Volker Finke

Volker Finke (; born 24 March 1948) is a German former football manager and a former player. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years.

Coaching career Early career Finke was a player–coach for TSV Stelingen from 1 July 1974 to 12 February 1986. He was head coach of TSV Havelse from 13 February 1986 to 9 October 1990. Freiburg finished in third place 1991–92 2. Bundesliga season and were knocked out of the 2nd round of the German Cup. Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga in the 1992–93 season, won promotion to the 1993–94 Bundesliga, They went all the way to the quarter–finals where they were knocked–out by Tennis Borussia Berlin. The 1994–95 season started with a 3–1 loss to Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round of the German Cup. Freiburg's 1994–95 Bundesliga season included a 5–1 win against Bayern Munich on 23 August 1994. Finke finished with a record of 244 wins, 143 draws, and 220 losses.

Urawa Red Diamonds Finke was head coach of Urawa Red Diamonds between 1 January 2009 and 31 January 2011. Urawa Red Diamonds finished the 2008 season in seventh place. They also got to the semi–finals of the AFC Champions League. During the 2009 season, Urawa Red Diamonds finished in sixth place. 2010 season marked Finke's final season as head coach of the Urawa Red Diamonds. His final match as head coach was a 4–0 loss to Vissel Kobe. Urawa Red Diamonds finished the season in 10th place.

1. FC Köln On 18 December 2010, Finke was named as the new director of sport by 1. FC Köln effective on 1 February 2011. Effective on 27 April 2011, Finke additionally became interim coach until the end of the season and won all three matches. On 10 March 2012, Köln parted company with Finke by mutual consent after a 1–0 win over Hertha BSC.

Cameroon On 22 May 2013, he was named as head coach of Cameroon. His first match was a 1–0 loss in a friendly match against Tanzania. Cameroon lost all 3 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They lost 1–0 to Mexico, 4–0 to Croatia, and 4–1 to Brazil. His final match as Cameroon's coach was a 0–0 draw against Congo.

Coaching record

Honours Manager SC Freiburg 2. Bundesliga: 1992–93, 2002–03