Konrad Fünfstück (born 7 October 1980) is a German

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manager and former player. He manages the

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. His first major role was the job as the first team manager of

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

. He held this role from September 2015 when he replaced

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until he was released in May 2016. He next managed

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side

FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a Association football, football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss Challenge League, ...

Managerial career

Early career

Initially, Fünfstück worked at VfB Pößneck having ended his playing career due to injury. At Pößneck, he was the kids team manager. In July 2002, he left VfB Pößneck to join

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

as the youth team manager. He stayed as the manager until 2006, when he became Fürth's youth director. He took charge of the youth team once more in 2010 and remained in this post until June 2011, when he once again moved upwards to become the new manager of

SpVgg Greuther Fürth II SpVgg Greuther Fürth II is the reserve team of the German association football club SpVgg Greuther Fürth from the city of Fürth, Bavaria. Since 2008, it plays in the tier four Regionalliga Süd. The team plays as an under-23 side as the rul ...

. This was the post he remained in until the end of 2012. During his time with Fürth II, they played in the

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1. FC Kaiserslautern

Fünfstück left Greuther Fürth to join 1.FC Kaiserslautern, where he would become their

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manager and head of youth development. When Kosta Runjaic left the club in September 2015, Fünfstück was announced the new first team manager. His first game in charge was a 2-1 away win over

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. By the end of the 2015–16 season Fünfstück was released from his contract.

FC Wil

In June 2017 he was named new manager of Swiss club

Werder Bremen

In May 2019, it was announced Fünfstück would manage Werder Bremen's reserves in the 2019–20 season.

Liechtenstein

On 23 May 2023, it was announced Fünfstück would be the new Liechtenstein manager from 1 June.

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funfstuck, Konrad Living people 1980 births Sportspeople from Bayreuth German football managers 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers SV Werder Bremen II managers 2. Bundesliga managers