Markus von Ahlen
Von Ahlen being interviewed while manager of Arminia Bielefeld in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-01) 1 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Köln (manager)
Youth career
Jan-Wellem Bergisch-Gladbach
Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Bayer Leverkusen 24 (1)
1994–1995 VfL Bochum 29 (3)
1995–1998 SV Meppen 70 (7)
1998–1999 KFC Uerdingen 05 22 (1)
1999–2002 Alemannia Aachen 42 (2)
Total 187 (14)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Bayer Leverkusen (youth)
2008–2011 Hamburger SV U17
2011 Arminia Bielefeld
2011–2012 Kapfenberger SV (assistant)
2012–2014 1860 Munich II
2013 1860 Munich
2014 1860 Munich
2014–2015 1860 Munich
2016–2020 Bayer Leverkusen U19
2022 Bonner SC
2022– Fortuna Köln
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus von Ahlen (born 1 January 1971) is a German football manager and a former player. He manages the Under-19 squad of Fortuna Köln.

Coaching career

von Ahlen started his coaching career in the youth section at Bayer Leverkusen in 2007[1] before moving to the youth section at Hamburger SV in 2008.[2] He then signed a two–year deal on 18 April 2011 to become the new head coach of Arminia Bielefeld starting at the beginning of the 2011–12 season.[3] However, his tenure ended prematurely on 20 September 2011.[4] He failed to win any of his 11 competitive matches.[5] He then became an assistant coach for Kapfenberger SV[1] before moving to the reserve team of 1860 München on 20 December 2012 until the end of the season.[6] Then he became an assistant coach with 1860 München[1] until he became interim head coach on 6 April 2014.[7] He was given the mandate for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[7] His tenure finished when Ricardo Moniz was hired as the permanent head coach on 4 June 2014.[8] Von Ahlen once again became head coach of the first team after Moniz was sacked.[9] He was sacked on 17 February 2015.[10] In July 2016 he became manager of the Under-19 squad of Bayer Leverkusen.[11] In January 2022 he became new manager of Bonner SC.[12] On 3 May 2022 he was sacked by Bonner only to be named new manager of Fortuna Köln one hour later.[13]

Coaching record

As of 19 July 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Arminia Bielefeld 1 July 2011[3] 20 September 2011[4] 11 0 5 6 000.00 [5]
1860 Munich II 20 December 2012[14] 30 June 2013[6] 17 14 2 1 082.35 [15]
1860 Munich 6 April 2014[7] 4 June 2014[8] 5 3 1 1 060.00 [16]
1860 Munich 24 September 2014[9] 17 February 2015[10] 15 3 3 9 020.00 [17]
Bonner SC 3 January 2022 3 May 2022 15 5 5 5 033.33 [18]
Fortuna Köln 3 May 2022 Present 34 15 9 10 044.12 [19]
Total 97 40 25 32 041.24 —

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Markus von Ahlen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "HSV-Presseservice: Markus von Ahlen neuer U17-Trainer - Cardoso übernimmt U19" (in German). presseportal.de. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Von Ahlen wird Lienens Nachfolger" (in German). kicker. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Von Ahlen - Aus nach dem tiefsten Tiefpunkt" (in German). kicker. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Arminia Bielefeld". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "TSV 1860 Munich II » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Freistellung: Löwen setzen Funkel vor die Tür" (in German). kicker.de. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Moniz ist neuer Löwen-Dompteur" (in German). kicker. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b "TSV 1860 entlässt Trainer Moniz" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Von Ahlen muss gehen - Fröhling übernimmt" (in German). kicker. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. ^ "UEFA Youth League Bayer Leverkusen 2016-17 squad". UEFA. 13 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Ex-Profi von Ahlen soll Bonner SC retten". fussball.de. 2 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Bonner SC feuert Trainer von Ahlen – eine Stunde später bei Fortuna Köln vorgestellt". express.de. 3 May 2022.
  14. ^ "TSV 1860 München II » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. ^ "1860 Munich II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Markus von Ahlen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  17. ^ "1860 München". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Bonner SC". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Fortuna Köln". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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