Paul Linz
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Paul Linz is a German football manager
and former football player, playing as a striker.
matches for SV Werder Bremen
(1978–1980) and SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 (1983/1984). In other divisions he played for a number of clubs, such as Freiburger FC
, OSC Bremerhaven
, VfL Osnabrück
, FSV Salmrohr
, Eintracht Trier and VfL Trier.
Among his biggest successes as player rank the promotion to Bundesliga with Waldhof Mannheim in 1983 and the promotion to 2nd Bundesliga North
with VfL Osnabrück in 1985.
Linz had his biggest success managing Eintracht Trier. In 2002 the club was promoted to 2nd Bundesliga. When the club was eventually relegated in 2005, Linz stepped down. Part of the reason was that a very emotional Linz had been involved in a melee right after the last match of that season.
From October 2005 Linz managed LR Ahlen, then still in 2nd Bundesliga. But Linz couldn't do enough to keep the club up and Ahlen were relegated in 2006. Curiously enough, Ahlen had been the club that cost Trier the non-relegation spot in the year before. When it became clear that Ahlen would not be trying to win promotion immediately, the ambitious Linz left the club.
In December 2007 Linz signed a contract with Regionalliga Nord
side 1. FC Magdeburg
. His goal would be to qualify for the new 3rd Liga
, at the time of Linz's signature the club were 6 points behind achieving this. Before the last matchday, Linz had managed to reduce that to a mere 1 point. In the following season, Linz was tasked with immediate repromotion. While the team was second with only a 1-point deficit before the winter break, the start in 2009 was terrible with but one win out of six matches. When the club had dropped to 4th place with a ten-point deficit, 1. FC Magdeburg's management decided to sack Linz on 31 March 2009.
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and former football player, playing as a striker.
Playing career
As a professional player, Paul Linz played 33 BundesligaFußball-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 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...
(1978–1980) and SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 (1983/1984). In other divisions he played for a number of clubs, such as Freiburger FC
Freiburger FC
Freiburger FC is a German association football club based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. Freiburger FC was a founding Clubs of the DFB in 1900.-History:...
, OSC Bremerhaven
OSC Bremerhaven
OSC Bremerhaven is a German sports club based in Bremerhaven, in the federal state of Bremen.-History:The club was founded in 1972 as Olympischer Sport-Club Bremerhaven in a merger of various local football clubs including ATS Bremerhaven, which has roots going back to 1859, Polizei Sportverein,...
, VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
, FSV Salmrohr
FSV Salmrohr
FSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest and Regionalliga...
, Eintracht Trier and VfL Trier.
Among his biggest successes as player rank the promotion to Bundesliga with Waldhof Mannheim in 1983 and the promotion to 2nd Bundesliga North
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...
with VfL Osnabrück in 1985.
Managing career
Linz has been working as a full-time manager since 1994, he has managed the following clubs:- 1988-1989 Eintracht Trier (as player-manager)
- 1989-1996 FSV SalmrohrFSV SalmrohrFSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest and Regionalliga...
(as player-manager until 1994) - 1996-1997 SV MeppenSV MeppenSV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as Amisia Meppen and joined Männer-Turnverein Meppen on 8 February 1920 to form TuS Meppen 1912...
- 1998-1999 Stuttgarter KickersStuttgarter KickersStuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
- 1999-2005 Eintracht Trier
- 2005-2006 LR AhlenRot-Weiß AhlenRot Weiss Ahlen is a German football club based in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 2006 the club was known as LR Ahlen for its major sponsor, but underwent a name change when the sponsor withdrew its support after the team was relegated to the Regionalliga in that year.-History:The club has...
- 2007-2009 1. FC Magdeburg1. FC Magdeburg1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
Linz had his biggest success managing Eintracht Trier. In 2002 the club was promoted to 2nd Bundesliga. When the club was eventually relegated in 2005, Linz stepped down. Part of the reason was that a very emotional Linz had been involved in a melee right after the last match of that season.
From October 2005 Linz managed LR Ahlen, then still in 2nd Bundesliga. But Linz couldn't do enough to keep the club up and Ahlen were relegated in 2006. Curiously enough, Ahlen had been the club that cost Trier the non-relegation spot in the year before. When it became clear that Ahlen would not be trying to win promotion immediately, the ambitious Linz left the club.
In December 2007 Linz signed a contract with Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...
side 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
. His goal would be to qualify for the new 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
, at the time of Linz's signature the club were 6 points behind achieving this. Before the last matchday, Linz had managed to reduce that to a mere 1 point. In the following season, Linz was tasked with immediate repromotion. While the team was second with only a 1-point deficit before the winter break, the start in 2009 was terrible with but one win out of six matches. When the club had dropped to 4th place with a ten-point deficit, 1. FC Magdeburg's management decided to sack Linz on 31 March 2009.