{{Short description|German footballer (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alexander Voigt | image = Alexander Voigt.jpg | caption = Voigt in 2008 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|04|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cologne, West Germany | height = 1.83 m | position = Defender | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1985–1987 | youthclubs1 = Eintracht Köln | youthyears2 = 1987–1998 | youthclubs2 = 1. FC Köln | years1 = 1998–2005 | clubs1 = 1. FC Köln | caps1 = 194 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Roda JC | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = Carl Zeiss Jena | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2007–2009 | clubs4 = Borussia Mönchengladbach | caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2009 | clubs5 = Greuther Fürth | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = FSV Frankfurt | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2010–2012 | clubs7 = Carl Zeiss Jena | caps7 = 57 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = Viktoria Köln | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 0 | totalcaps = 392 | totalgoals = 21 | nationalyears1 = 1997–1999 | nationalteam1 = Germany U-21 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2002 | nationalteam2 = Germany Team 2006 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = Viktoria Köln (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2015 | managerclubs2 = Viktoria Köln (caretaker) | manageryears3 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs3 = Sportfreunde Siegen (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2016 | managerclubs4 = TV Herkenrath 09 (caretaker) | manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = TV Herkenrath 09 | manageryears6 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs6 = Fortuna Sittard (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs7 = SSVg Velbert | manageryears8 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs8 = Wuppertaler SV | manageryears9 = 2020 | managerclubs9 = Wuppertaler SV | manageryears10 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs10 = KFC Uerdingen 05 }} '''Alexander Voigt''' (born 13 April 1978) is a German football manager and former player.<ref name="sacked"/>
== Playing career == Born in Cologne, Voigt started his career with 1. FC Köln (1998–2005), where he also started to play when he was only nine years old. He also played in the Netherlands for Roda Kerkrade (2005–2006), before moving to FC Carl Zeiss Jena, where he played for only half a year.<ref>[http://www.seitenwahl.de/content/view/810/170/ Interview with Alexander Voigt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928102839/http://www.seitenwahl.de/content/view/810/170/ |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref> In 2007, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, in winter 2009 he was released by the same club and moved on 12 January 2009 to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. On 15 June 2009, it was announced he would be released by Greuther Fürth<ref>{{cite web|title=Voigt verlässt die SpVgg Greuther Fürth|language=German|publisher=DFL|date=15 June 2009|accessdate=15 June 2009|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128468.php|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214170617/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128468.php|archivedate=14 February 2012}}</ref> and one day later, on 16 June 2009, he signed a contract with FSV Frankfurt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_dritteliga/newspage_263737.html |title=Jena holt Alexander Voigt. Sport1.de |access-date=15 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051152/http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_dritteliga/newspage_263737.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 15 July 2010, he announced his return to Carl Zeiss Jena<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/3-liga-jena-verpflichtet-alexander-voigt_aid_530926.html |title=3.Liga: Jena verpflichtet Alexander Voigt. FOCUS Online |access-date=15 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303070203/http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/3-liga-jena-verpflichtet-alexander-voigt_aid_530926.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was sacked in March 2012 by the club.<ref name="sacked">{{cite web|url=http://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=9037|title=Alexander Voigt nicht mehr im FCC-Kader|work=FC Carl Zeiss Jena|date=13 March 2012|accessdate=16 March 2012|language=German}}</ref> In July 2012 he signed for Viktoria Köln.
==Coaching career== In January 2014 Voigt was hired as assistant coach of FC Viktoria Köln. In the beginning of December 2014, Voigt was appointed caretaker manager after Claus-Dieter Wollitz was fired.<ref>[http://www.4-liga.com/nachrichten-viktoria-koeln-stellt-trainer-%84pele%93-wollitz-frei-17442.html Viktoria Köln stellt Trainer „Pele“ Wollitz frei], 4-liga.com, 6 December 2014</ref> He left the club in the summer 2015 and became assistant manager of Sportfreunde Siegen.<ref>[https://www.sportfreunde-siegen.de/news/artikel/voigt-neuer-co-trainer-bei-sfs-23-7-2015/ Voigt neuer Co-Trainer bei SFS], sportfreunde-siegen.de, 15 July 2015</ref> He resigned in February 2016 due to disagreements.<ref>[https://www.siegerlandkurier.de/sport/lokalsport/alexander-voigt-raeumt-co-trainer-posten-sportfreunden-siegen-6101820.html Alexander Voigt räumt Co-Trainer-Posten bei den Sportfreunden Siegen], siegerlandkurier.de, 6 February 2016</ref>
On 30 March 2016, Voigt was appointed caretaker manager of TV Herkenrath 09, who had made five promotions in a row in the past five seasons from Kreisliga A to Mittelrheinliga.<ref>[https://www.koelnsport.de/ex-profi-voigt-uebernimmt-fuenftligisten/ Ex-Profi Voigt übernimmt Fünftligisten], koelnsport.de, 31 March 2016</ref> On 4 May 2016, he was confirmed as the permanent manager of the club after taking 13 out of 15 possible points, 4 wins and 1 draw, in five games and was therefore still unbeaten.<ref>[https://in-gl.de/2016/05/04/tv-herkenrath-verpflichtet-voigt-fuer-die-naechste-saison/ TV Herkenrath verpflichtet Voigt für die nächste Saison], in-gl.de, 4 May 2016</ref>
After his experience at Herkenrath, Voigt went to the Netherlands, where he spent the 2017–18 season as an assistant to Sunday Oliseh and Cláudio Braga at Fortuna Sittard.<ref>[https://sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl/sport/20170608/alexander-voigt-fortuna-sittard/ Alexander Voigt nieuwe assistent-trainer bij Fortuna Sittard], sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 8 June 2017</ref> As runner-up of the Eerste Divisie, Fortuna succeeded in advancing into the Eredivisie. In the summer 2018, he was appointed manager of SSVg Velbert.<ref>[https://www.ssvg.de/alexander-voigt-wird-neuer-trainer-der-oberliga-mannschaft/ Alexander Voigt wird neuer Trainer der Oberliga-Mannschaft]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}, ssvg.de, 25 April 2018</ref> After a bad season and an even worse start to the 2019–20 season, Voigt was fired on 9 September 2019.<ref>[https://www.ssvg.de/ssvg-beurlaubt-alexander-voigt/ SSVg beurlaubt Alexander Voigt], ssvg.de, 9 September 2019</ref>
As the successor to interim coach Karsten Hutwelker, Voigt took over Wuppertaler SV regional league team in 17th place in October 2019.<ref>[https://www.wuppertaler-rundschau.de/sport/sporttexte/alexander-voigt-ist-neuer-wsv-trainer_aid-46574549 Alexander Voigt ist neuer WSV-Trainer], wuppertaler-rundschau.de, 17 October 2019</ref> Due to the financial problems of the association, he held the office until his resignation within the winter break on a voluntary basis.<ref>[https://www.wsv1954.de/aktuelles/artikel/Abschied/id/3208/alexander-voigt-verlaesst-den-wsv ALEXANDER VOIGT VERLÄSST DEN WSV], wsv1954.de, 16 January 2020</ref> In July 2020 he returned as Wuppertaler SV manager,<ref>[https://www.die-stadtzeitung.de/index.php/2020/07/09/er-ist-wieder-da-alexander-voigt-trainiert-den-wsv/ Er ist wieder da: Alexander Voigt trainiert den WSV], die-stadtzeitung.de, 9 July 2020</ref> but he was sacked in December 2020 with the club in 16th place in the Regionalliga West.<ref>[https://www.kicker.de/wir-mussten-reagieren-wuppertal-entlaesst-trainer-voigt-791281/artikel "Wir mussten reagieren": Wuppertal entlässt Trainer Voigt], kicker.de, 3 December 2020</ref>
On 8 November 2021, he became new manager of KFC Uerdingen 05 in the Regionalliga West.<ref>[https://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2021/11/08/alexander-voigt-ist-neuer-trainer-des-kfc/ Alexander Voigt ist neuer Trainer des KFC], KFC Uerdingen 05, 8 November 2021</ref> He could not save the club from relegation to the Oberliga, but he remained at the club until he was sacked on 28 November 2022.<ref>[https://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2022/11/kfc-trennt-sich-von-alexander-voigt/ KFC trennt sich von Alexander Voigt], KFC Uerdingen 05, 28 November 2022</ref>
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