Wolfgang Funkel

Wolfgang Funkel (born 10 August 1958) is a German former footballer.

Wolfgang Funkel

Personal information
Full name	Wolfgang Funkel
Date of birth	(1958-08-10) 10 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Neuss, West Germany
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	VfR Neuss
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1982	VfR Neuss
1982–1983	Viktoria Goch[1]
1983–1984	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	37	(7)
1984–1991	Bayer Uerdingen	210	(31)
1991–1995	1. FC Kaiserslautern	95	(10)
Total		342	(48)
International career
1985–1986	West Germany U-21	7	(1)
1986	West Germany	2	(0)
1987–1988	West Germany Olympic	17	(2)
Managerial career
1996–1998	VfR Neuss
1998–2001	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (assistant coach)
2001–2005	Hansa Rostock (assistant coach)
2005	Hansa Rostock (caretaker coach)
2005–2008	1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant coach)
2007	1. FC Kaiserslautern (caretaker coach)
Medal record Representing  West Germany Men's Football 1988 Seoul Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

The defender played over 300 matches in the (West) German top-flight.^[2] In 1986 Funkel won two caps for the West Germany national team.^[3]

He is the brother of Friedhelm Funkel.^[4]

Honours

Bayer Uerdingen

• DFB-Pokal: 1984–85

Kaiserslautern

• DFL-Supercup: 1991^[5]