Sandro Wagner
German football player and manager
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- Sandro Wagner ( German pronunciation: [ˈzandʁo ˈvaːɡnɐ] ; born 29 November 1987) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
- He began his career at Bayern Munich, but made only eight appearances in his first spell at the club.
- Bundesliga and Werder Bremen, Hertha BSC, Darmstadt 98 and 1899 Hoffenheim of the Bundesliga before returning to Bayern in 2018.
- Wagner was part of the German side that won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
- Wagner was the head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching from 2021 to 2023, leaving the club after a successful promotion to the 3.
Sandro Wagner (German pronunciation: [ˈzandʁo ˈvaːɡnɐ]; born 29 November 1987) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of Bundesliga side FC Augsburg.
He began his career at Bayern Munich, but made only eight appearances in his first spell at the club. He subsequently represented MSV Duisburg of the 2. Bundesliga and Werder Bremen, Hertha BSC, Darmstadt 98 and 1899 Hoffenheim of the Bundesliga before returning to Bayern in 2018. After a year there, he joined Chinese club Tianjin TEDA before retiring in 2020.
Wagner was part of the German side that won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He earned eight caps and scored five goals for the senior national team, winning the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Wagner was the head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching from 2021 to 2023, leaving the club after a successful promotion to the 3. Liga. He subsequently joined the German U20 national team as an assistant manager and later also the senior team. In 2025, he became the manager of Augsburg.
Club career
Early career
Wagner scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 2–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart in the 2007 DFL-Ligapokal, a six team pre-season tournament composing of the top four Bundesliga teams, the winners of the German Cup and the first-place team from the 2. Bundesliga. Wagner started the match in place of the ill Miroslav Klose. He assisted the first goal of the match for Franck Ribéry and scored himself in the 66th minute. He also made appearances for the reserve team during the 2005–06, 2006–07, and 2007–08 seasons.
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