Marco Antwerpen (born 5 October 1971) is a German football manager of VfL Osnabrück and former player.[2]

Marco Antwerpen
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-05) 5 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Unna, West Germany[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 SV Holzwickede
1991–1993 Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid
1993–1996 Hammer SpVg
1996–1999 Preußen Münster
1999–2000 Rot-Weiss Essen
2000–2001 Fortuna Köln 34 (12)
2001–2004 Preußen Münster 75 (26)
2004–2005 Schalke 04 II
2005–2006 FC Gütersloh 2000
2007–2008 Preußen Münster 16 (5)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Rot Weiss Ahlen
2014–2016 Rot Weiss Ahlen
2016–2017 Viktoria Köln
2017–2019 Preußen Münster
2019–2020 Eintracht Braunschweig
2020 Würzburger Kickers
2021–2022 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2024 Waldhof Mannheim
2024– VfL Osnabrück
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

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Antwerpen began his coaching career with lower league clubs VfB Günnigfeld and SV Burgsteinfurt.[3] In the 2011–12 season he took over the U19 team of Rot Weiss Ahlen.[3] A year later, he became manager of the first team.[3] After one season, he took a sabbatical, before returning towards the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]

In January 2019 it was announced that Antwerpen and his staff would be leaving 3. Liga club Preußen Münster at the end of the 2018–19 season.[4]

Antwerpen was appointed manager of 3. Liga side Würzburger Kickers in September 2020.[5] On 9 November 2020, after four losses in the league, he was sacked.[6] In January 2024, he took over Waldhof Mannheim.[7]

Antwerpen became 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager on 1 February 2021.[8] He was sacked on 10 May 2022.[9]

He moved to Waldhof Mannheim in January 2024 but was sacked in September of the same year.[10][11] In December 2024, he was signed by VfL Osnabrück.[12]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 12 March 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 July 2012 30 June 2013 34 12 10 12 51 62 −11 035.29 [13]
Rot Weiss Ahlen 14 April 2014 18 May 2016 82 39 14 29 148 127 +21 047.56
Viktoria Köln 1 July 2016 11 December 2017 62 41 7 14 158 74 +84 066.13 [14]
Preußen Münster 12 December 2017 30 June 2019 60 27 11 22 92 73 +19 045.00 [15]
Eintracht Braunschweig 18 November 2019 7 July 2020 23 11 6 6 40 34 +6 047.83 [16]
Würzburger Kickers 29 September 2020 9 November 2020 5 0 1 4 6 14 −8 000.00 [17]
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 February 2021 10 May 2022 48 21 15 12 74 45 +29 043.75 [18]
Total 314 151 64 99 569 429 +140 048.09

References

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  1. ^ a b c Marco Antwerpen at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ Marco Antwerpen at Soccerway  
  3. ^ a b c d "Marco Antwerpen verlässt Rot-Weiß Ahlen". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ Heflik, Alexander (29 January 2019). "Trainer Marco Antwerpen verlässt Preußen Münster im Sommer". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "FC Würzburger Kickers stellt Michael Schiele frei – Marco Antwerpen wird neuer Cheftrainer" (in German). fwk.de. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Bernhard Trares wird neuer FWK-Cheftrainer – Trennung von Marco Antwerpen" (in German). fwk.de. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Trainerwechsel beim SV Waldhof – Marco Antwerpen übernimmt für Rüdiger Rehm". svw07.de (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Marco Antwerpen übernimmt beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dirk Schuster neuer Trainer beim FCK" (in German). dfb.de. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Trainerwechsel beim SV Waldhof – Marco Antwerpen übernimmt für Rüdiger Rehm". svw07.de (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Zweieinhalb Zeilen: Waldhof stellt Trainer Antwerpen frei". kicker.de. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  12. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Marco Antwerpen". vfl.de (in German). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Rot Weiss Ahlen: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  14. ^ "FC Viktoria Köln: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  15. ^ "SC Preußen Münster: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Würzburger Kickers: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  18. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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