Eberhard Trautner
Encyclopedia
Eberhard Trautner is a retired German
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
. However, he only amassed 32 first division
appearances during 15 seasons: first he backedup legendary Eike Immel
for nine years, then played second-choice to 19-year old Marc Ziegler
in 1995–96, retiring in 2001 after four years in the shadow of Franz Wohlfahrt.
One year after retiring, Trautner began coaching Stuttgart's goalkeepers. In 2011, he was replaced in the post by Andreas Menger
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
During his career, Trautner played solely for hometown club VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
. However, he only amassed 32 first division
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
appearances during 15 seasons: first he backedup legendary Eike Immel
Eike Immel
Eike Immel is a former German football goalkeeper and manager.A leading youth international goalkeeper for West Germany in 1978, Eike Immel was still seventeen years of age when he succeeded Horst Bertram as Borussia Dortmund's first-choice...
for nine years, then played second-choice to 19-year old Marc Ziegler
Marc Ziegler
Marc Ziegler is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a goalkeeper.-Football career:VfB Stuttgart was immersed in a goalkeeping crisis after the defection of legendary Eike Immel to England's Manchester City in the 1995 summer...
in 1995–96, retiring in 2001 after four years in the shadow of Franz Wohlfahrt.
One year after retiring, Trautner began coaching Stuttgart's goalkeepers. In 2011, he was replaced in the post by Andreas Menger
Andreas Menger
Andreas Menger is a former German football player and currently goalkeeping coach of VfB Stuttgart.The netminder played in German professional football between 1997 until 2005. But merely in his first season at the Cologne side he assured a regular spot. After the Billy Goats relegated, he had...
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Honours
- German LeagueFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
: 1991–92 - German CupDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
: 1996–97 - German League CupDFB-LigapokalThe DFB-Ligapokal, or German League Cup, was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Fußball-Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany...
: Runner-up 1997, 1998 - UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1988–89
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
: Runner-up 1997–98