Uwe Fuchs
Uwe Fuchs (born 23 July 1966 in Kaiserslautern) is a German football coach and former football player.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 July 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1986 | FC 08 Homburg | 56 | (7) |
1987 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 10 | (2) |
1987–1989 | SC Fortuna Köln | 66 | (36) |
1989–1990 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | (7) |
1990–1993 | 1. FC Köln | 19 | (4) |
1993–1994 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | (3) |
1994 | SC Fortuna Köln | 16 | (2) |
1995 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 13 | (9) |
1995–1996 | Millwall | 36 | (5) |
1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | (4) |
Total | 271 | (87) | |
National team | |||
West Germany U-21 | 1 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2001 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
2001 | Fortuna Köln | ||
2001–2002 | Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant) | ||
2002 | Rot Weiss Ahlen (interim) | ||
2005–2007 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | ||
2007–2008 | VfB Lübeck | ||
2008–2010 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | ||
2011–2012 | VfL Osnabrück | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
Middlesbrough
He was loaned to Middlesbrough towards the end of the 1994–95 season, playing just 15 games, but was instrumental in helping the club win promotion to the Premier League, scoring nine league goals. Fuchs went on to become a cult figure at Middlesbrough; but he was not kept at the club by manager Bryan Robson for the following season.
Honours
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1986–87, 1990–91
- Bundesliga runner-up: 1993–94
- Football League First Division (II): 1995
Managerial career
In January 2005, he took over the helm at the Wuppertaler SV (Regional Northern League). On 23 December 2008, he re-joined Wuppertaler SV Borussia, but was released on 2 April 2010.
On 31 May 2011, he replaced Heiko Flottmann as manager of VfL Osnabrück.
Personal life
His father Fritz Fuchs is also a coach and a former player. His uncle Werner Fuchs was also a coach.
References
- "Fuchs, Uwe" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
External links
- Fuchs with cup winning side at BBC
- Uwe Fuchs at fussballdaten.de (in German)