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 Meyer as manager of1. FC Nürnberg in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1942-11-03)3 November 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Briesen [de],Bilin,German Empire | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1956 | Motor Dietlas | ||
| 1956–1961 | Motor Suhl | ||
| 1961–1963 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1969 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 30 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1983 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| 1984–1987 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| 1988–1993 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| 1993–1994 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| 1995 | Union Berlin | ||
| 1996–1999 | FC Twente | ||
| 1999–2003 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2004 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2005–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2008–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942) is a German former professionalfootball player and manager.[1]
Meyer was born in Briesen nearBilin,German Empire, today Bílina, Czech Republic. He was manager ofCarl Zeiss Jena from 1 July 1971 to 23 October 1983.[2] His first match was a 1–0 win againstVorwärts Stralsund on 29 August 1971.[3] During the 1971–72 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup.[3] They were eliminated by theWolverhampton Wanderers in the round of 16.[3] In the domestic season, Carl Zeiss Jena won the East German Cup,[3] defeatingDynamo Dresden in the final,[3] and finished fourth in the league.[4] During the 1972–73 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theCup Winners' Cup.[5] They were knocked out in the second round byLeeds United.[5] They were knocked out of the East German Cup byHansa Rostock[5] and finished second in the league.[6] During the 1973–74 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup where they were eliminated in the second round.[7] Carl Zeiss Jena won its second East German Cup under Meyer, again defeating Dynamo Dresden in the final,[7] and finished second in the league.[8] During the 1974–75 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theCup Winners' Cup.[9] In the domestic season, Carl Zeiss Jena were knocked out of the East German Cup by Dynamo Dresden[9] and finished second in the league.[10] During the 1975–76 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the second round.[11] They were knocked out of the East German Cup in the quarter-finals byLokomotive Leipzig[11] and finished fifth in the league.[12] During the 1976–77 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in only in domestic competitions. They got to the semi-finals of the East German Cup where they were knocked out by Dynamo Dresden[13] and finished third in the league.[14] During the 1977–78 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup.[15] They were eliminated byBastia in the quarter-finals.[15] Vorwärts Stralsund knocked out Carl Zeiss Jena in the round of 16 of the East German Cup.[15] Carl Zeiss Jena finished fifth in the league.[16] During the 1978–79 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the second round byMSV Duisburg.[17] In the East German Cup, Dynamo Dresden knocked out Carl Zeiss Jena in the round of 16,[17] In the league, Carl Zeiss Jena finished in third place.[18] During the 1979–80 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in theUEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the second round byRed Star Belgrade.[19] They won the East German Cup after defeatingRot-Weiß Erfurt 3–1 in the final.[19] Carl Zeiss Jena finished third in the league.[20] During the 1980–81 season, Carl Zeiss Jena got all the way to thefinal of theCup Winners' Cup where they lost toDinamo Tbilisi.[21] They were knocked out of the East German Cup in the round of 16.[21] They finished in third place in the league.[22] During the 1981–82 season, Carl Zeiss Jena were eliminated byReal Madrid in the second round of theUEFA Cup.[23] They finished in fifth place in the league.[24] During the 1981–82 season, Carl Zeiss Jena were eliminated byGirondins de Bordeaux in theUEFA Cup.[25] They were eliminated byFC Karl-Marx-Stadt in the semi-finals of the East German Cup.[25] They finished in third place in the league.[26] He left the club on 23 October 1983.[2] His final match was a 5–0 loss toDynamo Berlin on 22 October 1983.[27]
Meyer was manager of Rot-Weiß Erfurt from 1 July 1984 to 28 April 1987.[28] His first match was a 1–1 draw against Hansa Rostock on 18 August 1984.[29] Rot-Weiß Erfurt finished the 1984–85 season in sixth place[30] and were eliminated in the East German Cup in the quarter-finals.[29] In the 1985–86 season, Rot-Weiß Erfurt were eliminated from the East German Cup in the round of 16.[31] They finished in 10th place in the league.[32] During the 1986–87 season, Rot-Weiß were eliminated in the round of 16 of the East German Cup.[33] Meyer left the club on 28 April 1987.[28] His final match was a 2–1 loss toStahl Riesa.[33] Rot-Weiß Erfurt were in ninth place at the time Meyer left the club.[34]
Meyer was manager of Chemnitz from 1 July 1988 to 9 June 1993.[35] His first match as manager was a 1–0 win against1. FC Magdeburg on 13 August 1988.[36] Karl-Marx-Stadt finished the 1988–89 season in third place.[37] The club got to the final of the East German Cup.[36] Chemnitz finished the 1989–90 season in second place, losing the championship on the tiebreaker.[38] They also participated in theUEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16, and the East German Cup, where they got to the quarter-finals.[39] During the 1990–91 season, Chemnitz participated in theUEFA Cup.[40] They lost both of their first round matches 2–0 toBorussia Dortmund.[40] They were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the East German Cup byUnion Berlin.[40] They finished the 1990–91 season in fifth place.[41]German reunification happened late in 1990. Therefore, Chemnitz participated in the2. Bundesliga.[42] They started the 1991–92 season with a 0–0 draw against1. FSV Mainz 05 on 24 July 1991.[42] Chemnitz lost 3–1 toFreiburger FC in the first round of the German Cup on 27 July 1991.[42] However, they defeatedSC Freiburg the following weekend on 2 August 1991.[42] In the league, they would remain undefeated through the first five matchdays.[42] Chemnitz started the 1992–93 season with a 1–1 draw againstFortuna Düsseldorf on 11 July 1992.[43] They got to the semi-finals of the German Cup where they lost toHertha BSC II.[43] Chemnitz finished the league season in seventh place.[44] Despite being in the top third of the league table,[44] Meyer left the club on 9 June 1993.[35] His final match was a 2–0 loss to Hansa Rostock on 6 June 1993.[43]
Meyer returned to Carl Zeiss Jena on 2 October 1993 and was there until 27 August 1994.[2] His first match was a 0–0 draw againstSV Meppen on 10 October 1993.[45] Carl Zeiss Jena finished the 1993–94 season in 17th place.[46] They finished in the relegation zone; two points from safety.[46] Meyer and Carl Zeiss Jena parted ways on 27 August 1994.[2] His final match was a 5–2 win againstStahl Brandenburg on 27 August 1994.[47]
Meyer was manager of Union Berlin from 25 January 1995 to 2 October 1995.[48] His first match was a 1–1 draw againstSachsen Leipzig on 5 February 1995.[49] Union Berlin defeatedTürkiyemspor Berlin 6–0 on 23 April 1995.[49] Union Berlin finished the1994–95 season in third place.[50] Meyer and Union Berlin parted ways on 2 October 1995[48] and had his last match againstOptik Rathenow on 23 September 1995, which Union Berlin won 2–1.[51]
Meyer was manager ofFC Twente from 1 January 1996[52] to 6 September 1999.[53] His first match was a 3–0 loss toRoda on 20 January 1996.[54] Twente lost 6–1 toAjax on 9 March 1996.[54] Twente got to the quarter-finals of theDutch Cup.[55] Twente finished the 1995–96 season in tenth place.[56] Twente started the 1996–97 season with a 3–1 win againstHeerenveen on 20 August 1996.[57] Twente finished the league season in third place.[58] Twente were eliminated in the round of 16 in theDutch Cup.[59] During the 1997–98 season, Twente participated in theUEFA Cup, where they got to the round of 16.[60] Twente finished the league season in ninth place.[61] Twente finished third in theDutch Cup.[62] During the 1998–99 season, Twente participated in theIntertoto Cup, where they were knocked out in the third round.[63] Twente finished the season in eighth place.[64] Twente were eliminated in the round of 16 of theDutch Cup.[65] Twente started the 1999–2000 season with a 1–1 draw againstWaalwijk on 14 August 1999.[66] Meyer left Twente on 6 September 1999 to joinBorussia Mönchengladbach.[53] His final match was a 1–0 loss toUtrecht.[66] Twente had qualified for the second round of the Dutch Cup at the time he left the club.[67]
Meyer was manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach from 6 September 1999[53] to 1 March 2003.[68] His first match was a 2–1 loss toAlemannia Aachen on 11 September 1999.[69] Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated1. FC Nürnberg 4–0 on 20 December 1999 during the 1999–2000 season.[70] Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Mainz 6–1 on 21 May 2000.[71] During the 2000–01 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach defeatedRot Weiss Ahlen,1. FC Kaiserslautern, Nürnberg, and Duisburg in the German Cup before losing to Union Berlin in the semi-final.[72] Borussia Mönchengladbach defeatedSSV Ulm 1846 5–0 on 4 September 2000.[73] Borussia Mönchengladbach defeatedAlemannia Aachen 6–1 on 24 February 2001.[74] Borussia Mönchengladbach started the 2001–02 season with a 1–0 win againstBayern Munich.[75]Bayer Leverkusen defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 on 9 February 2002.[76] Borussia Mönchengladbach started the 2002–03 season with a 1–0 win againstBayern Munich.[77] The match on 1 March 2003 between Borussia Mönchengladbach andFC Schalke 04 finished in a 2–2 draw.[77] Meyer was dismissed immediately after the match.[68] He finished with a record of 51 wins, 42 draws, and 38 losses.[78]
Meyer was manager ofHertha BSC from 20 December 2003[79] to 30 June 2004.[80] His first match was a 4–0 loss toWerder Bremen.[81] Hertha defeated Borussia Dortmund 6–2 on 8 May 2004.[82] He finished with a record of seven wins, five draws, and five losses.[83]
Meyer was manager of Nürnberg from 9 November 2005[84] to 12 February 2008.[85] His first match was a 3–1 win against Kaiserslautern on 19 November 2005.[86] On 2 May 2006, Nürnberg defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–2.[87] During the2006–07 season, from matchday four to matchday seven, Nürnberg had four consecutive 1–1 draws.[88] On matchday eight, the match between Nürnberg andEintracht Frankfurt finished in a 2–2 draw for a fifth consecutive draw.[88] On 26 May 2007, Nürnberg defeatedVfB Stuttgart to win the German Cup.[89] This made Meyer the only coach having won the East German Cup (FDGB-Pokal) and the DFB-Pokal (former West German and now All-German Football Cup). Meyer was sacked on 12 February 2008.[85] His final match was a 1–1 draw againstHansa Rostock on 9 February 2008.[90] He finished with a record of 33 wins, 31 draws, and 27 losses.[91]
Meyer returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 19 October 2008[92] and was there until 28 May 2009.[93] His first match was a 1–0 win againstKarlsruher SC on 25 October 2008.[94] He finished with a record of seven wins, six draws, and 13 losses.[78]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1 July 1971[2] | 23 October 1983[2] | 443 | 237 | 86 | 120 | 811 | 510 | +301 | 053.50 | [3][5][7][9][11][13][15][17][19][21][23][25][27] |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1 July 1984[28] | 28 April 1987[28] | 86 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 140 | 114 | +26 | 036.05 | [29][31][33] |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt/ Chemnitzer FC1 | 1 July 1988[35] | 9 June 1993[35] | 184 | 82 | 52 | 50 | 248 | 196 | +52 | 044.57 | [36][39][40][42][43] |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2 October 1993[2] | 27 August 1994[2] | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 025.00 | [45][47] |
| Union Berlin | 25 January 1995[48] | 2 October 1995[48] | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 062.96 | [49][51] |
| FC Twente | 1 January 1996[52] | 6 September 1999[53] | 150 | 69 | 35 | 46 | 235 | 183 | +52 | 046.00 | [54][55][58][59][60][62][63][65][66][67] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 September 1999[53] | 1 March 2003[68] | 131 | 51 | 42 | 38 | 200 | 164 | +36 | 038.93 | [69][72][75][77][78] |
| Hertha BSC | 20 December 2003[79] | 30 June 2004[80] | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 041.18 | [81][83] |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 9 November 2005[84] | 12 February 2008[85] | 91 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 131 | 102 | +29 | 036.26 | [86][88][90][91] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 19 October 2008[92] | 28 May 2009[93] | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 026.92 | [78][94] |
| Total | 1,191 | 543 | 310 | 338 | 1,916 | 1,394 | +522 | 045.59 | — | ||
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