Wolfgang Funkel

{{short description|German former footballer (born 1958)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wolfgang Funkel

| fullname = Wolfgang Funkel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|8|10}}

| birth_place = Neuss, West Germany

| height = {{Height|m=1.92|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = VfR Neuss

| years1 = 1977–1982

| clubs1 = VfR Neuss

| years2 = 1982–1983

| clubs2 = Viktoria Goch{{cite web | url = http://www.roteteufel.de/showthread.php?p=400633 | title = Funkel, Wolfgang – Co-Trainer | publisher = roteteufel.de | access-date = 25 April 2011 | language = de}}

| years3 = 1983–1984

| clubs3 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

| caps3 = 37

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1984–1991

| clubs4 = Bayer Uerdingen

| caps4 = 210

| goals4 = 31

| years5 = 1991–1995

| clubs5 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps5 = 95

| goals5 = 10

| totalcaps = 342 | totalgoals = 48

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986

| nationalteam1 = West Germany U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1986

| nationalteam2 = West Germany

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1987–1988

| nationalteam3 = West Germany Olympic

| nationalcaps3 = 17

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{FRG}}}}

{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

{{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition}}

| manageryears1 = 1996–1998

| managerclubs1 = VfR Neuss

| manageryears2 = 1998–2001

| managerclubs2 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (assistant coach)

| manageryears3 = 2001–2005

| managerclubs3 = Hansa Rostock (assistant coach)

| manageryears4 = 2005

| managerclubs4 = Hansa Rostock (caretaker coach)

| manageryears5 = 2005–2008

| managerclubs5 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant coach)

| manageryears6 = 2007

| managerclubs6 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern (caretaker coach)

}}

Wolfgang Funkel (born 10 August 1958) is a German former footballer.

The defender played over 300 matches in the (West) German top-flight.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/wfunkeldata.html | title = Wolfgang Funkel - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 13 December 2018 | access-date = 14 December 2018 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} In 1986 Funkel won two caps for the West Germany national team.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wfunkel-intl.html | title = Wolfgang Funkel - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 13 December 2018 | access-date = 14 December 2018 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

He is the brother of Friedhelm Funkel.{{cite web | url = http://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2009/aktuell/news/1332_5781_55.php | title = Was macht eigentlich…Wolfgang Funkel (Unser Ex-Spieler im Interview) | language = de | access-date = 25 April 2011 | publisher = kfc-uerdingen.de}}