Markus Babbel (; born 8 September 1972) is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.

Career

Playing career

Bayern Munich
Born in Munich, Babbel's first professional club was Bayern Munich. He advanced from the youth squad to the first team and was a starting player eight times, and made four appearances as a substitute in league games.

Hamburger SV and return to Bayern Munich
He moved to Hamburger SV in August 1992 and appeared regularly in the first team, scoring his first league goal in Germany's top-flight. Returning to Bayern Munich in 1994, he started in 167 games, and attracted the attention of Manchester United following UEFA Euro 1996. A£5 million deal was put in place for the German full back, but it never went through. He was signed on a Bosman by Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier in June 2000, forming part of the back four during Liverpool's successful 2000–01 season.

Liverpool
He was an integral member of Liverpool's side and his characteristic raiding runs down the right side led to a number of goals, including one in the UEFA Cup final itself. His Liverpool career was forced to a sudden halt when he contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome and was unable to play for a year.

Blackburn Rovers
He went on loan to Blackburn Rovers in August 2003 after having recovered from Guillain–Barré syndrome, achieving regular first team appearances in the league and scoring three goals in the process.

VfB Stuttgart

Babbel's last club was VfB Stuttgart, which he joined on a free transfer in July 2004.

In January 2007, Babbel announced that he would retire at the end of the 2006–07 season.

German National Team 
He was capped 51 times, scoring one goal for Germany and was part of the Euro 96 winning team. Babbel also played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.

Coaching career

2007–12: Early career

Following his retirement from football, Babbel stayed on with his last club, VfB Stuttgart, as an assistant manager.

On 24 November 2008, Babbel became head coach of VfB Stuttgart. Upon Babbel's arrival, VfB Stuttgart were 11th in the table after 14 games. Babbel's first match was a 1–1 draw against Sampdoria on 27 November 2008. They finished the season in third place, five points off league winners VfL Wolfsburg and qualifying for the Champions League. On 6 May 2009, Babbel extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2011, however, on 6 December 2009 VfB Stuttgart and Babbel parted ways. His final match was a 1–1 draw against VfL Bochum on 5 December 2009. At the time of Babbel's sacking, VfB Stuttgart were in 16th place after 15 games played. Babbel finished with a record of 21 wins, 15 draws, and 14 losses. Under Babbel, VfB Stuttgart finished second in their Champions League group and qualified for the round of 16.

Babbel took over Hertha BSC in the 2nd division in July 2010. His first match was a 2–0 German Cup win. In his first season, he succeeded in returning them to the Bundesliga after winning the 2. Bundesliga during the 2010–11 season. On 18 December 2011, Babbel was sacked as coach of Hertha BSC. Prior to this, he had announced that he wanted to leave the club at the end of the season. His final match was a 1–1 draw against TSG Hoffenheim on 17 December 2011. Hertha BSC were in 11th place at the time of the sacking. Babbel finished with a record of 30 wins, 13 draws, and 12 losses.

On 10 February 2012, Babbel took over as manager of TSG Hoffenheim. 1899 Hoffenheim were in eighth place when Babbel took over. His first match was a 1–1 draw against Werder Bremen. 1899 Hoffenheim finished the season in 11th place. On 3 December 2012 he was released because of poor results, with the team in 16th place in the Bundesliga. Babbel's final match was a 4–1 loss to Werder Bremen. Babbel finished with a record of seven wins, eight draws, and 15 losses.

2014–2018: FC Luzern
Babbel became the new head coach of Luzern on 12 October 2014, following the sacking of Carlos Bernegger who failed to win a single league game in 2014–15 season. His first match was a 0–0 draw against Vaduz on 19 October 2014. Luzern finished the 2014–15 season in fifth place.

The 2015–16 season started off with a 2–2 draw against Sion on 18 July 2015. During the 2015–16 season, Luzern got to semi-final of the Swiss Cup and finished 3rd in the league.

The 2016–17 season starts with six matches between 23 July 2016 and 7 August 2016. Luzern won the opening match of the season 2–1 against Lugano on 23 July 2016.

2018: Western Sydney Wanderers
On 19 May 2018, Babbel was appointed as manager of Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League. The 2018–19 A-League season saw the Wanderers finish eighth out of ten teams, winning only six games, drawing six and losing 15. In the 2019–20 season, after a bright start including a 1–0 win over Sydney FC in the first Sydney Derby at the new Western Sydney Stadium, the team collapsed with just 1 win and only 2 draws in the next 11 games, dropping from first place after 3 rounds to 9th place (out of 11) after 14 matches. Babbel was sacked by the Wanderers on Monday, 20 January 2020 with his assistant coach named as interim replacement.

Overview

Career statistics

International
Score and result list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Babbel goal.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

Bayern Munich
 Bundesliga: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000
 DFB-Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–00, Runner-up 1998–99
 DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999
 UEFA Cup: 1995–96
 UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 1998–99

Liverpool
 FA Cup: 2000–01
 League Cup: 2000–01
 FA Community Shield: 2001; runner-up 2002
 UEFA Cup: 2000–01
 UEFA Super Cup: 2001

VfB Stuttgart
 Bundesliga: 2006–07
 DFB-Pokal: Runner-up 2006–07
 DFB-Ligapokal: Runner-up 2005

International
 UEFA European Championship: 1996

As a coach

Hertha BSC
 2. Bundesliga: 2010–11

References

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1972 births
Footballers from Munich
German men's footballers
Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Men's association football fullbacks
German expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Germany men's international footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
FC Bayern Munich footballers
FC Bayern Munich II players
Hamburger SV players
Liverpool F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
VfB Stuttgart players
UEFA Euro 1996 players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2000 players
UEFA European Championship-winning players
German football managers
Bundesliga managers
VfB Stuttgart managers
Hertha BSC managers
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers
Living people
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
German expatriate football managers
FC Luzern managers
Western Sydney Wanderers FC managers
German expatriate sportspeople in England
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
UEFA Cup winning players
West German men's footballers
마르쿠스 바벨 (Markus Babbel, 1972년 9월 8일, 바이에른주 뮌헨 ~)은 전 독일의 축구 선수이자 감독이다. 그는 선수시절 수비수로 독일과 잉글랜드 리그에서 활약하였다.

선수 경력 
뮌헨 출신으로, 그가 처음으로 활약한 프로 클럽은 FC 바이에른 뮌헨이었다. 그는 리저브팀에서 1군으로 승격되어 리그에서 8번 선발로 출전하였고, 4차례 교체 출전하였다.

1992년 8월, 함부르크 SV로 이적하여 주전자리를 꿰찼고, 리그 첫골을 득점하였다. 이후, 친정팀 뮌헨으로 1994년에 복귀하여, 167경기에서 선발출전을 하였으며, UEFA 유로 1996 이후 맨체스터 유나이티드 FC의 관심을 받았다. 맨체스터는 이 풀백을 영입하기 위해 £5M의 협상을 하였으나 무산되었다. 2000년 6월, 이후 제라르 울리에에 의해 리버풀 FC로 이적하였고, 탄탄한 포백을 완성시키며 리버풀 FC의 2000-01 시즌 미니트레블에 도움을 주었다.

그는 리버풀 FC의 역사적인 2000-01 시즌 미니트레블을 달성한 팀의 일원으로, 오른쪽 측면을 파고들어 UEFA 컵 경기를 비롯하여 다수의 득점을 기록하기도 하였다. 그의 리버풀 경력은 길랭-바레 증후군으로 인해 1년간 정지되었다.

길랭-바레 증후군에서 회복한 2003년 8월, 블랙번 로버스로 임대되었고, 1군 주전 출장기회를 확보하고, 3골을 득점하였다. 바벨은 두 차례의 UEFA 컵 우승을 거두었는데 FC 바이에른 뮌헨 소속으로 1996년에, 리버풀 FC 소속으로 2001년에 달성하였다.

바벨은 2004년 7월에 VfB 슈투트가르트로 자유이적을 하였고, 그곳에서 현역 은퇴할 때까지 활약하였다.

2007년 1월, 바벨은 2006-07 시즌 종료 후 은퇴할 것임을 밝혔다.

바벨은 독일 축구 국가대표팀 일원으로 51경기 출장하여 UEFA 유로 1996의 우승 주역이 되었으며, 국가대항전에서 1득점을 하였다. 이후 1998년 FIFA 월드컵과 UEFA 유로 2000에도 참여하였다.

국가대표팀 득점기록

감독 경력

VfB 슈투트가르트 
현역 은퇴 이후, 바벨은 그가 은퇴했던 클럽인 VfB 슈투트가르트에 수석 코치로 부임하였다.

2008년 11월 23일, 바벨은 아어민 페의 뒤를 이어 VfB 슈투트가르트의 감독이 되었다. 취임할 당시, 슈투트가르트는 14라운드까지 치른 상황에서 11위에 있었다. 바벨은 슈투트가르트가 리그 우승팀 VfL 볼프스부르크와 5점 차이가 시즌을 3위로 마감하도록 하였고, UEFA 챔피언스리그에 진출하였다. 2009년 5월 6일, 바벨은 2011년 여름까지 연장계약을 하였으나, 2009년 12월 6일에 슈투트가르트와 결별하였다. 바벨이 경질되었을 때, 슈투트가르트는 15경기를 치르고서 16위에 랭크되어 있었다.

바벨 감독의 지휘 하에 VfB 슈투트가르트는 UEFA 챔피언스리그의 조별리그를 통과하였고 16강까지 진출하는 데 성공하였다.

헤르타 BSC 베를린 
2010년 7월, 바벨은 2 분데스리가의 헤르타 BSC 베를린 감독이 되었다. 베를린에 부임한 첫 시즌에 팀을 1 분데스리가로 복귀시켰다.

2011년 12월 18일, 바벨은 헤르타 BSC 베를린의 감독직에서 해임되었다. 그 이전에 시즌 종료 후에 클럽을 떠날 의사를 밝혔다.

감독 통계 
2017년 9월 23일 기준

수상

선수

클럽 
FC 바이에른 뮌헨
 분데스리가: 1996-97, 98-99, 99-00
 DFB-포칼
 우승: 1997–98, 1999–00
 준우승: 1998–99
 DFB-리가포칼: 1997, 1998, 1999
 UEFA 컵: 1995-96
 UEFA 챔피언스리그 준우승: 1998-99

리버풀 FC
 FA컵: 2000–01
 풋볼 리그 컵: 2000–01
 FA 커뮤니티 실드: 2001
 UEFA 컵: 2000-01
 UEFA 슈퍼컵: 2001

VfB 슈투트가르트
 분데스리가: 2006-07
 DFB-포칼 준우승: 2006–07
 DFB-리가포칼 준우승: 2005

국가대표팀 
 UEFA 유럽 축구 선수권 대회: 1996

감독 
헤르타 BSC 베를린
 2 분데스리가: 2010-11

각주

외부 링크 
  Fussballdaten 프로파일
 

1972년 출생
살아있는 사람
독일의 남자 축구 선수
독일 남자 축구 국가대표팀 선수
독일의 축구 감독
FC 바이에른 뮌헨의 축구 선수
함부르크 SV의 축구 선수
리버풀 FC의 축구 선수
블랙번 로버스 FC의 축구 선수
VfB 슈투트가르트의 축구 선수
VfB 슈투트가르트의 축구 감독
헤르타 BSC의 축구 감독
TSG 1899 호펜하임의 축구 감독
FC 루체른의 축구 감독
UEFA 유로 1996 참가 선수
1998년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
UEFA 유로 2000 참가 선수
뮌헨 출신
잉글랜드의 외국인 남자 축구 선수
독일의 해외 진출 남자 축구 선수
독일 남자 U-21 축구 국가대표팀 선수
스위스의 외국인 축구 감독
오스트레일리아의 외국인 축구 감독
프리미어리그의 축구 선수
분데스리가의 축구 선수
분데스리가의 축구 감독
잉글랜드에 거주한 독일인
스위스에 거주한 독일인
독일의 해외 진출 축구 감독