Nico Willig

Nico Willig (born 11 December 1980) is a German football coach who last was the caretaker manager of VfB Stuttgart.

Nico Willig
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-12-11) 11 December 1980
Place of birth Tübingen, Germany
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
TSG Balingen
TuS Ergenzingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2011 TSG Balingen
2011–2013 TSG Balingen II
Teams managed
2013–2014 TSG Balingen
2019 VfB Stuttgart (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coaching career

Willig began his coaching career at TSG Balingen, where he was the manager for the 2013/14 season before leaving the club. In the summer of 2015, Willig then became manager of the under-19 team of Stuttgarter Kickers.[1] In January 2016, he moved to the youth department of VfB Stuttgart and became manager of the club's U16's.[2] A half year later, he was promoted to U17 manager, which he was until the summe 2018, where he took charge of the U19's.[3]

On 20 April 2019, Willig took over as Head coach of VfB Stuttgart on interim basis until the end of the 2018–19 Bundesliga season.[4]

References
  1. "Nico Willig steigt bei Stuttgarter Kickers ein" (in German). Schwarzwälder Bote. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. "Nico Willig schließt sich dem VfB Stuttgart an" (in German). fupa.net. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. Hitzlsperger will VfB schwäbischer machen, bild.de, 7 June 2018
  4. "VfB part company with Markus Weinzierl". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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