Markus Weinzierl
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Weinzierl with Augsburg in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Straubing, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Schalke 04 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | TSV Straubing | ||
| 1989–1993 | 1. FC Passau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | 1. FC Passau | 28 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | SV Lohhof | 23 | (5) |
| 1995–1999 | Bayern Munich II | 113 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 40 | (1) |
| 2001 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (22) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | SSV Jahn Regensburg (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2012 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2012–2016 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2016– | Schalke 04 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Markus Weinzierl (born 28 December 1974) is a German football coach and former player; currently the manager of Schalke 04.
As the manager of SSV Jahn Regensburg, a position he held from 2008 to 2012, Weinzierl achieved promotion into the 2. Bundesliga. On 17 May 2012, Weinzierl was appointed the new manager of the Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, and was there for four years until he left the club to join Schalke 04.
Weinzierl was hired on 24 November 2008. his first match was a 0–0 draw against Wuppertaler SV on 29 November 2008. Jahn Regensburg finished the 2008–09 season in 15th place. Jahn regensburg finished in 16th place in the 2009–10 season. Jahn Regensburg started the 2010–11 season with a 1–0 win against Werder Bremen II. In the first round of the German Cup, Arminia Bielefeld knocked out Jahn Regensburg in a shoot–out. The match had finished in a 1–1 draw. Jahn Regensburg finished the 2010–11 season in eighth place. Jahn Regensburg were knocked out of the German Cup in the first round after losing 3–1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jahn Regensburg finished in third place and advanced to the promotion–relegation playoff. Jahn Regensburg won promotion after the tie finished 3–3.
Weinzierl was named head coach of FC Augsburg on 17 May 2012. His first match in–charge was on 17 August 2012 against SV Wilhelmshaven in the German Cup, which they won 2–0. They ended up eliminated in the round of 16. In his first season, Weinzierl won only one match in the first–half of the season. They ended the season in 15th place and two points clear of the relegation zone. Augsburg started the 2013–14 season with a 2–0 win agaisnt RB Leipzig in the German Cup. Augsburg defeated Bayern 1–0 to end their 53–match undefeated streak. This was also the first time that FC Augsburg defeated Bayern. The last time a club from Augsburg defeated Bayern was when BC Augsburg won on 6 August 1961. Augsburg finished the 2013–14 season in eighth place. Augsburg started the 2014–15 season with a 1–0 loss to 1. FC Magdeburg in the German Cup. On 5 April 2015, Weinzierl extended his contact at Augsburg until 2019. on 9 May 2015, Augsburg defeated Bayern Munich in his 100th Bundesliga match as head coach. Augsburg finished the season in fifth place. Augsburg started the 2015–16 season with a 3–1 win against SV Elversberg in the German Cup. Augsburg also participated in the Europa League. Augsburg were eliminated in the second round by Liverpool. Augsburg finished the season in 12th place. Weinzierl finished with a record of 56 wins, 32 draws, and 66 losses.
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