Mike Büskens
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1981 | Alemannia Düsseldorf | ||
| 1981–1986 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1986–1987 | VfL Benrath | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 102 | (6) |
| 1992–2000 | Schalke 04 | 223 | (13) |
| 2000 | MSV Duisburg | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Schalke 04 | 34 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Schalke 04 II | 17 | (5) |
| Total | 388 | (25) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2005 | Schalke 04 II (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Schalke 04 II | ||
| 2008 | Schalke 04 (joint interim) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 2009–2013 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2015 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2016 | Rapid Wien | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Michael 'Mike' Büskens ([ˈmɪçaɛl ˈmaɪ̯k ˈbʏskəns]; born 19 March 1968) is a German manager and former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Rapid Wien.
During a 14-year professional career, he appeared in nearly 400 Bundesliga games, mainly representing Schalke 04 (11 years), and later also briefly managing the latter.
Büskens began his career with his hometown team Alemannia Düsseldorf, before he moved to city giants Fortuna. After five years, he moved to VfL Benrath, returning in 1987 to Fortuna, this time as member of the professional squad, and rarely missed one top division game during his three-year spell, although ended in relegation.
In 1992, Büskens moved to FC Schalke 04, and lived the most successful years of his career. He was part of the UEFA Cup and German Cup 2001 and 2002 winning squads, and never appeared in less than 27 league games in his first seven seasons. In the European conquest of 1997, he played in 10 matches (eight complete), including both legs of the final against F.C. Internazionale Milano.
In January 2000, Büskens spent half a season at MSV Duisburg, returning to Schalke after a poor season. He continued to play for the team until 2003, splitting between the first and second squads in his last year, also being assistant manager of the latter.
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