Felix Magath

Felix Magath

Magath at a press conference of VfL Wolfsburg in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Wolfgang Felix Magath[1]
Date of birth	(1953-07-26) 26 July 1953 (age 71)[1]
Place of birth	Aschaffenburg, West Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1960–1964	VfR Nilkheim
1964–1972	TV 60 Aschaffenburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1974–1976	1. FC Saarbrücken	76	(29)
1976–1986	Hamburger SV	306	(46)
Total		382	(75)
International career
1977–1986	West Germany	43	(3)
Managerial career
1995–1997	Hamburger SV
1997–1998	1. FC Nürnberg
1998–1999	Werder Bremen
1999–2001	Eintracht Frankfurt
2001–2004	VfB Stuttgart
2004–2007	Bayern Munich
2007–2009	VfL Wolfsburg
2009–2011	Schalke 04
2011–2012	VfL Wolfsburg
2014	Fulham
2016–2017	Shandong Luneng Taishan
2022	Hertha BSC
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1980 Italy FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1982 Spain Runner-up 1986 México
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wolfgang Felix Magath (German pronunciation: [maɡat]; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player.

The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final and the 1983 European Cup Final, scoring in both finals. He also gained 43 international caps for the West Germany national team, winning UEFA Euro 1980 and reaching two consecutive World Cup finals.

As a manager, Magath's honours include two consecutive Doubles (Bundesliga and German Cup titles) with Bayern Munich, and a further Bundesliga title with VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. He has a reputation of demanding strong discipline and thorough training.

In 2014, Magath coached English club Fulham, becoming the first German to manage in the Premier League.^[2]