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Volker Finke Biography

Updated On 06 Jun, 2023 Published On 06 Mar, 2015
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Date of Birth :
Age : 76 years old
Family Name : Finke
Birth Country : Germany
Birth Sign : Aries
Height : 5 Feet 10 Inch
Name Volker Finke
Birth Place/City Nienburg
Nationality German
Online Presence Facebook,Wikipedia

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What is Volker Finke marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Married
How many children does Volker Finke have ? (name): 0 Children
Is Volker Finke having any relationship affair ?: No
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A popular German Football manager and former German player Volker Finke who coached SC Freiburg for 16 years and retired from the club in May 2008. He is now currently working as the coach of Cameroon national football team. He graduated from officer training and finished his service as a lieutenant. He worked in the military for 3 years. Besides his coaching career, he worked as sports and social studies teacher in his hometown school named Albert Schweitzer school.

Early Life Of Volker Finke

Volker Finke was born on 24th March 1948 in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. He lived a good family life with his parents. His zodiac sign is Aries.

After graduation, Finke served in the German army and served as a lieutenant in the 4th Artillery regiment. In the early 90s, he worked as a teacher for sports, mathematics, and social at the Albert Schweitzer School in Nienburg.

Starting an early career as an amateur player, Volker Finke started coaching in the club of TSV Stelingen. He received five promotions within 11 years in the club. In 1986, he signed with TSV Havelse which led the club to the second division.

Volker Finke's Career

After a year serving at SC Norderstedt, he joined a German Football club SC Friborg in 1991 and served for 16 long years. He led the team to the best position of third place in his history.

While in FC Nuremberg, Finke, and his players gained third place; the first time in the club's history in the Bundesliga to date. During the UEFA Cup in 1995-1996, he was eliminated in the first round by Slavia Prague playing with the SC Freiburg.

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He rose to 11th place in the league in 1995-1996 and achieved the 17th position the next year. It's all because of the hard work of the team and Finke that led SC Friborg to rise to finish second in 1997-1998.

Volker Finked was sacked by Cameroon two weeks before World Cup 2018 Qualification
Source: Daily Mail

In 2000-2001, the club gained the 6th place and won the place in the European Cup. The club received its second league title in the second division 10 years later the first achievement.

Following the trend, it gained 13th place in 2003-2004 and 18th in 2004-2005. After two years in the 4th position, he finally resigned in May 2007. Within 16 years in SC Freiburg, he spent 10 years in the first division and six in the second division.

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Players including Adel Sellimi, Sebastian Kehl, Adel Sellimi, Alexander Iashvili, and Alain Sutter received training from him.

A year after he departed from Freiburg, he resumed his service in December 2008. He worked for two years with the Urawa Red Diamonds.

The team finished in the 6th place in 2009 in Japan. He was appointed as the athletic director of FC Cologne, the German Club in 2011.

On 22 May 2013, he was appointed as the coach of Cameroon.

Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) axed Finke as the country's National Football head coach on 30th October 2015. As soon as his contract expired, Fecafoot announced the decision after several disappointments over 18 months of his work. 

Fecafoot took a major decision two weeks earlier in the qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Volker Finke's Awards And Achievements

Finke, 70, has become the only coach in German professional football that descended him in the same three times in a row and still being in the same club. Under him, his team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil where they lost all three matches and were also criticized for their rude behavior on-field.

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The team won the Second Division championship in 1993 and 2003 and the Second Division vice-champion in 1998.

Volker Finke's Net Worth

The former head coach has a huge net worth of millions but he's not yet ready to reveal details. His estimated net worth is $5 million.

During an interview in June 2013 while in Cameroon, he stated that he cannot reveal his salary. He addressed that "it's a contract between the two parties and the third party has no right to know details." 

Volker Finke's Personal Life; Who's His Wife? What About His Children?

The accomplished coach Volker Finke is happily married to Hildegard Finke since 1974. Together, they have built a close-knit family and raised a son and a daughter. Hildegard, a German-born nurse with over 30 years of experience in the medical field, currently serves as a nurse practitioner at a hospital in Freiburg, Germany.

Throughout Volker's coaching career, Hildegard has been an unwavering pillar of support. She has stood by his side, accompanying him to all his coaching assignments, and providing endless encouragement.

Volker attributes much of his success to his wife's unwavering support, referring to her as his rock and expressing immense gratitude for her presence in his life. Their bond and mutual support exemplify the strength and unity of their enduring partnership.

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