Daniel Farke

Daniel Farke interests me precisely because he was never a star player. Coming from a small town near Tubingen and spending his playing days largely at SV Lippstadt, he had to build a career on tactics and man-management rather than reputation. That underdog path makes his coaching success more compelling: two EFL Championship titles with Norwich City and now the manager's chair at Premier League side Leeds United. I am drawn to coaches who think their way to the top, favoring attacking, identity-driven football. Farke is a self-made tactician, and there is something genuinely admirable about a modest player becoming a serious manager.

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Name (English)

Daniel Farke

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・ファルケ

Reading

だにえる・ふぁるけ

Born

October 30, 1976 (age 49)

Origin

Steinhausen an der Rottum, Tübingen Government Region, Germany

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football coach / association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Farke
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30015253

Tags

• Tübingen Government Region
• association football coach
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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