Markus Pleuler

Markus Pleuler (born 10 May 1970) is a German football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He played in the Bundesliga for SSV Ulm 1846.

Markus Pleuler
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-05-10) 10 May 1970
Place of birth Bad Urach, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Reutlingen 05 94 (10)
1994–2000 Ulm 1846 158 (16)
2000–2002 Stuttgarter Kickers 37 (4)
2003 UTA Arad
2003–2004 Darmstadt 98 28 (1)
2004–2005 Ulm 1846 16 (2)
2005–2007 SpVgg Au/Iller 30 (10)
Total 363 (43)
Teams managed
2005–2009 SpVgg Au/Iller
2009–2010 TSG Thannhausen
2012–2015 FC Albstadt 07
2016–2018 FC Sportfreunde Heppenheim
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career

Born in Bad Urach,[1] Pleuler grew up in Hülben, playing youth football for SV Hülben and TSV Urach, before joining Reutlingen 05's academy as a 13 year old in 1983.[2] Having joined their first team in 1988, Pleuler made 94 appearances for Reutlingen between 1990 and 1994, scoring 10 goals.[2]

SSV Ulm 1846

In 1994, Pleuler joined Regionalliga Süd side SSV Ulm 1846. Pleuler played regularly at the club and in 1998, the club was promoted to the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. Pleuler scored two goals in 23 games as the club was promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the season. Over the course of the 1999–2000 season, Pleuler played 19 times, scoring once, in a season that would see Ulm relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga following a 16th-placed finish.[3]

Later career

Pleuler left Ulm in 2000, and went on to play for Stuttgarter Kickers, UTA Arad and Darmstadt 98 before returning to Ulm in 2004. Pleuler joined SpVgg Au/Iller as a player-manager in 2005 before retiring in 2007.[2][3]

Managerial career

Pleuler was manager of SpVgg Au/Iller from 2005 until 2009, when he joined TSG Thannhausen as manager.[1] Pleuler was sacked in December 2009 following a poor start to the season.[4]

On 10 April 2012, Pleuler was appointed as manager of FC Albstadt 07, following the departure of Öner Topal.[5] On 11 March 2015, Pleuler announced he would resign at the end of the season, following three years at the club.[6]

On 27 July 2016, Pleuler was appointed manager of FC Sportfreunde Heppenheim.[7] After two years, he was sacked in November 2018 after a run of poor results.[8]

Personal life

Pleuler currently lives in Bensheim and has two children.[2]

References
  1. "Markus Pleuler". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Mareis, Alexander (7 February 2020). "Fußball Bundesliga, Verbandsliga und Gruppenliga: Markus Pleuler, Ex-Spieler des SSV Reutlingen und SSV Ulm 1846, hat ein klares Ziel: "Meine Berufung ist Fußball-Trainer"". Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "Markus Pleuler". kickersarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. Thoma, Alois (16 December 2009). "Markus Pleuler muss gehen, Uwe Neunsinger kommt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Hauschel, Thomas (10 April 2012). "Zollernalb: FC trennt sich von Topal". Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. Hauschel, Thomas (11 March 2015). "Zollernalb: Pleuler verlässt Albstadt - Schwarzwälder Bote". Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. Schlegel, Marcel (27 July 2016). "Markus Pleuler coacht nun hessischen Klub". Zollern Alb Kurier (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. Zehatschek, Jan (2 November 2018). "Sportfreunde Heppenheim feuern Trainer Markus Pleuler". Darmstädter Echo (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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