Daniel Gunkel (born 7 June 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Daniel Gunkel
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-07) 7 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994 SV Bonames
1994–1996 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1996–1997 SpVgg Bad Homburg
1997–1998 SG 01 Hoechst
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Eintracht Frankfurt II
2001–2002 Dresdner SC 17 (2)
2002–2003 Preußen Münster 16 (2)
2003–2004 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 32 (6)
2004–2007 Energie Cottbus 80 (7)
2007–2009 Mainz 05 35 (10)
2010 TuS Koblenz 13 (1)
2010–2011 Panetolikos 15 (1)
2011–2012 Kickers Offenbach 18 (0)
2013–2015 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 17 (1)
2016– SC Dortelweil 2 (0)
Managerial career
2014 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden (interim)[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Gunkel was born in Frankfurt. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Energie Cottbus on 8 August 2004, when he started the game against 1. FC Köln.[3]

After playing for 1. FSV Mainz 05 and then TuS Koblenz in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, he played for Greek club Panetolikos F.C. for half of the 2010–11 season.[2] He returned to Germany in February 2011, signing with Kickers Offenbach.

Personal life

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Gunkel also holds Ivorian citizenship. His father is a diplomat from Ivory Coast and his mother is German.

References

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  1. ^ "Die beiden Interimstrainer betreuen den BSV voraussichtlich bis zur Winterpause" (in German). 4-liga.com. 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Gunkel, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Daniel Gunkel wechselt zur Panaitolikos" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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