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Anfang
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Markus Anfang

Staff
120Current ability
130Potential ability
4,100Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Markus
Last name
Anfang
Common name
—
Date of birth
12 Jun 1974 age 51 at game start
Place of birth
Köln
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German, English (4/10)

Contract

Club
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895
Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
6 Oct 2025
Contract starts
6 Oct 2025
Contract expires
30 Jun 2027
Weekly wage
£9,944
Needs work permit
—
Retired
30 Jun 2010 (Total player retirement)

Contract clauses

Promotion Wage Rise 50%
Relegation Wage Drop 50%

Staff attributes

Coaching

  • Attacking12
  • Defending12
  • Fitness6
  • Mental12
  • Tactical12
  • Technical8
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK shot stopping1

Mental

  • Determination14
  • Discipline14
  • Man management14
  • Motivating14

Knowledge

  • Judging player ability13
  • Judging player potential13
  • Judging staff ability7
  • Tactical knowledge12
  • Negotiating7
  • Analysing data12

Medical

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management1

Board

  • Buying players10
  • Hardness of training16
  • Mind games12
  • Versatility5
  • Eccentricity16

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition15
  • Controversy16
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism8
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament6

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team · 122
Coaching style
General
Preferred mentality
Balanced
Preferred playing style
Standard
Preferred pressing style
More Urgent
Personality (calc)
Fairly Ambitious

Job ratings

JobRatingStarsWants
Manager First Team12220
Scout305
Assistant Manager First Team7—
Loan Manager7—
Director of football6—
Coach First Team6—
Fitness Coach First Team6—
Head of Youth Development6—
Performance Analyst First Team6—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)6—
Gk Coach First Team5—
Technical Director5—
Physio First Team4—
Sports Scientist First Team4—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Coaching stars

Overall
Quickness
Strength
GK shot stopping
Defending (tactical)
Defending (technical)
Possession (tactical)
Possession (technical)
Attacking (tactical)
Attacking (technical)

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them.

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking12
  • Directness10
  • Pressing17
  • Tempo13
  • Width8
  • Depth5
  • Flexibility8
  • Set pieces10
  • Squad rotation10
  • Dirtiness allowance16

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 SV Eintracht Trier 05 Regionalliga West 141 Unknown fee
2008 SV Eintracht Trier 05 Regionalliga West 90 Unknown fee
2008 FC Wacker Innsbruck ADMIRAL 2. Liga 60 £0
2007 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Regionalliga Nord 220 £0
2006 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Regionalliga Nord 213 Unknown fee
2005 MSV Duisburg Bundesliga 120 £0
2004 MSV Duisburg 2. Bundesliga 111 Unknown fee
2003 FC Energie Cottbus 2. Bundesliga 80 £0
2003 1. FC Kaiserslautern II Regionalliga Südwest 20 £0
2003 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 80 Unknown fee
2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern II Regionalliga Südwest 10 Unknown fee
2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 190 Unknown fee
2001 Fussballclub Tirol Innsbruck ADMIRAL Bundesliga 171 £0
2000 Fussballclub Tirol Innsbruck ADMIRAL Bundesliga 291 Unknown fee
1999 Fussballclub Tirol Innsbruck ADMIRAL Bundesliga 271 Unknown fee
1998 Fussballclub Tirol Innsbruck ADMIRAL Bundesliga 342 Unknown fee
1997 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 30 £67,198
1996 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Bundesliga 260 £0
1995 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Bundesliga 110 Unknown fee
1994 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga —— £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)28010

Honours

Runner-Up3. Liga1×2017
Third Place2. Bundesliga1×2018

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Staff career

12
FromToClub / nationJob
6 Oct 2025—Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895Manager First Team
1 Jul 202422 Apr 20251. FC KaiserslauternManager First Team
1 Jul 202220 Apr 2024SG Dynamo DresdenManager First Team
1 Jun 202120 Nov 2021SV Werder BremenManager First Team
1 Jul 20201 Jun 2021SV Darmstadt 98Manager First Team
1 Jul 201827 Apr 20191. FC KölnManager First Team
31 Aug 201630 Jun 2018Holstein KielManager First Team
1 Jul 201630 Aug 2016Bayer 04 LeverkusenManager (U19 Team)
1 Jul 201330 Jun 2016Bayer 04 LeverkusenManager (U18 Team)
1 Jan 201330 Jun 2013Bayer 04 LeverkusenCoach (Youth Teams)
1 Jul 201131 Dec 2012SC Kapellen-ErftManager First Team
1 Mar 201030 Jun 2010SV Eintracht Trier 05Player/Scout

Career highlights

3
22 Apr 2025Manager Left Club1. FC Kaiserslautern
2018Third PlaceHolstein Kiel2. Bundesliga
2017Runner-UpHolstein Kiel3. Liga

Favourite people

Florian Junge Backroom Staff95
Stefan Ruthenbeck Relation90
Timon Klasen Backroom Staff80
Daniel Hanslik Player80
Nicolai Rapp Player80
Tom Cichon Backroom Staff75
Lukas Mai Player75
Rafael Czichos Player65
Dominick Drexler Player65
Serdar Dursun Player60
Marvin Ducksch Player60
Iliya Gruev Backroom Staff60
Ben Manga Friend60
Frank Baumann Backroom Staff50
Ahmet Arslan Player25

Disliked people

Oliver Batista Meier 80
Thomas Hengen 75
Dickson Abiama 60
Kai Klefisch 50
Tobias Raschl 40
Florian Kleinhansl 40

Favourite clubs

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Player75
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Player60
1. FC Kaiserslautern Player40

Bans

Global ban— until 10 Jun 2022