Hans Meyer (footballer)

Hans Meyer
Personal information
Full name Hans Meyer
Date of birth 3 November 1942 (1942-11-03) (age 69)
Place of birth Briesen, near Bílina, Czechoslovakia
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1952–1956 Motor Dietlas
1956–1961 Motor Suhl
1961–1963 FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1963–1969 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 30 (1)
Teams managed
1971–1983 FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1984–1987 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
1988–1993 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
1993–1994 FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1995 1. FC Union Berlin
1996–1999 FC Twente
1999–2003 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2004 Hertha BSC
2005–2008 1. FC Nuremberg
2008–2009 Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.[1]

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Coaching career

Meyer is the only coach to win both the DFB-Pokal and the FDGB-Pokal. In 2001, Meyer led second-division club Borussia Mönchengladbach to promotion to the 1. Fußball-Bundesliga, the first East German coach to achieve the feat with a West German side. Meyer next took the reins at Hertha BSC in mid-season in 2003, successfully leading the club through a protracted relegation fight. Following this feat he announced his retirement from coaching, turning down a contract extension with Hertha. Meyer found the thrill of the relegation battle too great to resist, however; he took over at last-place 1. FC Nuremberg in autumn of 2005, leading the squad to an eighth-place finish and firmly establishing his reputation as a "fireman" who could extinguish a team's crisis. His coaching success continued in the following season which ended with a sixth-place showing for Nuremberg and the capture of the DFB-Pokal. In the 2007–08 season, Meyer's luck had run out, and after a series of bruising defeats Nuremberg found itself in the drop zone once again. Meyer was fired by the club management on 11 February 2008.

Besides his talent as a trainer, he is famous for ironic and sarcastic answers in interviews. He remains very popular in Jena, where his career started, and in Nuremberg for winning the DFB-Pokal.

On 18 October 2008 he returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach and retired on 28 May 2009.[2]

Managerial record

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L %
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1971 1983
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1984 1987
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1988 1993
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1993 1994
1. FC Union Berlin 1995 1995
FC Twente 1996 1999
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1999 2003
Hertha BSC 2004 2004 22 4 9 9 18.2
1. FC Nuremberg 2005 2008
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2008 2009 11 2 2 7 18.2
Total

Trivia

Meyer was featured on the cover of EA Sports' video game FUSSBALL MANAGER 08 (FIFA Manager 08, German version only).

References

  1. ^ "Hans Meyer" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/meyerhans/. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Hans Meyer verlässt Mönchengladbach [Hans Meyer leaves Mönchengladbach]" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 28 May 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/27761/hans-meyer-verlaesst-moenchengladbach.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
1. FC Union Berlin – managers
  • Schwenzfeier (1965–69)
  • Gödicke (1969–70)
  • Seeger (1970–72)
  • Prüfke (1972–74)
  • Fietz (1974–75)
  • Brüll (1975)
  • Werner (1976–82)
  • Nippert (1982–83)
  • Burwieck (1983–84)
  • Schäffner (1984–87)
  • Heine (1988–90)
  • Struppert (1990)
  • Voigt (1990–92)
  • Körner (1992)
  • Pagelsdorf (1992–94)
  • Engel (1994–95)
  • Meyer (1995)
  • Krautzun (1995–96)
  • Vogel (1996)
  • Heine (1996–97)
  • Vogel (1997)
  • Weniger (1998)
  • Fuchs (1998–99)
  • Vasilev (1999–2002)
  • Tischanski (2002)
  • Votava (2002–04)
  • Ristić (2004)
  • Wormuth (2004)
  • Voigt (2004)
  • Hamann & Wortmann (2004)
  • Lieberam (2004–05)
  • Vasilev (2005–06)
  • Schreier (2006–07)
  • Neuhaus (2007–)
Chemnitzer FC – managers
  • Haueisen (1952–53)
  • Hartmann (1953–55)
  • Kukowitsch (1955)
  • Fritzsch (1956–57)
  • Wittenbecher (1958)
  • Höfer (1958–60)
  • Seifert (1960–61)
  • Heinz Werner I (1961–63)
  • Scherbaum (1963–68)
  • B. Müller (1968–70)
  • Weber (1970–71)
  • Hofmann (1971–74)
  • Erler (1974–76)
  • Naumann (1976)
  • Kupferschmied (1976–80)
  • Lienemann (1981–85)
  • Heinz Werner II (1985–88)
  • Meyer (1988–93)
  • Häfner (1993–96)
  • Franke (1996–2000)
  • Kuže (2000)
  • Lienemann (2000)
  • Karkuth (2000–01)
  • Schulz (2001–02)
  • Barsikow (2002)
  • J. Müller (2002–03)
  • Rohde (2003–04)
  • Barsikow (2004–05)
  • Demuth (2005)
  • J. Müller (2005–07)
  • Vogel (2007–08)
  • Franke (2008)
  • Schädlich (2008–)
FC Twente – managers
Hertha BSC – managers
1. FC Nuremberg – managers