Michael Henke (born 27 April 1957) is a German football coach and a former player.[1] He is the current caretaker of Arminia Bielefeld.[2] His most notable post was managing 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2005–06 season for 14 games. He has spent much of his career working as assistant to Ottmar Hitzfeld. After spending the 2009 season with Köln, Henke moved to Iran in order to become Esteghlal's coach for the 2011–12 season. He was reunited with his former player, Ferydoon Zandi, whom he signed to 1. FC Kaiserslautern back in 2005. On 15 August 2012, he became Aston Villa's Head of European scouting.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Büren, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1975 | SV 21 Büren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | 1. FC Paderborn | ||
| 1978–1980 | Teutonia Lippstadt | ||
| 1980–1983 | SG Wattenscheid | 69 | (1) |
| 1983–1986 | TuS Paderborn Neuhaus | ||
| 1986–1988 | FC Gütersloh | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | FC Gütersloh | ||
| 2005 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2006 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2013 | FC Ingolstadt (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Ingolstadt 04 (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Shanghai Shenhua (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC Ingolstadt 04 (CEO) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Arminia Bielefeld (caretaker) | ||
| 2024– | Grasshopper Club Zurich (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 19 November 2024, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Grasshopper Club Zurich's new head coach Tomas Oral.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 January 2014
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 1 July 1992[5] | 30 June 1994[5] | – | |||||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 July 2005[6] | 19 November 2005[6] | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26.67 | [7] |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1 July 2006[6] | 30 October 2006[6] | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26.67 | [8] |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 30 September 2013[6] | 6 October 2013[6] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [6] |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29.03 | – | ||
References
edit- ^ "Henke, Michael" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "DSC ARMINIA BIELEFELD ENTBINDET KRAMER VON SEINEN AUFGABEN". arminia.de. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Experienced Henke joins Villa as Head of European Scouting". AVFC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "GC Zurich verpflichtet Cheftrainer Tomas Oral" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Borussia Dortmund II » Trainerhistorie". kicker. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Michael Henke" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "1. FC Saarbrücken". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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