Frank Neubarth
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Frank Neubarth is a German
football
manager
and former player who spent his whole career with SV Werder Bremen
and has since managed FC Schalke 04
, Holstein Kiel
and FC Carl Zeiss Jena
.
Neubarth, a striker, played for SV Werder Bremen
from 1982 until 1996 and scored 97 goals in 319 German Bundesliga
matches. He also scored four goals in the DFB-Pokal
and 13 goals in European competitions. He scored at least once every season, except the 1986/87 campaign when he was injured mostly and played just five matches. The most goals he ever scored in a single season was 20 during the 1985/86 season in which Bremen finished in 3rd place. Throughout the course of his career, he won the DFB-Pokal
in 1991
and in 1994
, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
in 1992. In 1988 and 1993, he helped Bremen win the German Title
. He earned his only cap for the West German national team on April 2, 1988.
After his retirement from playing, Neubarth went into coaching and worked with Werder Bremen's youth team from 1996 until January 9, 2002. On July 1, 2002, he succeeded Huub Stevens
as manager of FC Schalke 04
where he was in charge for one season. Then, in July 2004, he was appointed as manager of Holstein Kiel
. He remained at Holstein until October 2, 2006. On April 11, 2007, he was unveiled as Heiko Weber
's predecessor at FC Carl Zeiss Jena
. He took over with just six games of the 2006/07 season remaining and helped the club maintain an unbeaten record until the end of the campaign and avoid relegation to the Second Division
. However, after a poor start to the 2007/08 season, he was sacked after just five games, on September 17.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
and former player who spent his whole career with SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
and has since managed FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times...
and FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
.
Neubarth, a striker, played for SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
from 1982 until 1996 and scored 97 goals in 319 German Bundesliga
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...
matches. He also scored four goals in the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The 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...
and 13 goals in European competitions. He scored at least once every season, except the 1986/87 campaign when he was injured mostly and played just five matches. The most goals he ever scored in a single season was 20 during the 1985/86 season in which Bremen finished in 3rd place. Throughout the course of his career, he won the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The 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...
in 1991
DFB Cup 1990-91
The DFB-Pokal 1990–91 was the 48th season of the competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. It began on 4 August 1990 and ended on 22 June 1991. After the semi-finals both had to be replayed after draws in the first games the final went into extra time, too...
and in 1994
DFB Cup 1993-94
The DFB-Pokal 1993–94 was the 51st season of the competition. 76 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 1 August 1993 and ended on 14 May 1994...
, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The 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...
in 1992. In 1988 and 1993, he helped Bremen win the German Title
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...
. He earned his only cap for the West German national team on April 2, 1988.
After his retirement from playing, Neubarth went into coaching and worked with Werder Bremen's youth team from 1996 until January 9, 2002. On July 1, 2002, he succeeded Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
as manager of FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
where he was in charge for one season. Then, in July 2004, he was appointed as manager of Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times...
. He remained at Holstein until October 2, 2006. On April 11, 2007, he was unveiled as Heiko Weber
Heiko Weber
Heiko Weber is a German football manager, he is the manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-Career:As player he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:...
's predecessor at FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
. He took over with just six games of the 2006/07 season remaining and helped the club maintain an unbeaten record until the end of the campaign and avoid relegation to the Second Division
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. However, after a poor start to the 2007/08 season, he was sacked after just five games, on September 17.