Marc Pfitzner

Marc Pfitzner
Pfitzner with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984
Place of birth Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Victoria Braunschweig
Türkischer SV Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 TSV Timmerlah
2002–2004 SV Broitzem
2004–2005 FT Braunschweig 30 (8)
2005–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig II 85 (11)
2007–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 197 (12)
2016–2018 SV Werder Bremen II 50 (0)
2018–2020 Eintracht Braunschweig II 14 (3)
2019–2020 Eintracht Braunschweig 44 (6)
Total 420 (40)
Managerial career
2023 Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
2025 Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Pfitzner (born 28 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Playing career

Early career

Born in Braunschweig, Pfitzner started out playing as an amateur in the 8th tier Kreisliga Braunschweig for TSV Timmerlah, before moving on to two other local amateur clubs, SV Broitzem and FT Braunschweig.[1]

Eintracht Braunschweig

He joined Eintracht Braunschweig's reserve team in 2005. Having already given up on a professional career, he finally made the jump into Eintracht Braunschweig's first team in 2007, at the age of 23.[3] He went on to become a regular first team player in Braunschweig, appearing in 197 league games over nine seasons with the club. With Braunschweig, Pfitzner worked his way up from the 3. Liga to the 2. Bundesliga in 2011, and finally to the Bundesliga in 2013. On 29 September 2013, Pfitzner made his debut in the Bundesliga in a game against VfB Stuttgart,[4] making him a rare case of a player who made it from the Kreisliga all the way up to the Bundesliga.[3][5]

Werder Bremen II

After the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga season, Pfitzner's contract in Braunschweig was not renewed.[6] In June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the Werder Bremen reserves.[7]

In May, following Werder Bremen II's relegation from the 3. Liga, it was announced Pfitzner would be one of ten players to leave the club.[8]

Return to Eintracht Braunschweig

He returned to Eintracht Braunschweig in summer 2018, signing a one-year contract to play with the reserve side,[9] but was promoted to the first team in December 2018.[10] He scored 5 times in 19 3. Liga games during the 2018–19 season.[11] In May 2019, his contract with the club was extended for a further year.[12]

His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2019–20 season.[13]

Coaching career

After serving as assistant manager of Eintracht Braunschweig's under-19 team during the 2020–21 season, he was appointed as an assistant manager to first team head coach Michael Schiele in summer 2021.[14] He later also served as head coach of the under-19 team, and was made head coach of the under-23 team in March 2023.[15] Following the dismissal of Jens Härtel as manager, Pfitzner was appointed as Eintracht Braunschweig manager on an interim basis on 23 October 2023.[16] He held this position until the appointment of Daniel Scherning on 7 November.[17]

On 19 May 2025, Pfitzner was again appointed as caretaker manager.[18] Eintracht Braunschweig has finished 16th in the 2. Bundesliga, and thus he managed the club for their two-legged relegation play-off match against 1. FC Saarbrücken.[18][19] He led Braunschweig to a 4–2 aggregate victory and thus avoided relegation to the 3. Liga.[20]

In August 2025, his contract as an assistant manager was extended until summer 2028.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marc Pfitzner, der ewige Braunschweiger". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Pfitzner, Marc". Kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Von der Kreisliga in die Bundesliga: Braunschweigs Marc Pfitzner". 11freunde.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Match report". Kicker. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Rekordmann Pfitzner: Von der Kreisliga in die Bundesliga". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Wir wissen um die Bedeutung von Pfitze". eintracht.com (in German). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Pfitzner verlässt Komfortzone Braunschweig" [Pfitzner leaves comfort zone Braunschweig]. Kicker Online (in German). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Kazior beendet Karriere - Kruska und Co. verlassen Bremen II". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Marc Pfitzner kehrt zu Eintracht Braunschweig zurück". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). FUNKE Mediengruppe. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  10. ^ Mau, Daniel (6 December 2018). "Schubert holt Marc Pfitzner zu den Eintracht-Profis zurück". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). FUNKE Mediengruppe. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Spiele von Marc Pfitzner – 2018/19" [Games played by Marc Pfitzner – 2018/19]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Braunschweig: Putaro bleibt, Pfitzner verlängert". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Braunschweig: Meyer sortiert Pfitzner aus". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Von Absteiger zu Absteiger: Henning wechselt nach Braunschweig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Comeback der U 23 bei Eintracht Braunschweig: Ex-Profi Pfitzner wird neuer Coach". kicker (in German). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  16. ^ "2. Bundesliga: "Extrem besorgniserregend": Braunschweig stellt Härtel frei". Die Zeit (in German). German Press Association. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Scherning neuer Trainer von Eintracht Braunschweig". Sky Sport (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  18. ^ a b "Pfitzner übernimmt einen Berg voller Probleme". kicker (in German). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Bundesliga 2 | Table | 2024/25". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig safe after play-off scare against Saarbrücken". www.bundesliga.com. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig verlängert mit Co-Trainern". Tageblatt.de (in German). German Press Association. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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