Thorsten Fink

Wattenscheid and Karlsruher SC

Fink began his career with Borussia Dortmund's reserve squad before moving to Wattenscheid 09, where he helped them gain promotion to the first division of German football, the 1. Bundesliga, in 1990. After the club's relegation in 1994, he moved to Karlsruher SC, where he spent three seasons as a regular, earning a move to Bayern Munich, in 1997.

Bayern Munich

He 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. In the 2003–04 season, he became a regular in Bayern's reserve squad and only made one, his last, Bundesliga appearance that season, coming on as a substitute against VfL Wolfsburg in September 2003. His contract with Bayern's Bundesliga squad expired in June 2004 and he subsequently only continued to play another two seasons for the club's reserve squad before definitely ending his playing career upon the end of the 2005–06 season. While playing for Bayern's first team, he helped the team reach the 1999 Champions League final against Manchester United, where Bayern dramatically lost 2–1, conceding two goals in injury time. 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…

Early career

While still playing for Bayern, he had already graduated from Cologne Sport University, in December 2005, after taking a course on coaching. From 5 September 2006, he began coaching Red Bull Salzburg's reserve side. After the departure of Lothar Matthäus as the assistant of head coach Giovanni Trapattoni, Fink stepped up and became the new assistant. Fink took over as head coach of FC Ingoldstadt on 4 January 2008, replacing Jürgen Press, who was sacked on New Year's Day. He appointed Heiko Vogel as his assistant. His first match was a 3–1 win against VfB Stuttgart II. Ingolstadt finished the 2007–08 season in second place. Ingolstadt started the 2008–09 season by losing to Hamburger SV in the first round of the German Cup. Fink was fired on 22 April 2009. He finished with a record of 16 wins, 11 draws, and 17 losses. His final match was a 3–2 loss against SC Freiburg. Ingolstadt were in 17th place when Fink was sacked.

Basel

On 9 June 2009, Fink was appointed manager of Basel as the replacement for Christian Gross. Fink took his assistant Vogel with him. His first match was a 2–0 loss to St. Gallen on 12 July 2009. In domestic affairs, Basel swept the board in the 2009/10 season. Despite a poor start to the season, Fink's side came back to win the 2010 Super League title on the last day of the season with an away win against favourites Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse. Young prospect Valentin Stocker and club legend Scott Chipperfield gave…

Club

Managerial

As of matches played on 6 September 2026

Player

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03 DFB-Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03 DFL-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 UEFA Champions League: 2000–01 Intercontinental Cup: 2001

Manager

Basel

Swiss Super League: 2009–10, 2010–11 Swiss Cup: 2009–10 Vissel Kobe

Emperor's Cup: 2019 Japanese Super Cup: 2020