Daniel Farke

Farke started his career with hometown club SV Steinhausen. He spent the majority of his playing career with SV Lippstadt, with whom he had three spells. Farke said that he "knew how to score" but was probably "the slowest striker in the whole of Western Europe". He played his whole career in the lower levels of German football.

Early managerial career

Farke began his managerial career with SV Lippstadt. He was in charge for six years and took Lippstadt from the sixth tier of German football to the fourth, with his time in charge considered by some to be the most successful for Lippstadt football. He stepped down after six years, planning to take a year's sabbatical, before accepting the opportunity to take charge of Borussia Dortmund II, the reserve team of German club Borussia Dortmund. He managed the team for two seasons before he was recruited by Norwich City, having failed to agree a new contract at Dortmund. He finished with a record of 29 wins, 21 draws and six losses.

Norwich City

On 25 May 2017, Farke was appointed as the head coach of Championship club Norwich City on a two-year contract. Farke's first league game for Norwich City ended in a 1–1 draw after a late equaliser from Nélson Oliveira at Craven Cottage and his first competitive game at Carrow Road saw Norwich beat Swindon Town 3–2 in the EFL Cup. Farke completed his inaugural season in the Championship winning 15 games, drawing 15 and losing 16 – finishing 14th in the league table. The following season saw Norwich promoted as Championship title winners. Farke won the Manager of the Month award for November and in March 2019 signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until June 2022. The team secured promotion to the Premier League on their penultimate match of the 2018–19 season, before…

Farke's son, Luis Engelns, is also a professional footballer.

SV Lippstadt

Oberliga Westfalen: 2012–13 Westfalenliga Group 1: 2011–12 Norwich City

EFL Championship: 2018–19, 2020–21 Leeds United

EFL Championship: 2024–25 Individual

EFL Championship Manager of the Month: November 2018, November 2023, January 2024, February 2024, December 2024, February 2025 EFL Championship Manager of the Season: 2020–21 LMA Championship Manager of the Year: 2021