Vincent Wagner (born 5 April 1986) is a German football coach and former footballer. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.

Vincent Wagner
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-05) 5 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth Nordhausen, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
SV Elversberg (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2007 FC Mecklenburg Schwerin
2007–2014 Rot-Weiss Essen 100 (6)
2009–2011Rot-Weiss Essen II 31 (8)
2014–2016 FC Kray 54 (6)
2016–2017 KFC Uerdingen 05 15 (1)
2017–2020 RuWa Dellwig [de]
Managerial career
2014–2017 FC Kray (youth assistant)
2017–2018 VfL Bochum (assistant)
2018–2021 MSV Duisburg (youth)
2021–2022 Rot-Weiss Essen (youth)
2022 Rot-Weiss Essen (assistant)
2022–2025 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
2025– SV Elversberg
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Wagner started his playing career with FC Mecklenburg Schwerin. Following his stint there, he signed for Rot-Weiss Essen in 2007, where he made one-hundred league appearances and scored six goals.

Career

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During the summer of 2014, Wagner was appointed as a youth assistant manager of FC Kray. Three years later, he was appointed as an assistant manager of VfL Bochum. Subsequently, he was appointed as a youth manager of MSV Duisburg.

Four years later, he was appointed manager of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, helping the club achieve promotion from the fourth tier to the third tier.[1] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was appointed manager of SV Elversberg, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top tier.[2]

Personal life

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Wagner was born on 5 April 1986. Born in Nordhausen, Germany, he has a daughter.[3]

References

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  1. "Was Vincent Wagner auch in Elversberg wieder so erfolgreich macht" [What makes Vincent Wagner so successful again in Elversberg] (in German). RevierSport [de]. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. Vincent Wagner at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Ein langer Leidensweg" [A long and painful journey] (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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