Markus Wuckel

Markus Wuckel (born 5 April 1967) is a former German footballer turned manager.

Markus Wuckel
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-05) 5 April 1967
Place of birth East Germany
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld
(Women's team manager)
Youth career
Stahl Blankenburg
0000–1984 Stahl Brandenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Stahl Brandenburg 9 (1)
1985–1991 1. FC Magdeburg 116 (47)
1991–1992 1. SC Göttingen 29 (16)
1992–1993 VfB Oldenburg 35 (6)
1993–1995 Arminia Bielefeld 49 (25)
1995–1996 Rot-Weiß Essen 24 (7)
1996–1997 VfB Leipzig 8 (1)
1997–1998 1. FC Saarbrücken 23 (4)
Total 293 (107)
National team
1987–1990 East Germany 4 (2)
Teams managed
Blankenburger FV
1. FC Wernigerode
Arminia Bielefeld (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wuckel began his career in the youth teams of BSG Stahl Blankenburg and later joined Stahl Brandenburg, playing in the youth team until 1984. The following season, Wuckel played his first nine matches in the DDR-Oberliga, scoring once. After transferring to 1. FC Magdeburg for the 1985-86 season Wuckel quickly earned a reputation as a goal-getter. In his time in Magdeburg he played in 116 Oberliga matches, scoring 47 goals, twelve FDGB-Pokal matches (9 goals) and 2 matches in the UEFA Cup. When Magdeburg failed to qualify for a professional league following German reunification, Wuckel joined 1. SC Göttingen 05 who played in the then third-tier Oberliga Nord. He later played for several sides in the 2. Bundesliga such as VfB Oldenburg, Arminia Bielefeld, Rot-Weiss Essen und VfB Leipzig before he joined 1. FC Saarbrücken in 1997 where he ended his playing career in the following year.[1]

Wuckel played in 125 DDR-Oberliga matches, scoring 48 goals, 43 2. Bundesliga matches with 7 goals and 74 matches in the Fußball-Regionalliga with 24 goals. In the Oberliga he played 29 matches and scored 16 goals.

Additionally Wuckel played for his country in four matches, scoring twice.[2] In addition he scored 11 goals in 24 matches for the East German Olympic team and another 11 goals in 28 matches for the Under-21 national team.

After a management and marketing education Wuckel passed the manager seminar with the DFB. Afterwards he was director, manager and president of his home club Blankenburger FV, before managing 1. FC Wernigerode in the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt.

Today Wuckel owns a footballing school in Boltenhagen on the Baltic Sea and manages Arminia Bielefeld's women's team.

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (21 January 2016). "Markus Wuckel - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (21 January 2016). "Markus Wuckel - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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