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.
Playing career
He played professional football in Paraguay. During his playing career, he planned to become a manager after retiring from professional football.
Style of play He mainly operated as a midfielder. He was often described as a set-piece specialist.
Managerial career After his playing career, König was employed as sports director at FSV Hettstedt, for whom he also played at the time.Fußball: Hettstedts U-23-Mannschaft geht künftig getrennte Wege, mz.de, 20 June 2008 From the 2008-09 season, König became head coach of the club.Fußball: Turbulentes Ende ohne Happy-End, mz.de, 26 October 2008Fußballsaison 2008/09, volksstimme.de, 22 August 2008 In 2011, he was appointed manager of German side SV 07 Eschwege.Gruppenligist SV Eschwege 07 mit vier Neuen, hna.de, 3 July 2011
In 2012, he was appointed manager of German side Torgelower FC Greif. He suffered relegation while managing the club and was fired in April 2013.RB Leipzig: Die Rote Laterne zu Gast im Zentralstadion, l-iz.de, 19 April 2013
Ahead of the 2013-14 season, he was appointed assistant coach of Andreas Petersen at 1. FC Magdeburg.Ab Montag hat Petersen einen König zur Seite, volksstimme.de, 25 June 2013 The following season, Petersen and König went to BSV Rehden, which they would lead.Petersen heute schon in Rehden, kreiszeitung.de, 13 May 2014 In October 2014, König was suddenly fired, by his own admission, without explanation.„Als ob mir ein Arm abgeschnitten wurde“, kreiszeitung.de, 27 October 2014
Ahead of the 2015-16 season, König was hired as assistant coach for Torsten Ziegner at FSV Zwickau.FSV Zwickau bekommt neuen Co-Trainer, freiepresse.de, 18 May 2015 In March 2018, he extended his contract with the club.FSV Zwickau verlängert mit Co-Trainer Danny König, liga3-online.de, 12 March 2018 On April 25, 2018, manager Ziegner was fired and König was appointed interim manager for the rest of the season.Vorzeitiges Ende: Zwickau trennt sich von Ziegner, kicker.de, 25 April 2018 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.Neuer Trainer für die Germania, radiosaw.de, 3 June 2020 He left the position at the end of the season.Trainerwechsel bei unserer Ersten, vfbgermaniahalberstadt.de, 29 June 2021
In July 2022, he was appointed assistant coach of Greifswalder FC.Danny König wird neuer Co-Trainer des Greifswalder FC, ostsee-zeitung.de, 18 July 2022 He left the position in the summer 2023.
Personal life
He obtained a UEFA A License. His family has been based in Aschersleben, Germany.
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