Danny König (born 18 October 1974) is a German football manager and former footballer.
Early life
He started playing football at a young age. He studied to be a tax clerk.[1]
Playing career
He played professional football in Paraguay. During his playing career, he planned to become a manager after retiring from professional football.[2]
Style of play
He mainly operated as a midfielder. He was often described as a set-piece specialist.[3]
Managerial career
After his playing career, König was employed as sports director at FSV Hettstedt, for whom he also played at the time.[4] From the 2008-09 season, König became head coach of the club.[5][6] In 2011, he was appointed manager of German side SV 07 Eschwege.[7]
In 2012, he was appointed manager of German side Torgelower FC Greif. He suffered relegation while managing the club[8] and was fired in April 2013.[9]
Ahead of the 2013-14 season, he was appointed assistant coach of Andreas Petersen at 1. FC Magdeburg.[10] The following season, Petersen and König went to BSV Rehden, which they would lead.[11] In October 2014, König was suddenly fired, by his own admission, without explanation.[12]
Ahead of the 2015-16 season, König was hired as assistant coach for Torsten Ziegner at FSV Zwickau.[13] In March 2018, he extended his contract with the club.[14] On April 25, 2018, manager Ziegner was fired and König was appointed interim manager for the rest of the season.[15] He then continued as assistant coach to Joe Enochs, who was hired as manager ahead of the 2018-19 season.
He left the club in the summer of 2020 when he was appointed manager of VfB Germania Halberstadt.[16] He left the position at the end of the season.[17]
In July 2022, he was appointed assistant coach of Greifswalder FC.[18] He left the position in the summer 2023.
Personal life
He obtained a UEFA A License. His family has been based in Aschersleben, Germany.[19]