Heinz Patzig
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heinz Patzig | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Chemnitz, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 2013 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Braunschweig, Germany[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PSV Chemnitz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | BSG Fewa Chemnitz | ||
| 1950–1954 | VfB Lübeck | 59 | (17) |
| 1954–1961 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 191 | (43) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1991 | Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant) | ||
| 1979 | Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker) | ||
| 1983 | Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker) | ||
| 1985 | Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker) | ||
| 1986 | Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2012. | |||
Heinz Patzig (born 19 September 1929 in Chemnitz; died 28 March 2013 in Braunschweig) was a German footballer and manager.
Career
Early in his career Patzig played for Fewa Chemnitz (a predecessor club of Chemnitzer FC) in East Germany. In 1950 Patzig fled into West Germany and went on to play successfully for Oberliga Nord sides VfB Lübeck and Eintracht Braunschweig, until an injury forced him to retire in 1961.[3]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Patzing worked as Eintracht Braunschweig's assistant coach for 27 straight seasons, from 1963 to 1991,[4] under managers such as Helmuth Johannsen, Otto Knefler, Branko Zebec, Uli Maslo, Aleksandar Ristić, and others. The biggest success during his time as an assistant came in 1967, when Eintracht won the Bundesliga. Four times Patzig took over as caretaker manager: in 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. In total, he was the team's head coach for 15 Bundesliga and 13 2. Bundesliga games.
References
- ↑ "Heinz Patzig verstorben" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Eintracht trauert um den „ewigen Co-Trainer" Heinz Patzig" (in German). Braunschweiger Zeitung. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Heinz Patzig" (in German). wirsindeintracht.de. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ↑ "Heinz Patzig – der ewige Co-Trainer" (in German). Braunschweiger Zeitung. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
External links
- Heinz Patzig profile at Fussballdaten