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Date of birth | 26 March 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1971–1979 | SpVgg Odenkirchen | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1982 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1989 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 190 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 163 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | VfL Bochum | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Manchester City | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | SC Freiburg | 61 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 513 | (39) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | West Germany U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1984–1992 | Germany | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Alemannia Aachen | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | FC St. Pauli | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Hannover 96 | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Frontzeck (born 26 March 1964) is a German professional football coach and former player who was most recently assistant coach of VfL Wolfsburg.
As a player he was a left back who notably played in the Bundesliga across three spells for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He also had a spell in the Premier League for Manchester City as well as playing for VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum and SC Freiburg He earned 19 caps[1] for Germany and was in the squad at Euro 1992. As a manager Frontzeck has had spells in charge of Alemannia Aachen, Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC St. Pauli, Hannover 96 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.