Harald Karger is a former 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...

 footballer.

Player career

Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the 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...

 side Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

 in 1979. The qualified mail man scored in his first season 9 goals in 23 appearances. In UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and the scored in the first leg of the 1980 UEFA Cup Final

1980 UEFA Cup Final

The 1980 UEFA Cup Final was played on May 7, 1980 and May 21, 1980 between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach, both of Germany. Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals after the tie ended 3–3 on aggregate.-First Leg:-Second Leg:...

 against Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...

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The rising star suffered in this match a collateral ligament damaged that forced him to end his Bundesliga career after only 28 Bundesliga fixtures.

Because of his heading strength Karger was awarded the nickname Schädel-Harry (Skull Harry) by journalists.

Manager career

After initial tenures at some local amateur clubs, Karger is one of twenty youth coaches in the football academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and works together with former Eintracht players like Charly Körbel

Karl-Heinz Körbel

Karl-Heinz "Charly" Körbel is a German former professional football defender. He is currently a member of Eintracht Frankfurt's Directors of Football, and runs their football academy....

, Ralf Weber

Ralf Weber

Ralf Weber is a former German professional football midfielder.- Club career :Ralf Weber started playing football in 1974 at SpVgg Hainstadt before moving to Kickers Offenbach in 1982. He started in the pro squad in 1987 where he appeared in 50 matches. After Offenbach failed to secure a license...

 and Norbert Nachtweih

Norbert Nachtweih

Norbert Nachtweih is a German former professional football defender.He played from 1978 until 1992 as defender and midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. Afterwards he went to French Ligue 1 side AS Cannes , where he played together with Zinedine Zidane and appeared in 43 games...

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