Franco Foda

Franco Foda (born 23 April 1966) is a German football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Austria national team.

Franco Foda
Foda in June 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-04-23) 23 April 1966
Place of birth Mainz, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Austria (manager)
Youth career
1982–1983 1. FSV Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 (0)
1984–1985 Arminia Bielefeld 43 (8)
1985–1987 1. FC Saarbrücken 52 (3)
1987–1990 1. FC Kaiserslautern 87 (5)
1990–1994 Bayer Leverkusen 113 (10)
1994–1996 VfB Stuttgart 69 (0)
1997 FC Basel 13 (0)
1997–2001 Sturm Graz 99 (1)
Total 479 (27)
National team
1985–1987 West Germany U21 7 (1)
1987 West Germany 2 (0)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Sturm Graz (amateurs)
2002 Sturm Graz (assistant)
2002–2003 Sturm Graz
2003–2006 Sturm Graz II
2006–2012 Sturm Graz
2012–2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2014–2017 Sturm Graz
2018– Austria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Foda appeared in over 400 top-flight matches in (West) Germany, Switzerland and Austria.[1] During his second spell with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 1980s he won two caps with coach Franz Beckenbauer at the helm of the West German national team. Foda played against Argentina and Brazil in late 1987.[2] During his first ever international appearance, on 12 December 1987 in Brasilia against Brazil, Foda was at the centre of controversy. Both at the reading of the team names and later when he was substituted in, he was met with great applause by the Brazilian fans. Foda only found out the next day that this was due to his name translating to "free intercourse" in Portuguese.[3]

Coaching career

Early career
Foda in 2009.

Foda moved into coaching with Sturm Graz as an assistant coach. He had been interim head coach between 20 September 2002[4] until November 2002.[5] At this point, Foda became the permanent head coach until they hired Gilbert Gress to become the head coach on 4 June 2003.[5] He then went on to coach the reserve team immediately after to when he was promoted to head coach of the first team on 1 June 2006.[6] Sturm Graz won the 2010–11 Bundesliga[7] and the 2009–10 Austrian Cup[8] under Foda. He was originally scheduled to leave after the 2011–12 season.[9] However, he ended up being sacked on 12 April 2012 after the club was knocked–out of the Austrian Cup.[10]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 22 May 2012, Foda was announced as new head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, who had just been relegated to the second division after two seasons in the top flight.[11] On 29 August 2013, he was sacked as head coach with immediate effect.[12]

Return to Sturm Graz
Foda in October 2015.

Foda returned to Sturm Graz on 30 September 2014[13] and won his first match in–charge on 4 October 2014 against Grödig.[14]

Austria national team

In October 2017 it was announced that Foda would become manager of the Austria national team, with effect from January 2018.[15]

Coaching record
As of 19 November 2019
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Sturm Graz 20 September 2002[4] 4 June 2003[5] 33 13 4 16 039.39 [16]
Sturm Graz II 4 June 2003[6] 1 June 2006[6] 93 34 24 35 036.56
Sturm Graz 1 June 2006[6] 12 April 2012[10] 258 117 65 76 045.35 [17][18][19]
[20][21][22]
1. FC Kaiserslautern 22 May 2012[11] 29 August 2013[12] 44 20 13 11 045.45 [23][24]
Sturm Graz 30 September 2014[13] 31 December 2017 141 71 28 42 050.35
Austria 1 January 2018 Present 21 13 2 6 061.90
Total 590 268 136 186 045.42 —

Personal life

Foda is of Italian descent through his father.[25] His son Sandro (born 1989) first appeared professionally with Sturm Graz in 2007, when his father was head coach.[26]

Honours

Player
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Bayer Leverkusen
Sturm Graz

Manager
Sturm Graz
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gollark: I don't believe in an afterlife thus apiobees you?
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gollark: "Makes sense" is hard since the world does not actually run on alchemy.
gollark: Interesting.

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (22 November 2018). "Franco Foda - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (22 November 2018). "Franco Foda - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Warum Franco Foda Brasilianer erheitert" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. Winklbauer, Hubert (22 September 2002). "Franco Foda sammelt fleißig Pluspunkte". kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. "Gress trainiert Sturm Graz". kicker (in German). 4 June 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  6. "Rückkehr auf die Grazer Trainerbank: Franco Foda neuer Coach des SK Sturm". news.at (in German). 1 June 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. "tipp3 - Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. "Sturm Graz - SC Wiener Neustadt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  9. "Foda muss gehen - Nachfolge offen". kicker (in German). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. "Sturm Graz beurlaubt Foda". kicker (in German). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  11. "Foda wird neuer Trainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Die Welt (in German). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. "Paukenschlag beim FCK: Franco Foda sofort weg!". kicker (in German). 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  13. "Franco Foda kehrt zu Sturm Graz zurück" (in German). Österreich. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  14. "Sturm triumphiert bei Foda-Rückkehr" (in German). Österreich. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. "Franco Foda wird ÖFB-Teamchef: Österreichs Neuer ist ein Piefke". 30 October 2017 – via Spiegel Online.
  16. "Sturm Graz » Fixtures & Results 2002/2003" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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  23. "1. FC Kaiserslautern" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  24. "1. FC Kaiserslautern" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  25. "Im Namen des Vaters (4) – Die Drechsels, die Fodas, die Drazans und viele mehr! » abseits.at". 21 October 2013.
  26. "Was macht eigentlich? Franco Foda" (in German). fluesterer.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009.
  27. "Franco Foda". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  28. "Austria » ÖFB-Cup 1998/1999 » Final » Sturm Graz - LASK Linz 4:2". World Football. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  29. "Supercup 1999 - Finale". Austria Soccer. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  30. "F Froda". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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