Daniel Farke is a professional football manager for Leeds United.
Having spent the majority of his life in the football industry, Daniel Farke is now a well-established figure in English football.
He enjoyed great success with Norwich City, twice guiding them to the Premier League by winning the Championship.
Now Leeds United manager, he got the Whites back to the top flight by claiming the title as well.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Leeds boss.
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Who is Daniel Farke?
Daniel Farke is a vastly experienced football manager who is currently in charge of Leeds United.
Farke arrived at Elland Road in 2023 after Leeds were relegated to the Championship, replacing Sam Allardyce in the hot seat after his four unsuccessful games in charge.
The German has been a success in Yorkshire so far. Leeds suffered Play-off final heartbreak in his first season but bounced back to win the Championship title with 100 points in his second.
After coming under pressure before Leeds even kicked a ball in the top flight, the 49ers backed Farke as their man to secure Premier League survival.
How old is Daniel Farke?
Born in Steinhausen, West Germany, on October 30 1976, Farke is 48 years old as of September 2025.
He is still young for a manager and no doubt has many more matches ahead of him as a coach.
Was Daniel Farke a footballer?
Yes, Farke was a footballer in a career that spanned over 14 years, but it wasn’t a massively successful one.
A forward, he played the vast majority of his career in Germany’s lowest divisions and admitted himself he was one of the ‘slowest strikers’ in the entire game.
The most joy came at SV Lippstadt, where he enjoyed three stints, served as a director of football and began his managerial career.
Teams Farke played for:
- Began his career at: SV Steinhausen
- 1994-1997: TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus
- 2001-2003: SV Lippstadt
- 2003-2005: SV Wilhelmshaven
- 2005: Bonner SC
- 2006: SV Lippstadt
- 2006-2007: SV Meppen
- 2007-2008: SV Lippstadt
Who has Daniel Farke managed?
Farke has had six jobs so far in his managerial career, which is now into its 16th year. He joined Leeds on July 4, 2023.
- 2009-2015 – SV Lippstadt
- 2015-2017 – Borussia Dortmund II
- 2017-2021 – Norwich City
- 2022 – Krasnodar
- 2022-2023 – Borussia Monchengladbach
- 2023-Present – Leeds United
Daniel Farke managerial stats
Farke has already managed over 550 games during his career and here are his managerial statistics.
| Team | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals scored/conceded | Points |
| SV Lippstadt | 146 | 72 | 36 | 38 | 285/179 | 252 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 56 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 98/43 | 108 |
| Norwich City | 208 | 88 | 47 | 73 | 294/290 | 311 |
| Krasnodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 62/58 | 46 |
| Leeds United | 109 | 62 | 25 | 22 | 204:105 | 211 |
Daniel Farke salary
Farke reportedly earns £2m a year in his role as Leeds manager, not including any additional bonuses he may earn from the club’s success.
That works out at around £38,000 a week,
Trophies Daniel Farke has won
Farke has enjoyed plenty of success in his career. He is one of the most decorated managers in the history of the Championship, with three title triumphs to his name.
Here is every trophy and individual honour he has won as a manager so far:
SV Lippstadt trophies
- x1 Oberliga Westfalen- 2012-13
- x1 Westfalenliga Group 1: 2011-12
Norwich City trophies
- x2 EFL Championship: 2018–19, 2020–21
Leeds United trophies
- x1 EFL Championship: 2024–25
Farke’s Individual honours
- x6 EFL Championship Manager of the Month: November 2018, November 2023, January 2024, February 2024, December 2024, February 2025
- x1 EFL Championship Manager of the Season: 2020–21
- x1 LMA Championship Manager of the Year: 2021
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