Stefan Ruthenbeck [SEP] member of sports team
Stefan Ruthenbeck
Stefan Ruthenbeck (born 19 April 1972) is a former German football player who last managed 1. FC Köln. He played as a defender.
Playing career.
He played for 1.FC Quadrath-Ichendorf, SpVgg Oberaußem-Fortuna, FV Rheinbrohl and TuS Mayen before starting his managerial career also in Tus Mayen.
Coaching career.
Coaching career Early career.
He managed TuS Mayen and SpVgg EGC Wirges before signed by VfR Aalen II as their manager and youth coordinator.
Coaching career VfR Aalen.
club's Europa League campaign ended after the group stage. This downtrend led to the resignation of Jörg Schmadtke and Stöger's dismissal in December 2017; he was replaced by Stefan Ruthenbeck who was appointed as caretaker manager. In spite of an improved record in the second half of the season, the team finished last and were relegated to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the year.
Ahead of the 2018-19 Season, Markus Anfang was appointed manager with a mandate to achieve an immediate return to the top flight.