Markus Pleuler

Markus Pleuler (born 10 May 1970) is a German football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He played in the Bundesliga for SSV Ulm 1846.

Club career Early career Born in Bad Urach, Having joined their first team in 1988, Pleuler made 94 appearances for Reutlingen between 1990 and 1994, scoring 10 goals.

Later career Pleuler left Ulm in 2000, and went on to play for Stuttgarter Kickers, UTA Arad and Darmstadt 98 before returning to Ulm in 2004. Pleuler joined SpVgg Au/Iller as a player-manager in 2005 before retiring in 2007.

On 10 April 2012, Pleuler was appointed as manager of FC Albstadt 07, following the departure of Öner Topal. On 11 March 2015, Pleuler announced he would resign at the end of the season, following three years at the club.

On 27 July 2016, Pleuler was appointed manager of FC Sportfreunde Heppenheim. After two years, he was sacked in November 2018 after a run of poor results.

Personal life Pleuler lives in Bensheim and has two children.