Volker Finke


Volker Finke is a German football manager. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years.

Coaching career

On 6 December 2008, the Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds announced they signed a contract with Finke as head coach until 2010.
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. On 10 March 2012, Köln parted company with Finke by mutual consent after a 1–0 win over Hertha BSC.
On 22 May 2013, he was named coach of Cameroon. He was sacked on 30 October 2015, two weeks before the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification started.