[2] Finsterer resigned from his position of coach of Germany at the end of the country's European Nation Cup campaign, after suffering defeat in every match and relegation.
[3] He was bitterly disappointed about the relegation, considering his ten years in the position of coach of Germany wasted.
[6] Finsterer shared his duties as coach of Germany with Bruno Stolorz[7] from the RC Orléans.
Stolorz was seconded to the German team by the Fédération française de rugby to improve Germany's performance in the sport.
[9] At the end of the 2010-11 season, he retired from coaching and instead stepped into the role of a team manager with RG Heidelberg.