Daniel Farke
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Farke with Norwich City in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Farke | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Steinhausen, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| SV Steinhausen | |||
| 1994–1997 | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 19 | (10) |
| 2001–2003 | SV Lippstadt | 39 | (28) |
| 2003–2005 | SV Wilhelmshaven | ||
| 2005 | Bonner SC | 10 | (10) |
| 2006 | SV Lippstadt | 12 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | SV Meppen | 23 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | SV Lippstadt | 6 | (8) |
| Total | 109 | (76) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2015 | SV Lippstadt | ||
| 2015–2017 | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| 2017–2021 | Norwich City | ||
| 2022 | Krasnodar | ||
| 2022–2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2023– | Leeds United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Farke (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈfaʁkə, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 30 October 1976) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Leeds United.
Farke spent most of his playing career with SV Lippstadt, where he also began his management career. After a spell at Borussia Dortmund II, he led Norwich City for four years, twice winning the EFL Championship. In January 2022 he was appointed as head coach of Russian Premier League club Krasnodar, but resigned two months later without managing a game due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He then managed Borussia Mönchengladbach for a season before being appointed manager of Leeds United.