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{{short description|German footballer and manager (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Fink
| name = Michael Fink
| image = [[File:Michaelfink.jpg|222px]]
| image = Mfink.jpg
| caption = Fink (left) and [[Christofer Heimeroth]] with [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in 2011
| fullname = Michael Fink
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Waiblingen]], [[West Germany]]
| birth_place = [[Waiblingen]], [[West Germany]]
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = [[Erzgebirge Aue]]
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[FC Gießen]] (player-coach)
| position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| clubnumber = 10
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = VfR Waiblingen
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = VfR Waiblingen
| youthyears2 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs2 = SV Fellbach
| youthyears2 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs2 = SV Fellbach
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| years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps3 = 87 | goals3 = 8
| years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps3 = 87 | goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] | caps4 = 46 | goals4 = 3
| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] | caps4 = 46 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → [[Borussia Mönchengladbach|Borussia M'gladbach]] (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0
| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2012| clubs6 = [[Samsunspor]] | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 1
| years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[Samsunspor]] | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2012– | clubs7 = [[Erzgebirge Aue]]| caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2015 | clubs7 = [[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]| caps7 = 73 | goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2015–2017 | clubs8 = [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]] | caps8 = 68 | goals8 = 4
| pcupdate = 11 December 2012
| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = [[FC Hanau 93|Hanauer FC 93]] | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 5
| years10= 2018–2019 | clubs10= [[FC Gießen]] | caps10 = 32 | goals10 = 6
| years11= 2019–2020 | clubs11= [[FC Hanau 93|Hanauer FC 93]] | caps11 = 33 | goals11 = 1
| years12= 2021– | clubs12= [[FC Gießen]] | caps12 = 141 | goals12 = 11
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| manageryears1 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]] (playing assistant)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/michael-fink-wird-spielender-co-trainer |title= Michael Fink wird spielender Co-trainer |publisher=svw07.de |date=6 June 2015}}</ref>
| manageryears2 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs2 = [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]]
| manageryears3 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Gießen]] (chief scout)
| manageryears4 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Hanau 93|Hanauer FC 93]] (player-coach)
| manageryears5 = 2021–2024
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Gießen]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2024–
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Gießen]] (player-coach)
| club-update = 17:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
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'''Michael Fink''' (born 1 February 1982 in [[Waiblingen]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Erzgebirge Aue]].
'''Michael Fink''' (born 1 February 1982) is a German [[association football|football]] manager and player who plays for [[Regionalliga]] club [[FC Gießen]] and is also head coach for the club.


== Career ==
==Career==
Fink played from 1992 for [[VfB Stuttgart]], in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the [[Fußball-Regionalliga|Regionalliga]]. In 2004 [[Arminia Bielefeld]] signed him for their Bundesliga campaign.
Born in [[Waiblingen]], Fink played from 1992 for [[VfB Stuttgart]], in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the [[Regionalliga]]. In 2004, [[Arminia Bielefeld]] signed him for their Bundesliga campaign.


===Eintracht Frankfurt===
===Eintracht Frankfurt===
Fink left [[Arminia Bielefeld]] after the [[2005–06 Fußball-Bundesliga|2005–06 season]] to join [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].
Fink left [[Arminia Bielefeld]] after the [[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06 season]] to join [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].


In January 2008 he scored a [[bicycle kick]] goal in a friendly against [[SC Paderborn|Paderborn]] that won the [[Goal of the Month (Germany)|Goal of the month]] award.
In January 2008, he scored a [[bicycle kick]] goal in a friendly against [[SC Paderborn 07|Paderborn]] that won the [[Goal of the Month (Germany)|Goal of the month]] award.


On 29 November 2008, there were reports linking Fink with a return to Stuttgart in the press.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=11918 |title=Stuttgart chasing Fink |publisher=Ontheminute.com |date=29 November 2008 |accessdate=29 November 2008}}</ref>
On 29 November 2008, there were reports linking Fink with a return to Stuttgart in the press.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=11918 |title=Stuttgart chasing Fink |publisher=Ontheminute.com |date=29 November 2008 |accessdate=29 November 2008}}</ref>


Eintracht Frankfurt press officer Carsten Knoop confirmed that Fink will be leaving at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|language=German|title=Schade, dass Fink geht!|date=23 April 2009|accessdate=10 May 2009|publisher=[[Bild Zeitung|Bild]]|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/frankfurt/2009/04/24/patrick-ochs/bedauert-weggang-von-michael-fink.html}}</ref>
Eintracht Frankfurt press officer Carsten Knoop confirmed that Fink would be leaving at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|language=German|title=Schade, dass Fink geht!|date=23 April 2009|accessdate=10 May 2009|publisher=[[Bild Zeitung|Bild]]|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/frankfurt/2009/04/24/patrick-ochs/bedauert-weggang-von-michael-fink.html}}</ref>


===Beşiktaş J.K.===
===Beşiktaş===
Fink joined Turkish side [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] for €1.2&nbsp;million with a 3 years long contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20090423/frankfurt_dogruladi.html | title = Frankfurt doğruladı! | language = Turkish | date = 23 April 2009 | accessdate = 23 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ligtv.com.tr/VideoHaber/?r=1&hid=55587 | title = Ve Fink Beşiktaş'ta! | language = Turkish | accessdate = 23 April 2011}}</ref>
Fink joined Turkish side [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] for €1.2&nbsp;million transfer fee on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20090423/frankfurt_dogruladi.html | title = Frankfurt doğruladı! | language = Turkish | date = 23 April 2009 | accessdate = 23 April 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707100718/http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20090423/frankfurt_dogruladi.html | archive-date = 7 July 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ligtv.com.tr/VideoHaber/?r=1&hid=55587 | title = Ve Fink Beşiktaş'ta! | language = Turkish | accessdate = 23 April 2011}}</ref>


Fink had his pro-competitive match debut on [[Turkish Super Cup 2009|Super Cup]], in which Beşiktaş had lost 0–2 against Fenerbahçe. Fink played a full 90 minutes in the famous victory over Manchester United with a 0–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/352465/Live | title= Manchester United 0–1 Besiktas | publisher= Whoscored.com | accessdate = 23 April 2011}}</ref>
Fink had his pro-competitive match debut in the [[2009 Turkish Super Cup|Super Cup]], in which Beşiktaş had lost 2–0 against [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]. Fink played a full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away victory at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/352465/Live | title= Manchester United 0–1 Besiktas | publisher= Whoscored.com | accessdate = 23 April 2011}}</ref>


He scored his second goal against Fenerbahce SK and this goal is opted for the best goal of the first part of 2009–10 season by his teammates.<ref>{{cite news | title = Beşiktaş:0 – Fenerbahçe:2 | url =http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haberler.php?h_no=15342&k_id=2 | publisher =bjk.com.tr | date = 2 August 2009 | accessdate = 10 August 2009 | language = Turkish}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Beşiktaş at his "league debut" match against [[İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (football team)|İstanbul BB]] in 7 August 2009, it was also the season's first goal at [[Süper Lig]].<ref>{{cite news | title = İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye:1 – Beşiktaş:1 | url =http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haberler.php?k_id=2&h_no=15390 | publisher = bjk.com.tr | date = 7 August 2009 | accessdate = 10 August 2009 |language = Turkish}}</ref> In January 2011.
He scored his second goal against Fenerbahçe and this goal is opted for the best goal of the first part of 2009–10 season by his teammates.<ref>{{cite news | title = Beşiktaş:0 – Fenerbahçe:2 | url = http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haberler.php?h_no=15342&k_id=2 | publisher = bjk.com.tr | date = 2 August 2009 | accessdate = 10 August 2009 | language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090805060249/http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haberler.php?k_id=2&h_no=15342 | archive-date = 5 August 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He scored his first goal for Beşiktaş at his "league debut" match against [[İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (football team)|İstanbul BB]] on 7 August 2009, it was also the season's first goal at [[Süper Lig]].<ref>{{cite news | title = İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye:1 – Beşiktaş:1 | url =http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haberler.php?k_id=2&h_no=15390 | publisher = bjk.com.tr | date = 7 August 2009 | accessdate = 10 August 2009 |language = Turkish}}</ref>


===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
Fink returned to Germany on loan to [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fink verstärkt die "Fohlen" | trans_title = Fink strengthens the "foals" |language=German|date=27 January 2011|accessdate=27 January 2011|publisher=[[Deutsche Fußball Liga|DFL]]|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2010/index.php?f=0000173999.php}}</ref>
Fink returned to Germany on loan to [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in the [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fink verstärkt die "Fohlen" |trans-title=Fink strengthens the "foals" |language=German|date=27 January 2011|accessdate=27 January 2011|publisher=[[Deutsche Fußball Liga|DFL]]|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2010/index.php?f=0000173999.php}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
From 2015 to 2017, Fink served as a player-assistant coach at [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]], also captaining the team during the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=MICHAEL FINK WIRD SPIELENDER CO-TRAINER |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/michael-fink-wird-spielender-co-trainer |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230608/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/michael-fink-wird-spielender-co-trainer |archive-date=25 September 2017 |language=de |date=6 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Fink neuer SVW Kapitän |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/michael-fink-neuer-svw-kapit%C3%A4n |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230845/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/michael-fink-neuer-svw-kapit%C3%A4n |archive-date=25 September 2017 |language=de |date=2 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the start of the 2017–18 season, he retired from professional playing and extended his contract as assistant coach until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Fink bleibt bis 2019 Co-Trainer |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/michael-fink-bleibt-bis-2019-co-trainer |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230220/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/michael-fink-bleibt-bis-2019-co-trainer |archive-date=25 September 2017 |language=de |date=19 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 16 October 2017, Waldhof Mannheim dismissed head coach and sporting director [[Gerd Dais]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SV Waldhof beurlaubt Gerd Dais – Michael Fink übernimmt |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/sv-waldhof-beurlaubt-gerd-dais-michael-fink-%C3%BCbernimmt |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016230007/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/news/regionalliga/sv-waldhof-beurlaubt-gerd-dais-michael-fink-%C3%BCbernimmt |archive-date=16 October 2017 |date=16 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Fink briefly took over as interim manager, but the [[Regionalliga Südwest]] denied his request to continue as head coach until the end of the season due to his lack of a required coaching license. As a result, [[Bernhard Trares]] was appointed head coach on 4 January 2018, and Fink ended his collaboration with the club at his own request.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernhard Trares wird neuer Trainer beim SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/bernhard-trares-wird-neuer-trainer-beim-sv-waldhof-mannheim-07 |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070124/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/bernhard-trares-wird-neuer-trainer-beim-sv-waldhof-mannheim-07 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |language=de |date=4 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Fink und der SV Waldhof beenden Zusammenarbeit |url=https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/michael-fink-und-der-sv-waldhof-beenden-zusammenarbeit |website=SV Waldhof Mannheim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180343/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/michael-fink-und-der-sv-waldhof-beenden-zusammenarbeit |archive-date=5 January 2018 |language=de |date=4 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

From February 2018, Fink took charge of establishing and leading the newly created scouting department at [[FC Gießen]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nordmann |first1=Sven |title=Ex-Eintrachtler: Michael Fink neuer Chefscout der Teutonia |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/sport/eintracht-frankfurt/ex-eintrachtler-michael-fink-neuer-chefscout-teutonia-11935150.html |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=Gießener Allgemeine |date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101163553/https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/sport/eintracht-frankfurt/ex-eintrachtler-michael-fink-neuer-chefscout-teutonia-11935150.html |archive-date=1 January 2025 |language=de}}</ref> He also joined the club's [[Hessenliga]] squad that season, quickly becoming a regular starter. In May 2019, he served as interim coach for [[FC Hanau 93]], then competing in the [[Verbandsliga]], until the season's conclusion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Profi Michael Fink wird Interimstrainer beim FC Hanau 93 |url=https://www.hanauer.de/sport/lokalsport/ex-profi-michael-fink-wird-interimstrainer-beim-hanau-13351403.html |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=Hanauer Anzeiger |date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101163954/https://www.hanauer.de/sport/lokalsport/ex-profi-michael-fink-wird-interimstrainer-beim-hanau-13351403.html |archive-date=1 January 2025 |language=de}}</ref> During the 2019–20 season, he was a [[player-coach]] for Hanau 93, which had been promoted to the Hessenliga. In early 2020, Fink returned to FC Gießen in the [[Regionalliga]], signing a one-year contract as a playing assistant coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nordmann |first1=Sven |title=Michael Fink wechselt zurück zum FC Gießen |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/sport/fc-giessen/michael-fink-wechselt-zurueck-zum-fc-giessen-90155822.html |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=Gießener Allgemeine |date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226230136/https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/sport/fc-giessen/michael-fink-wechselt-zurueck-zum-fc-giessen-90155822.html |archive-date=26 February 2022 |language=de}}</ref> This role was extended for an additional two years in April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Fink in Doppelfunktion verlängert bis 2023 |url=https://fc-giessen.com/michael-fink-in-doppelfunktion-verlaengert-bis-2023/ |website=FC Gießen |access-date=1 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226230136/https://fc-giessen.com/michael-fink-in-doppelfunktion-verlaengert-bis-2023/ |archive-date=26 February 2022 |language=de |date=29 April 2021}}</ref>

On 2 September 2024, following head coach [[Daniyel Cimen]]'s departure to league rivals [[SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz|SG Barockstadt]], Fink took over as playing head coach of the club, recently promoted to the Regionalliga again.


==References==
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*[http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/fink.html Michael Fink] at eintracht-archiv.de {{de icon}}
* [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/fink.html Michael Fink] at eintracht-archiv.de {{in lang|de}}
* {{Fussballdaten|finkmichael|Michael Fink}}
* {{Fussballdaten|finkmichael|Michael Fink}}


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Revision as of 17:01, 1 January 2025

Michael Fink
Fink (left) and Christofer Heimeroth with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Waiblingen, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Gießen (player-coach)
Number 13
Youth career
VfR Waiblingen
1990–1992 SV Fellbach
1992–2001 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 VfB Stuttgart II 59 (3)
2004–2006 Arminia Bielefeld 44 (4)
2006–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt 87 (8)
2009–2011 Beşiktaş 46 (3)
2011 → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 Samsunspor 31 (1)
2012–2015 Erzgebirge Aue 73 (3)
2015–2017 Waldhof Mannheim 68 (4)
2017–2018 Hanauer FC 93 20 (5)
2018–2019 FC Gießen 32 (6)
2019–2020 Hanauer FC 93 33 (1)
2021– FC Gießen 141 (11)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Waldhof Mannheim (playing assistant)[1]
2017–2018 Waldhof Mannheim
2018–2019 FC Gießen (chief scout)
2019–2021 Hanauer FC 93 (player-coach)
2021–2024 FC Gießen (assistant)
2024– FC Gießen (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Michael Fink (born 1 February 1982) is a German football manager and player who plays for Regionalliga club FC Gießen and is also head coach for the club.

Career

Born in Waiblingen, Fink played from 1992 for VfB Stuttgart, in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the Regionalliga. In 2004, Arminia Bielefeld signed him for their Bundesliga campaign.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Fink left Arminia Bielefeld after the 2005–06 season to join Eintracht Frankfurt.

In January 2008, he scored a bicycle kick goal in a friendly against Paderborn that won the Goal of the month award.

On 29 November 2008, there were reports linking Fink with a return to Stuttgart in the press.[2]

Eintracht Frankfurt press officer Carsten Knoop confirmed that Fink would be leaving at the end of the season.[3]

Beşiktaş

Fink joined Turkish side Beşiktaş for €1.2 million transfer fee on a three-year contract.[4][5]

Fink had his pro-competitive match debut in the Super Cup, in which Beşiktaş had lost 2–0 against Fenerbahçe. Fink played a full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away victory at Manchester United.[6]

He scored his second goal against Fenerbahçe and this goal is opted for the best goal of the first part of 2009–10 season by his teammates.[7] He scored his first goal for Beşiktaş at his "league debut" match against İstanbul BB on 7 August 2009, it was also the season's first goal at Süper Lig.[8]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Fink returned to Germany on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.[9]

Coaching career

From 2015 to 2017, Fink served as a player-assistant coach at Waldhof Mannheim, also captaining the team during the 2016–17 season.[10][11] At the start of the 2017–18 season, he retired from professional playing and extended his contract as assistant coach until 2019.[12]

On 16 October 2017, Waldhof Mannheim dismissed head coach and sporting director Gerd Dais.[13] Fink briefly took over as interim manager, but the Regionalliga Südwest denied his request to continue as head coach until the end of the season due to his lack of a required coaching license. As a result, Bernhard Trares was appointed head coach on 4 January 2018, and Fink ended his collaboration with the club at his own request.[14][15]

From February 2018, Fink took charge of establishing and leading the newly created scouting department at FC Gießen.[16] He also joined the club's Hessenliga squad that season, quickly becoming a regular starter. In May 2019, he served as interim coach for FC Hanau 93, then competing in the Verbandsliga, until the season's conclusion.[17] During the 2019–20 season, he was a player-coach for Hanau 93, which had been promoted to the Hessenliga. In early 2020, Fink returned to FC Gießen in the Regionalliga, signing a one-year contract as a playing assistant coach.[18] This role was extended for an additional two years in April 2021.[19]

On 2 September 2024, following head coach Daniyel Cimen's departure to league rivals SG Barockstadt, Fink took over as playing head coach of the club, recently promoted to the Regionalliga again.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Fink wird spielender Co-trainer". svw07.de. 6 June 2015.
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