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Fortuna Düsseldorf

Germany · Bundesliga 2018/19 – 2023/24 · 2. Bundesliga now · Manager: Alexander Ende (#584 in the world) since Apr 2026
#259 World rank · club rating
1,730 Club rating
9th in 2. Bundesliga

Fortuna Düsseldorf played 3 Bundesliga seasons (2018/19 – 2023/24) and are in 2. Bundesliga now. Daniel Thioune (Feb 2022 – Oct 2025) had the best points per game of them (1.70 in 135 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,790 to 1,725.

Fortuna Düsseldorf managers

12 spells since 2009 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Alexander Ende #584 now Apr 2026 – present · PPG 1.20 current Apr 2026 – present 5 2-0-3 1.20 1,673 → 1,709 +37 +10.7 +0.07
Markus Anfang #553 now Oct 2025 – Apr 2026 · PPG 0.95 Oct 2025 – Apr 2026 22 6-3-13 0.95 1,778 → 1,638 −140 −27.9 −0.19
Daniel Thioune #192 now Feb 2022 – Oct 2025 · PPG 1.70 Feb 2022 – Oct 2025 135 64-37-34 1.70 1,790 → 1,725 −66 +3.1 +0.11
Christian Preusser Jul 2021 – Feb 2022 · PPG 1.00 Jul 2021 – Feb 2022 23 6-5-12 1.00 1,790 → 1,661 −130 −33.4 −0.28
Uwe Rösler #515 now Feb 2020 – May 2021 · PPG 1.47 Feb 2020 – May 2021 53 20-18-15 1.47 1,822 → 1,795 −27 −22.2 +0.12
Friedhelm Funkel Apr 2016 – Jan 2020 · PPG 1.36 Apr 2016 – Jan 2020 137 52-30-55 1.36 1,588 → 1,768 +180 +42.8 +0.03
Marco Kurz Feb 2016 – Mar 2016 · PPG 0.88 caretaker Feb 2016 – Mar 2016 8 2-1-5 0.88 1,670 → 1,585 −85 −16.2 −0.27
Frank Kramer Jul 2015 – Dec 2015 · PPG 1.00 Jul 2015 – Dec 2015 21 5-6-10 1.00 1,663 → 1,583 −80 −9.2 −0.15
Before 2015/16 · 4 spells, Aug 2009 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Taskin Aksoy Mar 2015 – May 2015 · PPG 1.00 Mar 2015 – May 2015 12 3-3-6 1.00 1,725 → 1,610 −115 −25.6 −0.21
Oliver Reck Dec 2013 – Feb 2015 · PPG 1.50 Dec 2013 – Feb 2015 26 10-9-7 1.50 1,664 → 1,671 +7 −14.4 −0.04
Lorenz-Günther Köstner (stand-in) 10 Feb 2014 – 28 Mar 2014 10 Feb 2014 – 28 Mar 2014 9 1-6-2 −22.3
Mike Buskens Jul 2013 – Nov 2013 · PPG 1.12 Jul 2013 – Nov 2013 17 5-4-8 1.12 1,817 → 1,572 −245 −52.6 −0.26
Norbert Meier Aug 2009 – May 2013 · PPG 1.51 Aug 2009 – May 2013 146 60-40-46 1.51 1,413 → 1,690 +277 +33.7 +0.32

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Norbert Meier is the longest-serving: 146 matches over 3 years (Aug 2009 – May 2013). Friedhelm Funkel added the most coach rating: +42.8 over 137 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,730Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#259World rankof 943 active clubs
#92. Bundesligaof 26 clubs
1,919Peak since 2015/16May 2024 · low 1,574, Mar 2016
1,4001,6001,8002,000201620182020202220242026Aug 2026 · Alexander Ende1,711 club rating1,4001,6001,8002,000201620202024Aug 2026 · Alexander Ende1,711 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (8 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Fortuna Düsseldorf's club rating peaked at 1,919 in May 2024, under Daniel Thioune, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,574 in March 2016, under Marco Kurz.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Fortuna Düsseldorf play in 2. Bundesliga now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2023/24 2 0.50 3.00 2.16 11.00 7.50 4.98
2019/20 34 2.29 2.03 2.09 69% 4.35 4.76 5.05
2018/19 34 2.00 1.85 1.80 65% 4.24 4.82 5.03

Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4.24 corners a game in 2018/19, their fewest in any season since 2018/19 and 16% below the Bundesliga's average side (5.03).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

70 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 1217% 34% 34%
HT drawHT D 710% 1014% 1217%
HT lossHT L 11% 46% 1826%
7
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 23 matches
15
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 18 matches
1st half · W 18 · D 29 · L 23 GD −12
2nd half · W 20 · D 15 · L 35 GD −35

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Fortuna Düsseldorf

4 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Robert Hartmann 7 1-2-4 0.71 1.86 2.15 −14%
Benjamin Cortus 5 3-2-0 2.20 2.00 2.15 −7%
Frank Willenborg 5 1-2-2 1.00 2.60 2.29 +13%
Tobias Stieler 5 2-2-1 1.60 1.40 2.15 −35%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (70). Cards = Fortuna Düsseldorf's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's manager?

Alexander Ende, #584 in this week's coach world ranking, since April 2026 - 5 matches, 2 won (1.20 points per game).

How many managers has Fortuna Düsseldorf had since 2015?

8, counting 1 caretaker.

Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's longest-serving manager?

Norbert Meier: 146 matches from August 2009 to May 2013.

How many cards a game do Fortuna Düsseldorf get?

2.29 a game in the Bundesliga in 2019/20, against 2.09 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.