Niko Bungert (born 24 October 1986) is a retired German footballer who played as a defender.Niko Bungert vom 1. FSV Mainz 05 beendet Karriere am Saisonende, bundesliga.com, 23 March 2019
He was also a member of the German U-21 team. He was part of the Schalke youth team that won the Youth DFB-Pokal in 2005.
Career Coaching career After Bungert chose to hang up his boots after the 2018-19 season, he joined Mainz 05 as part of a trainee program to work at the club.Niko Bungert vom 1. FSV Mainz 05 beendet Karriere am Saisonende, bundesliga.com, 22 March 2019 At the end of November 2019, Bungert joined newly appointed head coach Achim Beierlorzer's staff, where he would act as assistant coach.Achim Beierlorzer neuer Trainer beim 1. FSV Mainz 05, bundesliga.com, 18 November 2019 He returned to his trainee program in July 2020.Bungert scheidet aus dem Mainz-Trainerteam aus, kicker.de 3 July 2020
On August 15, 2021, Bungert had to step in as deputy assistant coach ahead of a match against RB Leipzig, as head coach Bo Svensson's two assistants were both in COVID-19 quarantine. Mainz sensationally won 1-0 with a reserve team, as a large part of the squad was in quarantine.Darum will Bungert kein Trainer werden!, bild.de, 18 November 2021 In November 2021, Bungert became the club's first ever Club Ambassador.Niko Bungert erster Vereins-Botschafter!, bild.de, 17 November 2021
On January 1, 2024, Bungert was again promoted to the role of assistant coach, this time under Jan Siewert.SÖREN HARTUNG UND NIKO BUNGERT NEUE CO-TRAINER BEI DEN PROFIS, mainz05.de, 1 January 2024 After the end of the season, Mainz announced that Bungert would not be an assistant coach in the new season and would take on another, unnamed, role at the club.JESPERSEN: EHRLICHKEIT ALS PRÄGENDE EIGENSCHAFT SEINES CHEFS, mainz05.de, 19 July 2024
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