After a spell at Borussia Dortmund II, he led Norwich City for four years, twice winning the EFL Championship.

[11] Farke completed his inaugural season in the Championship winning 15 games, drawing 15 and losing 16 – finishing 14th in the league table.

Farke won the Manager of the Month award for November[14] and in March 2019 signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until June 2022.

[21] In September 2021, Farke lost his 15th consecutive Premier League game in charge of Norwich, a record for a club or a manager in English top-flight history.

However, on the same day Farke was dismissed after the game and later replaced by former Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith on 15 November 2021.

[27] Due to the winter break and Krasnodar International Airport's military use, he did not take charge of any matches for the club.

[33] On 4 July 2023, Farke was appointed as the manager of newly relegated Championship club Leeds United on a four-year contract.

[35] Having accumulated 90 points in his first season as manager, Leeds missed out on automatic promotion to the Premier League, before going on to lose the play-off final to Southampton.