Markus Anfang

Markus Anfang (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈʔanfaŋ];[1][2] born 12 June 1974) is a German retired footballer and manager of SV Darmstadt.

Markus Anfang
Markus Anfang in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-12) 12 June 1974
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Darmstadt 98 (manager)
Youth career
0000–1992 Bayer Dormagen
1992–1994 KSV Heimersdorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
1995–1997 Fortuna Düsseldorf 37 (0)
1997–1998 Schalke 04 3 (0)
1998–2002 Tirol Innsbruck 107 (5)
2002–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 (0)
2004 Energie Cottbus 8 (0)
2004–2006 MSV Duisburg 33 (1)
2006–2008 Fortuna Düsseldorf 43 (3)
2008 Wacker Innsbruck 6 (0)
2009–2010 Eintracht Trier 23 (1)
Total 277 (10)
Teams managed
2011–2012 SC Kapellen-Erft
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel
2018–2019 1. FC Köln
2020– Darmstadt 98
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Anfang's career began in the late 80s at the northern Cologne low tier (Kreisliga) club KSV Heimersdorf. His first steps in the professional football league were done in 1995 with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] Anfang also played for Schalke 04 before he decided to move to Austria where he played for FC Tirol Innsbruck. He won the Austrian Bundesliga in three consecutive years between 2000 and 2002. In the 2002–03 season he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Having received as many as eight offers for transferring after disagreements at Kaiserslautern, he moved to FC Energie Cottbus in 2003 before joining MSV Duisburg in 2004, who he helped to the top division.[4] He left Duisburg in 2006, returning to Düsseldorf, and then Innsbruck, before signing for Eintracht Trier in 2009.

Managing career

After coaching SC Kapellen-Erft in one year with much success, Anfang was offered the job as youth coach in the academy of Bayer Leverkusen.[5] He worked as youth coach of the academy from January 2013 to June 2013, and got the job as coach for the under-17 team.[6]

On 29 August 2016, he was appointed as the new coach of Holstein Kiel.[7] On 17 April 2018, 1. FC Köln announced he would become the new head coach for the 2018–19 season.[8] His final match was a promotion–relegation match against VfL Wolfsburg.[9] He finished with a record of 31 wins, 26 draws, and 14 losses.[10] In the summer of 2018 he moved to 1. FC Köln, just to be sacked on 27 April 2019, placed first in the league table.[11][12]

For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Darmstadt 98.[13]

Managerial record
As of 6 February 2021
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
Holstein Kiel 31 August 2016[7] 21 May 2018[8][9] 73 33 26 14 045.21 [10]
1. FC Köln 22 May 2018 27 April 2019 33 19 6 8 057.58
Darmstadt 98 30 June 2020 Present 23 8 5 10 034.78
Total 129 60 37 32 046.51 —

Personal

Anfang's father Dieter spent some time as a football coach.

References
  1. Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 188, 583. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 315, 727. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. "Fortuna Dusseldorf 1995–96". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Anfang, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. "Markus Anfang ist nicht mehr Coach des SCK" (in German). wz-newsline.de. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. "U17-Coach Anfang bleibt bis 2018" (in German). bayer04.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. "Anfang und Cichon übernehmen bei den Störchen" (in German). kicker. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. "Kölner Neustart mit Anfang – Ablöse unter einer Million" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. "Holstein Kiel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. "Von der Kieler Förde an den Rhein: Markus Anfang wird neuer Trainer des 1. FC Köln". bundesliga.com. 17 April 2018.
  12. "FC trennt sich von Markus Anfang". fc.de. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. "Anfang wird zur neuen Saison Trainer bei Darmstadt 98". kicker.de (in German). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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