Friedhelm Funkel

Friedhelm Funkel
Funkel with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-12-10) 10 December 1953
Place of birth Neuss, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1972 VfR Neuss
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 VfR Neuss 28 (15)
1973–1980 Bayer Uerdingen 238 (91)
1980–1983 1. FC Kaiserslautern 66 (24)
1983–1990 Bayer Uerdingen 189 (40)
Total 521 (170)
International career
1981 West Germany B 4 (1)
Managerial career
1989–1990 VfR Neuss
1991–1996 Bayer Uerdingen
1996–2000 MSV Duisburg
2000–2001 Hansa Rostock
2002–2003 1. FC Köln
2004–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2010 Hertha BSC
2010–2011 VfL Bochum
2011–2012 Alemannia Aachen
2013–2014 1860 Munich
2016–2020 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2021 1. FC Köln
2024 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2025 1. FC Köln
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Friedhelm Funkel (born 10 December 1953) is a German football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach Bundesliga club of 1. FC Köln.