Markus Feulner

Markus Feulner ([ˈmaːkʊs ˈfɔʏlnɐ], born 12 February 1982) is a German former professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder.

Markus Feulner

Feulner with Augsburg in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-02-12) 12 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Scheßlitz, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Augsburg (U19 manager)
Youth career
1988–1992	SV Pettstadt
1992–1997	1. FC Bamberg
1997–2000	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Bayern Munich II	53	(9)
2001–2003	Bayern Munich	13	(0)
2004–2006	1. FC Köln II	12	(1)
2004–2006	1. FC Köln	38	(4)
2006–2009	FSV Mainz 05	87	(15)
2009–2011	Borussia Dortmund	15	(0)
2011–2014	1. FC Nürnberg	76	(7)
2014–2017	FC Augsburg	45	(2)
2017–2019	FC Augsburg II	48	(4)
Total		387	(42)
International career
2002–2004	Germany U21	13	(1)
Managerial career
2019–2022	FC Augsburg (U15 & U19 staff)
2022–2023	FC Augsburg (U16 manager)
2023–2024	FC Augsburg (U17 manager)
2024–	FC Augsburg (U19 manager)
Medal record Bayern Munich Winner Bundesliga 2003 Borussia Dortmund Winner Bundesliga 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Early career

Born in Scheßlitz, Upper Franconia, Feulner went through the Bayern Munich academy, but was unable to gain a place in the first team. In January 2004, he signed for strugglers 1. FC Köln. Hampered by injuries, Feulner could only play 38 games for the first team in two and a half seasons as the club moved in and out of the topflight.

Feulner with Mainz in 2006

After a second relegation with Köln in 2006, Feulner signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Since then, even though Mainz was relegated the year after, he developed into an influential midfielder for the club and was rumored to have attracted interest from higher-profile teams such as Bayer Leverkusen.^[1]

On 18 March 2009, it was announced that Feulner had signed a three-year contract with Borussia Dortmund. He officially joined on 1 July 2009 on a free transfer where he met up with his former coach Jürgen Klopp.

1. FC Nürnberg

In summer 2011, Feulner moved to 1. FC Nürnberg where he played 28 matches and scored one goal in his first season.

FC Augsburg

After three years with FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga, Feulner ended his top level career and signed a new two-year contract with the club's reserve team, playing in fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern. Additionally he became assistant coach of the club's under-16-team.^[2]

Coaching career

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Feulner retired and was hired as a part of the technical staff of FC Augsburg's U15 squad.^[3] He later became part of the U-19 team staff before taking over as head coach of the club's U-16 team ahead of the 2022–23 season.^[4] In March 2023, he took over the U17s,^[5] and ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was appointed manager of the U19s.^[6]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 26 May 2018.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2000–01	Regionalliga Süd	8	0	—				8	0	[7]
	2001–02		21	4					21	4	[8]
	2002–03		18	4					18	4	[9]
	2003–04		6	1					6	1	[9]
	Totals		53	9	—				53	9	—
Bayern Munich	2001–02	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	3	0	5	0	[9]
	2002–03		10	0	1	0	1	1	12	1	[9]
	2003–04		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	[9]
	Totals		13	0	2	0	4	1	19	1	—
Köln	2003–04	Bundesliga	12	1	0	0	—		12	1	[9]
	2004–05	2. Bundesliga	13	1	2	1			15	1	[9]
	2005–06	Bundesliga	13	3	1	1			14	4	[9]
	Totals		38	5	3	2	—		41	7	—
Köln II	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	9	1	—				9	1	[9]
	2005–06		3	0					3	0	[9]
	Totals		12	1	—				12	1	—
Mainz	2006–07	Bundesliga	30	2	1	0	—		31	2	[10]
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	27	6	1	1			28	7	[11]
	2008–09		30	7	5	1			35	8	[12]
	Totals		87	15	7	2	—		87	17	—
Borussia Dortmund II	2008–09	3. Liga	2	0	—				2	0	[9]
Borussia Dortmund	2008–09	Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0	[9]
	2009–10		6	0	1	0	2	0	9	0	[13]
	Totals		15	0	3	0	2	0	20	0	—
Nürnberg	2011–12	Bundesliga	28	1	2	3	—		30	4	[14]
	2012–13		23	4	0	0			23	4	[15]
	2013–14		25	2	1	0			26	2	[16]
	Totals		76	7	3	3	—		79	10	—
Augsburg	2014–15	Bundesliga	25	1	0	0	—		25	1	[17]
	2015–16		19	1	2	0	5	0	26	1	[18]
	2016–17		1	0	1	0	—		2	0	[19]
	Totals		45	2	3	0	5	0	53	2	—
Augsburg II	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	25	2	—				25	2	[20]
Career totals			366	41	21	5	11	1	398	47	—

Honors

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2002–03
• DFB-Pokal: 2002–03

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 2010–11