Claus-Dieter Wollitz (born 19 July 1965) is a German football coach and former player, who manages FC Energie Cottbus.[1]
Managerial career
KFC Uerdingen 05
Wollitz was head coach of KFC Uerdingen from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2004.[2] In the 2002–03 season, Uerdingen finished the season in 10th place with a record of 13 wins, six draws, and 15 losses.[3] In the 2003–04 season, Uerdingen finished the season in seventh place with a record of 13 wins, seven draws, and 14 losses.[4]
He became head coach of Energie Cottbus on 1 July 2009.[22] Energie Cottbus started the 2009–10 season with a 3–1 win in the German Cup against 1. FC Magdeburg.[23] They were eventually eliminated in round two of the German Cup after a 4–2 extra time loss to TuS Koblenz.[24] Energie Cottbus finished the season in ninth place.[25] During the 2010–11 season, Energie Cottbus got to the semi–final of the German Cup. They defeated TuS Heeslingen,[26]SC Freiburg,[27]VfL Wolfsburg,[28] and 1899 Hoffenheim[29] to get there. In the semi–final, Energie Cottbus lost to MSV Duisburg.[30] On 13 September 2010, Energie Cottbus and Karlsruher SC finished in a 5–5 draw.[31] On 28 November 2010, they defeated Erzgebirge Aue 6–0.[32] The following week,[33] they lost to FC Augsburg 4–0.[34] They finished the season in sixth place.[35] He left the club on 8 December 2011.[22] His final match at the helm was a 1–0 loss to Union Berlin on 2 December 2011.[36] Energie Cottbus were in sixth place at the time he left the club.[37] He finished with a record of 40 wins, 19 draws, and 34 losses.[22]
Return at Osnabrück
He returned to Osnabrück on 1 January 2012.[5] He came in part way through the season and finished the 2011–12 season with eight wins, two draws, and seven losses.[38] He left the club on 13 May 2013.[5] His final match was a 1–0 loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 11 May 2013.[39] He finished with a record of 29 wins, nine draws, and 16 losses.[5]
Viktoria Köln
He became head coach of Viktoria Köln on 24 June 2013.[40] Viktoria Köln were promoted in his first season as head coach.[41] He was sacked on 6 December 2014.[42] His final match was a 2–1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach II.[43]
Return to Energie Cottbus
He returned to Energie Cottbus on 12 April 2016.[44] His first match was a 5–0 loss to Sonnenhof Großaspach.[45] Energie Cottbus were relegated from the 3. Liga during the 2015–16 season.[46] He signed a two–year contract extension to 2018 on 30 May 2016.[46] He left on 20 December 2019.[47]
1. FC Magdeburg
He was appointed as the new head coach on 23 December 2019.[48] He was sacked on 10 June 2020.[49]
Second return to Energie Cottbus
On 18 May 2021 it was announced that Wollitz would once again manager Energie Cottbus starting on 1 July 2021.[50]