Friedhelm the record-promoter: club legend Friedhelm Funkel only arrived at Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016. But in 2018, in Fortuna’s colours, he set a new record. Promotion to the Bundesliga – as champions of the second division – was the sixth of his career, an all-time record. He had previously taken Bayer Uerdingen twice, MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt up.
On 5 October 2019, in a 1–3 defeat at Hertha BSC, Funkel managed his 500th Bundesliga match.