Biography
Who is Thorsten Fink?
Playing career and early years
Thorsten Fink was born in Marten, Germany. He started his path in professional sports with the reserve squad at Borussia Dortmund. He soon joined Wattenscheid 09. His efforts there helped the team reach the 1. Bundesliga in 1990. Following the club's relegation in 1994, he transferred to Karlsruher SC. He remained there for three seasons. This consistency led to a contract with Bayern Munich in 1997.
Thorsten Fink spent seven years with the Bavarian club. He played as a defensive midfielder. He was part of the squad that reached the 1999 Champions League final, though they lost to Manchester United. He eventually earned a winner's medal in the 2001 Champions League final. While at Bayern, he secured four Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokal victories. He moved to the club's reserve team in 2003. He finally stopped playing in 2006 due to severe knee cartilage damage.
European management roles
He began his coaching education at Cologne Sport University, graduating in late 2005. His first role involved managing the Red Bull Salzburg reserve side in 2006. In 2008, he became the head coach of FC Ingolstadt. He left that position in 2009. That same year, he took over managerial duties at Basel. His time there was marked by success, including winning the Swiss Super League in 2010 and 2011, plus the Swiss Cup in 2010. He departed Basel in 2011.
He then signed with the German club Hamburger SV. He guided them through to 2014, although he left in September 2013 following a difficult run of results. He later managed Austria Wien starting in May 2015. He guided them to a third-place league finish in the 2015-16 season. He finished his time at Austria Wien in February 2018. Shortly after, he became the manager for Grasshoppers in April 2018, where he stayed until March 2019.
Global coaching career
His coaching career continued in Japan with Vissel Kobe, starting in June 2019. He led that team to their first major titles, specifically the Emperors Cup and the Japanese Super Cup in 2020. He stepped down in September 2020 to focus on his family. In 2022, he took a position as head coach of the Latvian club Riga. He left Riga in May 2022. That same month, he accepted a coaching role for Al-Nasr in the UAE Pro League. His time there ended in November of that year.
He returned to Europe in May 2023 to lead the Belgian club Sint-Truiden. He later joined Genk in June 2024. He remained with Genk until December 2025. In early 2026, he accepted an offer to become the head coach for the Turkish team Samsunspor. He worked there until October 2026.
Birthday and age
Thorsten Fink was born on October 29, 1967, which makes Thorsten 59 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Thorsten shares the date with 63 other famous people.
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