Marco Antwerpen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Unna, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | SV Holzwickede | ||
| 1991–1993 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | ||
| 1993–1996 | Hammer SpVg | ||
| 1996–1999 | Preußen Münster | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | (12) |
| 2001–2004 | Preußen Münster | 75 | (26) |
| 2004–2005 | Schalke 04 II | ||
| 2005–2006 | FC Gütersloh 2000 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Preußen Münster | 16 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2014–2016 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2016–2017 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| 2017–2019 | Preußen Münster | ||
| 2019–2020 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| 2020 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| 2021–2022 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2024 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2024–2025 | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Antwerpen (born 5 October 1971) is a German football manager who was most recently the head coach of VfL Osnabrück and former player.[2]
Antwerpen began his coaching career with lower league clubs VfB Günnigfeld and SV Burgsteinfurt.[3] In the 2011–12 season he took over the U19 team of Rot Weiss Ahlen.[3] A year later, he became manager of the first team.[3] After one season, he took a sabbatical, before returning towards the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]
In January 2019 it was announced that Antwerpen and his staff would be leaving 3. Liga club Preußen Münster at the end of the 2018–19 season.[4]
Antwerpen was appointed manager of 3. Liga side Würzburger Kickers in September 2020.[5] On 9 November 2020, after four losses in the league, he was sacked.[6] In January 2024, he took over Waldhof Mannheim.[7]
Antwerpen became 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager on 1 February 2021.[8] He was sacked on 10 May 2022.[9]
He moved to Waldhof Mannheim in January 2024 but was sacked in September of the same year.[10][11] In December 2024, he was signed by VfL Osnabrück.[12] He was sacked in May 2025.[13]
