As an itinerant football coach, he has had experience in Germany, Rwanda, Mauritania, Benin, Congo, Eritrea, Cambodia, Togo, Laos, Vietnam, Mali, and Ethiopia[3] and has the English, French, and Khmer languages listed on his CV.
[4] Taking over the Cambodia national team as part of a development project in aid of the country by the German government, Fickert guided the Kouprey Blue to 4-0 and 3-1 group stage triumphs over Brunei and Myanmar at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.
[7] Took the helm of the Cambodian League's Nagaworld in 2006 where they had two friendlies in Vietnam,[8] which they were beaten 5-1 and 5-0 by Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's A and B teams.
[11] Announced as Mali technical director in 2008,[12] the German was tasked with making a system for work within the Malian Football Federation as well as overseeing the national selection.
[14] Tasked to develop football in Ethiopia for four years in 2012[15] based on the German model as part of a project between Germany and Ethiopia, Fickert helped Ethiopian youngsters secure contracts with European clubs and has said that the main problem with African football is lack of funds, facilities, as well as medical care.