Karsten Neitzel

Karsten Neitzel (born 17 December 1967) is a former German football player and former manager.^[2][3] He previously served as both head and assistant coach (to Michael Feichtenbeiner) of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.^[4]

Karsten Neitzel

Neitzel in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-12-17) 17 December 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1980	BSG Robotron Radeberg
1980–1986	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Dynamo Dresden II	69	(5)
1985–1989	Dynamo Dresden	10	(0)
1989–1991	Chemie Halle	48	(1)
1991–1992	Hallescher	23	(1)
1992–1994	Stuttgarter Kickers	79	(1)
1994–1997	SC Freiburg	18	(0)
Total		247	(8)
International career
	East Germany U-21
Managerial career
1997–2007	SC Freiburg (assistant)
1997–2008	SC Freiburg II
2009–2010	Urawa Red Diamonds (assistant)
2011–2012	VfL Bochum (assistant)
2012–2013	VfL Bochum (caretaker)
2013–2016	Holstein Kiel
2017–2018	SV Elversberg
2018–2019	Rot-Weiss Essen
2021–2022	Selangor
2022	Selangor (assistant)[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

VfL Bochum

On 8 April 2013, Neitzel was sacked as the manager of VfL Bochum.^[5]

Selangor

In 16 November 2020, he was appointed as the manager of Malaysia Super League club Selangor^[6]

In 21 November 2021, he was appointed as assistant coach under Michael Feichtenbeiner of Malaysia Super League club Selangor^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Dresden II	1985–86	DDR-Liga	0	0			—		0	0
	1986–87		21	0			—		21	0
	1987–88		24	2			—		24	2
	1988–89		24	3			—		24	3
	Total		69	5			0	0	69	5
Dynamo Dresden	1985–86	DDR-Oberliga	6	0			0	0	6	0
	1986–87		3	0			—		3	0
	1987–88		0	0			0	0	0	0
	1988–89		1	0			0	0	1	0
	Total		10	0			0	0	10	0
Chemie Halle	1989–90	DDR-Oberliga	23	1			—		23	1
	1990–91	NOFV-Oberliga	25	0			—		25	0
	Total		48	1			0	0	48	1
Hallescher FC	1991–92	2. Bundesliga	23	1	2	0	1	0	26	1
Stuttgarter Kickers	1992–93	2. Bundesliga	44	1	1	0	—		45	1
	1993–94		35	0	1	0	—		36	0
	Total		79	1	2	0	0	0	81	1
SC Freiburg	1994–95	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	1995–96		11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	1996–97		2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		18	0	3	0	0	0	21	0
Career total			247	8	7	0	1	0	255	8

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 November 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win%
SC Freiburg II		1 July 1999	31 December 2008	291	138	69	84	047.42
VfL Bochum		25 October 2012	8 April 2013	20	6	5	9	030.00
Holstein Kiel		1 July 2013	16 August 2016	134	51	42	41	038.06
SV Elversberg		1 July 2017	11 March 2018	28	13	8	7	046.43
RW Essen		8 April 2018	4 June 2019	48	21	10	17	043.75
Selangor		1 December 2020[8]	20 November 2021 [9]	30	14	6	10	046.67
Career Total				551	243	140	168	044.10