Hannes Wolf (football manager)

Hannes Wolf

Wolf in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-04-15) 15 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Bochum, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000	TuS Eichlinghofen
0000–1999	Rot-Weiß Barop
1999–2000	Eintracht Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	TuS Iserlohn
2002–2004	1. FC Nürnberg II
2004	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
2005–2006	Eintracht Ergste
2006–2009	ASC 09 Dortmund
Managerial career
2005–2006	Eintracht Ergste
2006–2009	ASC 09 Dortmund
2011	Borussia Dortmund II
2016–2018	VfB Stuttgart
2018–2019	Hamburger SV
2019–2020	Genk
2020–2021	Germany U18
2021	Bayer Leverkusen (caretaker)
2021–2022	Germany U19
2022–	Germany U20
2023	Germany (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hannes Wolf (born 15 April 1981) is a German football manager who currently coaches the German U20 national team.

Career

Early career

Born in Bochum, Wolf spent his playing career as a striker in German minor leagues, including a stint with the second team of 1. FC Nürnberg. His career on the sidelines began in 2005 at SG Eintracht Ergste, followed by a tenure as player/coach at ASC 09 Dortmund. In 2009, Wolf was named assistant coach of Borussia Dortmund’s men's reserve team, before joining the coaching staff of the club's youth set-up one year later. He later became the head coach of the reserve team.^[1] In the final 15 matches he coached, he had a record of six wins, five draws, and four losses.^[2] Under his guidance, Dortmund's under 17 squad won the German national championship in 2014 and 2015. He also led the club's under 19 team to the national title in the 2015–16 season.^[3]

Stuttgart

On 20 September 2016, Wolf became the head coach of 2. Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart.^[4] His first match was a 1–1 draw against VfL Bochum on 23 September 2016.^[5] Stuttgart defeated Greuther Fürth 4–0 on 3 October 2016.^[6] The following match against Dynamo Dresden, on 15 October 2016, Stuttgart lost 5–0.^[6] He eventually guided VfB to promotion to the Bundesliga as 2. Bundesliga champions.^[7]

On 28 January 2018, Wolf was sacked in Stuttgart due to lack of success.^[8] He finished with a record of 24 wins, nine draws, and 19 losses.^[9]

Hamburg

He was appointed as the head coach of Hamburger SV on 23 October 2018.^[10][11] After failing to take HSV back to the Bundesliga, Wolf was sacked by Hamburg, effectively ending his tenure at the club after the last matchday of 2018–19 2. Bundesliga.^[12]

Genk

After an early UEFA Champions League exit led to the departure of Felice Mazzù, Wolf was appointed coach at reigning Belgian Pro League champions Racing Genk on 19 November 2019, with the club lying mid-table.^[13] Genk finished seventh, with the season curtailed with eleven weeks to go due to the 2020 COVID outbreak.

A month into the following season on 15 September 2020, Wolf was dismissed after only gaining five points out of a possible 15 from Genk's first five games.

Germany U18

Just over a fortnight later, on 2 October 2020, Wolf was appointed Germany U18 national coach.^[14]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 23 March 2021, Wolf took over the Bundesliga team from Bayer Leverkusen on an interim basis, succeeding Peter Bosz and was given a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[15] The side were at this point sixth after Matchday 26 with 40 points, falling short of a Champions League spot - which the club had been aiming for pre-season - after just one win from six Bundesliga games with seven points gained during that time, losing to relegation candidates Arminia Bielefeld and Hertha Berlin. Wolf's contract with the German Football Association (DFB) was kept open during this time.

Wolf guided Leverkusen to a finishing position of sixth in table, securing qualification for the UEFA Europa League after eight games in charge.

Germany U19 and U20

After Bayer Leverkusen had signed a new head coach for the 2021–22 season in the form of Swiss Gerardo Seoane,^[16] Wolf returned to the DFB as planned in July 2021, taking over the U19 team.^[17] A year later he was promoted to coach the U20 team.^[18]

In August 2023, he became DFB's sports director for young talent, training and development.^[19] On 10 September 2023, both Wolf and his assistant Sandro Wagner were named as assistant coaches at the German senior national team to Rudi Völler who served as interim manager for their friendly against France.^[20]

Managerial statistics

As of 22 May 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Borussia Dortmund II	24 February 2011[1]	29 May 2011[1]	15	6	5	4	25	21	+4	040.00	[2]
VfB Stuttgart	20 September 2016[4]	28 January 2018[8]	52	24	9	19	77	66	+11	046.15	[9]
Hamburger SV	23 October 2018[11]	19 May 2019	28	14	5	9	40	34	+6	050.00
Genk	19 November 2019	15 September 2020	23	9	5	9	37	42	−5	039.13
Bayer Leverkusen	23 March 2021[15]	30 June 2021	8	3	3	2	10	8	+2	037.50
Total			126	56	27	43	189	171	+18	044.44	—

References

1. "Hannes Wolf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
2. "Borussia Dortmund II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. "VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V. – Team 2016/2017". vfb.de. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
4. "VfB bestätigt: Hannes Wolf wird neuer Trainer in Stuttgart". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
5. "Wurtz sichert VfL einen Zähler bei Wolf-Debüt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
6. "VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
7. (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Bundesliga: The story behind the current trend towards young coaches | Sports | DW | 13 June 2017". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
8. "VfB Stuttgart trennt sich von Trainer Wolf". kicker.de. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
9. "VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
10. "HSV trennt sich von Trainer Titz – Hannes Wolf übernimmt". hsv.de. 23 October 2018.
11. Wolff, Sebastian (23 October 2018). "Wolf ist heiß auf den Kaltstart – Arp-Rüffel". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
12. "HSV TO PART WAYS WITH HANNES WOLF". hsv.de. 17 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
13. "Struggling Genk appoints Hannes Wolf as new coach". apnews.com. Associated Press. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
14. "HANNES WOLF IS THE NEW U18S HEAD COACH". dfb.de. German Football Association (DFB). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
15. "Wolf übernimmt für Bosz – Hermann kehrt zurück". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
16. "Seoane wird Cheftrainer – Wolf kehrt zum DFB zurück". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
17. "Hannes Wolf kehrt zum DFB zurück (Hannes Wolf returns to the DFB)". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
18. "Sportliche Leitung (Athletic Director)". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
19. "DFB präsentiert Wolf offiziell als Direktor" (in German). sportschau.de. 21 August 2023.
20. "Hansi Flick als Bundestrainer freigestellt" (in German). DFB. 10 September 2023.

External links

• Hannes Wolf at Soccerway.com
• Hannes Wolf at WorldFootball.net