Carsten Müller (footballer)

Carsten Müller (born 3 October 1971) is a German football manager and former player.

Carsten Müller

Müller in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-10-03) 3 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Burg bei Magdeburg, East Germany
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1994	1. FC Magdeburg
International career
	East Germany U18	9	(0)
Managerial career
2010	1. FC Magdeburg (caretaker)
2011	1. FC Magdeburg II (caretaker)
2012	1. FC Magdeburg (caretaker)
2022	Erzgebirge Aue (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Burg bei Magdeburg, East Germany Müller made nine appearances for the East Germany under-18 national team. From 1989 to 1994 he played as a defender for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga and lower leagues.^[1][2]

Managerial career

Beginning in 2007 Müller held various academy positions with 1. FC Magdeburg. He left the club in January 2015 to join FC Erzgebirge Aue as a youth coach.^[3][4] While serving as the head of the youth academy, he was named interim co-trainer of the first team in October 2021. He served alongside Marc Hensel who, at 35 years old, did not yet hold the required coaching badge.^[5] They were replaced on 23 February 2022.^[6] In September 2022, he was appointed as the interim manager of Erzgebirge Aue.^[7] The spell ended in December 2022.^[8]