Gerhard Poschner
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Gerhard Poschner is a retired Romania
n-born German
professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
, Romania
. At the age of 5, his family fled the country to escape the communist regime, and moved abroad to Bietigheim-Bissingen
, Germany
. He began his professional career in 1987–88 with VfB Stuttgart
, where he played three seasons with little impact in the first team (an average of 15 top division
appearances).
Poschner emerged as a topflight player with Borussia Dortmund
, netting 14 league goals from 1990–94 and losing, for the second time
, the UEFA Cup. He returned to Stuttgart for four 1/2 additional seasons, helping the side win the 1997 German Cup, and moving to lowly S.S.C. Venezia in January 1999.
Subsequently, Poschner played with Rayo Vallecano
, SK Rapid Wien
, Polideportivo Ejido
and TSV 1860 München
, before retiring at the age of almost 35. In the 1999–2000 season, he helped Madrid
's Rayo to its best-ever classification (ninth), and the club was eventually awarded a place in European competition via the Fair Play award
, after which it reached the quarterfinals, with the midfielder being an important element.
After a spell as a commentator, Poschner was named Real Zaragoza
's director of football
on August 2009. He left the post at the end of the 2009–10 season
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n-born German
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...
professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Poschner was born in DumitraDumitra
Dumitra is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cepari, Dumitra and Tărpiu....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. At the age of 5, his family fled the country to escape the communist regime, and moved abroad to Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Bietigheim-Bissingen is the second-largest town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 42,515 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated on the river Enz, close to its confluence with the Neckar, about 19 km north of Stuttgart, and 20 km south of Heilbronn.- Buildings...
, Germany
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...
. He began his professional career in 1987–88 with VfB Stuttgart
VfB 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...
, where he played three seasons with little impact in the first team (an average of 15 top 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).
Poschner emerged as a topflight player with Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
, netting 14 league goals from 1990–94 and losing, for the second time
1993 UEFA Cup Final
The 1993 UEFA Cup Final was played on 5 May 1993 and 19 May 1993 between Juventus of Italy and Borussia Dortmund of Germany. Juventus won 3–1 and 3–0 to record a 6–1 aggregate victory, a record aggregate score for a UEFA Cup Final. The fixture would be repeated in the 1997...
, the UEFA Cup. He returned to Stuttgart for four 1/2 additional seasons, helping the side win the 1997 German Cup, and moving to lowly S.S.C. Venezia in January 1999.
Subsequently, Poschner played with Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
, SK Rapid Wien
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
, Polideportivo Ejido
Polideportivo Ejido
Club Polideportivo Ejido, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 4....
and TSV 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
, before retiring at the age of almost 35. In the 1999–2000 season, he helped Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
's Rayo to its best-ever classification (ninth), and the club was eventually awarded a place in European competition via the Fair Play award
UEFA Fair Play ranking
The UEFA Fair Play ranking has been used by UEFA since 1995 to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.-Current club qualification system:...
, after which it reached the quarterfinals, with the midfielder being an important element.
After a spell as a commentator, Poschner was named Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
's director of football
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
on August 2009. He left the post at the end of the 2009–10 season
2009–10 La Liga
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.
Honours
- VfB Stuttgart:
- 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 - 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 - 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
- German Cup
- Borussia Dortmund:
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1992–93