1. Thorsten Fink was born on 29 October 1967 and is a German football coach and a former footballer, who is the head coach of Belgian Pro League club KRC Genk.
22 Facts About Thorsten Fink
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Thorsten Fink subsequently spent seven seasons at Bayern, five of which as a regular, but lost his place in the starting lineup in 2002 and was transferred to the club's reserve squad in the German third division, the Regionalliga, in February 2003, although he managed a return to the Bundesliga squad in late April 2003.
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Thorsten Fink came on as a substitute late in the game, but his sliced clearance in the 91st minute led to United's equaliser, with the ball breaking to Ryan Giggs whose shot was turned into the net by Teddy Sheringham.
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However, Thorsten Fink still managed to pick up a Champions League winner's medal two years later, as Bayern beat Valencia in the 2001 Champions League final on penalties, although he did not play in the match.
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Thorsten Fink won four Bundesliga champions titles and three German Cups with the club.
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Thorsten Fink was forced to end his playing career in 2006 after sustaining cartilage damage in his knee.
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Thorsten Fink took over as head coach of FC Ingolstadt 04 on 4 January 2008, replacing Jurgen Press, who was sacked on New Year's Day.
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Thorsten Fink finished with a record of 16 wins, 11 draws, and 17 losses.
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On 9 June 2009, Thorsten Fink was appointed manager of FC Basel as replacement for Christian Gross.
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Fwayo Tembo left FC Basel after he accused club coach Thorsten Fink of making racist remarks towards him during a training session.
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On 13 October 2011, Thorsten Fink signed a contract with Hamburger SV to manage the German Bundesliga club through to 2014.
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In HSV's first nine games under Thorsten Fink they were unbeaten, going into the winter break in thirteenth place.
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Thorsten Fink finished with a record of 23 wins, 18 draws, and 27 losses in 68 matches.
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Thorsten Fink was hired as Austria Wien's head coach on 28 May 2015.
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Thorsten Fink had his first training on 22 June 2015.
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On 8 June 2019, Thorsten Fink was appointed as the new manager of Vissel Kobe, replacing the outgoing Juan Manuel Lillo.
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Thorsten Fink managed to bring in the first two titles in club history of Vissel Kobe, winning the Emperors Cup and Japanese Super Cup in 2020.
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On 22 September 2020, Thorsten Fink decided to resign to return to his family.
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In January 2022, Thorsten Fink was appointed head coach of Riga FC.
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On 16 May 2022, Thorsten Fink left Riga to take on a managerial job at another club.
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In May 2022, Thorsten Fink became head coach of the UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr.
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In May 2023, Thorsten Fink was appointed head coach of Belgian side Sint-Truiden, succeeding Bernd Hollerbach.