2 wins to stay up?
Apparently, FC Augsburg is planning to have Markus Weinzierl as a coach beyond the current season. The extension of the expiring contract should only be a formality as soon as the Bundesliga stay is secured, as FCA Managing Director Stefan Reuter more than hinted at after the 1-0 draw at FC Bayern Munich on Saturday. “We don’t have to open the topic,” said Reuter about Weinzierl’s currently open future.
“Now we have to score the necessary points first and then we’ll sit down together,” announced Reuter. Both sides knew what they had in each other, the manager emphasized.
Weinzierl is the coach of FC Augsburg for the second time. The 47-year-old came in the closing stages of last season and managed to stay up. “You can tell that the team has developed,” said Reuter about Weinzierl’s work in recent weeks. With 32 points, FCA is in 14th place. Reuter assumes that two more wins will be enough to play in the Bundesliga next season (Zu Augsburg’s course of the season with the rest of the program).
Riedle, Höjbjerg & Co.: These famous names used to play football at FC Augsburg
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Augsburg youth between 1988 and 1992. Moved from the FCA youth team to Stuttgarter Kickers.
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Karl-Heinz Riedle | centre-forward
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Between 1983 and 1986 at FC Augsburg. World Champion 1990, German Champion with Werder and Dortmund, Champions League winner at BVB.
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Bernd Schuster | Attacking midfield
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Left the Augsburg youth team in 1978 after the A youth. European champion in 1980, 6-time Spanish cup winner with Real Madrid, Atlético and FC Barcelona.
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Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg | Central midfield
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2015 on loan from FC Bayern at FC Augsburg. Current market value at Tottenham Hotspur: 30 million euros.
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Helmut Haller | Hanging tip
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Born in Augsburg. FCA legend. Italy’s footballer of the year 1964, 3-time champion with Bologna and Juventus Turin. Started and ended his career at FC Augsburg. Oldest goalscorer in club history (39 years, 7 months, 4 days).
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Arkadiusz Milik | centre-forward
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2013/14 on loan from Bayer Leverkusen at FC Augsburg. Highest career market value: 40 million euros at SSC Napoli, currently Olympique Marseille.
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Daniel Baier | Defensive Midfield
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Eleven years at FC Augsburg, Bundesliga record player – a total of 355 competitive games for FCA.
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Abdul Rahman Baba | left-back
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Only 32 appearances for FC Augsburg, but the club’s record sale: 2015/16 for 26 million euros to Chelsea.
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Michael Thurk | centre-forward
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Top scorer in Augsburg’s professional football history: 56 goals for FCA in the 2nd Bundesliga and cup.
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Armin Veh | Attacking midfield
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Born in Augsburg. Left the club for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1978 after the A youth and a year in the first team. As a coach with the most games at FCA.
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Julian Nagelsmann | centre-back
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From the FCA youth 2002 to 1860 Munich. Five years later back to Augsburg. Another nine years later the youngest head coach in Bundesliga history (Hoffenheim).
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Christian Hochstaetter | Defensive Midfield
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Left his hometown Augsburg and FCA for Mönchengladbach in 1982, became the seventh most frequently used player in history and sporting director at Borussia.
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Best provider of assists in Augsburg Bundesliga history. Left FCA for Eindhoven in 2020 for €8m – the third-highest transfer fee in the club’s history
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