2010 but on 17 May 2009, Frontzeck was fired.[1] On 3 June 2009, Borussia Mönchengladbach announced Frontzeck's return to the team as new head coach. He signed a two year-contract until 30 June 2011.[2] Following the loss against FC St. Pauli on 13 February 2011 Frontzeck was released as head coach by the club management of Borussia Mönchengladbach.[3]
Honours
- UEFA Euro 1992 runner-up
- Bundesliga champion: 1991–92
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1983–84
References
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld fire coach Frontzeck". fourfourtwo.com. 17 May 2009. http://fourfourtwo.com/news/restofeurope/31051/default.aspx. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Frontzeck appointed Moenchengladbach coach". Reuters. http://football.uk.reuters.com/bundesliga/news/SP403141.php.
- ^ "Gladbach beurlaubt Michael Frontzeck" (in German). zdf.de. 13 February 2011. http://fussball.zdf.de/ZDFsport/inhalt/3/0,5676,8212323,00.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
External links
- Michael Frontzeck at fussballdaten.de (German)
Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1992 Runners-up 
Alemannia Aachen – managers Emunds (1920–21) · Pekarna (1921) · Rottenberger (1921–22) · Schmitz, J. Pelzer & Emunds (1922–23) · Knappe (1924) · Baumgartner (1925) · Rumbold (1926–27) · Emunds (1927–28) · Berninger & Jennes (1928) · Jennes (1928) · Zolper (1929–30) · Weisz (1930–31) · Melcher (1931–33) · Halpern (1933) · Rumbold (1933–34) · Münzenberg (1934–36) · Frauenkron (1936–37) · Wieder (1937–39) · Flink (1939–40) · Schrenk (1940–42) · Emunds & van Heiß (1942–43) · Hymnen (1943–44) · Flink (1946–47) · Havlicek (1947–48) · Kratz (1948–49) · Goffart, Gruber, Kölling & Münzenberg (1949) · Pölsterl (1949–50) · Kölling & Münzenberg (1950) · Melcher (1950–51) · Lindemann (1951–55) · Knöpfle (1955–58) · Schütt (1958) · Sárosi (1958–59) · Kronsbein (1959–62) · Pfau (1962–65) · Weth (1965–66) · Hoffmann (1966–67) · Pfeiffer (1967–69) · Stollenwerk (1969) · Weth (1969–70) · Lindemann (1970) · Kottmann & Schütt (1970–71) · Baumann (1971–72) · Schütt (1972) · Thomas (1972–73) · Pfeiffer (1973–74) · Prokop (1974) · Witzler (1974–76) · Prokop (1976–78) · Haag (1978) · Ahmann (1978–81) · Habig (1981) · Martinelli (1981) · Buhtz (1981–82) · Cendic (1982–83) · Ahmann (1983–84) · Grünther (1984) · Fuchs (1984–87) · Ferner (1987) · Neururer (1987–89) · Grünther (1989) · Denizli (1989–90) · Krautzun (1990) · Wagner (1990–91) · Schleiden (1991) · Hannes (1991–94) · Graf (1994) · vom Bruch (1994–96) · Fuchs (1996–99) · Winkhold (1999) · Hach (1999–2001) · Berger (2001–04) · Hecking (2004–06) · Bremser (2006) · Frontzeck (2006–07) · Buchwald (2007) · Schmadtke (2007) · Seeberger (2008–09) · Kronhardt (2009) · Krüger (2009–10) · Hyballa (2010–11) · Außem (2011) · Funkel (2011–)
Arminia Bielefeld – managers Zoubec (1922–23) · Wellhöfer (1923–24) · Wellhöfer & Zoubec (1924–25) · Wellhöfer (1925–26) · Zoubec (1926–33) · Faist (1933–35) · Wellnecker (1935–38) · Brochmeyer (1938–39) · Swatosch (1939–40) · Kranefeld (1940–42) · Wunderlich (1942–45) · Brochmeyer (1945–46) · Swatosch (1946–47) · Wunderlich (1947–48) · Münstermann (1948–49) · Otto (1949–50) · Kaiser (1950–51) · Maidt (1951–53) · Donndorf (1953–55) · Westphal (1955–58) · Gruber (1958–61) · Rasselnberg (1961) · Wimmer (1961–63) · Meidt (1963–65) · Gebhardt (1965–66) · Wendlandt (1966–69) · Piechaczek (1969–72) · Meidt (1972) · Notermans (1972) · Nolting (1972–73) · Faßnacht (1974) · Ahmann (1974–76) · Feldkamp (1976–78) · Beljin (1978) · Rehhagel (1978–79) · Tippenhauer (1979–80) · Franz (1980–82) · Köppel (1982–83) · Feldkamp (1983–84) · Roggensack (1984–86) · Franz (1986) · Fuchs (1986–87) · Klug (1987–88) · Middendorp (1988–90) · Raschid (1990–91) · Grösche (1991–92) · Peter (1992–94) · Schneider (1994) · Sidka (1994) · Middendorp (1994–98) · von Heesen (1998–99) · Gerland (1999–2000) · Möhlmann (2000–04) · von Heesen (2004) · Rapolder (2004–05) · Geideck (2005) · von Heesen (2005–07) · Middendorp (2007) · Dammeier (2007) · Frontzeck (2008–09) · Berger (2009) · Gerstner (2009–10) · Eulberg (2010) · Ziege (2010) · Lienen (2010–11) · von Ahlen (2011) · Krämer (2011–)
Borussia Mönchengladbach – managers Krätschmer (1946–49) · Sottong (1949–50) · Ditgens & Pohl (1950–51) · Pliska (1951–53) · Silken (1953–55) · Dondorf (1955–57) · Pliska (1957–60) · Oles (1960–62) · Langner (1963–64) · Weisweiler (1964–75) · Lattek (1975–79) · Heynckes (1979–87) · Werner (1987–89) · vom Bruch (1989–91) · Krauss (1991) · Gelsdorf (1991–92) · Krauss (1992–96) · Bongartz (1996–97) · Meier (1997–98) · Rausch (1998) · Bonhof (1998–99) · Meyer (1999–2003) · Lienen (2003) · Fach (2003–04) · Köppel (2004) · Advocaat (2004–05) · Köppel (2005–06) · Heynckes (2006–07) · Luhukay (2007–08) · Ziege (a.i.) (2008) · Meyer (2008–09) · Frontzeck (2009–11) · Favre (2011–)
Categories:- 1964 births
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- UEFA Euro 1992 players
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- SC Freiburg players
- Premier League players
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- Alemannia Aachen managers
- Borussia Mönchengladbach managers
- Fußball-Bundesliga managers
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