Lorenz-Günther Köstner

Lorenz-Günther Köstner (born 30 January 1952) is a retired German footballer who is now a football manager who last managed Fortuna Düsseldorf. Following the sacking of Armin Veh on 25 January 2010, he was named interim manager of VfL Wolfsburg until 30 June 2010.

Coaching career Early career Between July 1982 and June 1990, Köstner was head coach of Bayern Hof, Reutlingen 05, SC Freiburg, and Hessen Kassel. Then Köstner became assistant coach with VfB Stuttgart. Steve McClaren eventually replace Veh as head coach. For the second stint, Köstner became interim head coach when Wolfsburg sacked Felix Magath on 25 October 2012. Dieter Hecking eventually replaced Magath. Köstner then continued in his role as the reserve team head coach until June 2013.

Fortuna Düsseldorf Köstner became manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf on 30 December 2013.

Managerial statistics

Team From ToRecordGWDLWin % Bayern Hof 1 July 1982 15 February 1986 30 June 1989 Hessen Kassel 15 September 1989 Stuttgarter Kickers 1 July 1993 SpVgg Unterhaching 1 July 1994 1. FC Köln 1 October 1997 Karlsruher SC 1 October 2002 TSG Hoffenheim 10 January 2006 Rot-Weiss Essen 18 November 2006 VfL Wolfsburg 25 January 2010 VfL Wolfsburg II 11 May 2010 VfL Wolfsburg 25 October 2012 22 December 2012 VfL Wolfsburg II 22 December 2012 30 June 2013 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 December 2013 12 June 2014 Total—