Michael Henke (born 27 April 1957) is a German football coach and a former player. He is the current caretaker of Arminia Bielefeld. His most notable post was managing 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2005–06 season for 14 games. He has spent much of his career working as assistant to Ottmar Hitzfeld. After spending the 2009 season with Köln, Henke moved to Iran in order to become Esteghlal's coach for the 2011–12 season. He was reunited with his former player, Ferydoon Zandi, whom he signed to 1. FC Kaiserslautern back in 2005. On 15 August 2012, he became Aston Villa's Head of European scouting. Career statistics References 1957 births Living people People from Paderborn (district) Sportspeople from Detmold (region) German footballers SC Paderborn 07 players SG Wattenscheid 09 players FC Gütersloh 2000 players 2. Bundesliga players German football managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers FC Gütersloh 2000 managers 1. FC Saarbrücken managers Audi Sport TT Cup drivers Association football midfielders Borussia Dortmund II managers Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia SV Lippstadt 08 players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff