Wolfgang Steinbach
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Wolfgang "Maxe" Steinbach, born 21 September 1954 in Schönebeck (Elbe) is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg
in the DDR-Oberliga
. In 2006 he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Steinbach started his top flight career at 1. FC Magdeburg when he played in a single match in the 1971-72 season
. He had his breakthrough in the 1974-75 season
when he played in 17 matches, scoring 2 goals. He stayed with 1. FC Magdeburg until 1987, when he left for his home town club of Motor Schönebeck where he spent the next one and a half years in the second-tier DDR-Liga
. In the winterbreak of the 1988-89 season
he returned to the DDR-Oberliga with 1. FC Magdeburg. After German reunification
, Steinbach was signed by West German 2nd Bundesliga side VfB Oldenburg
. He spent the rest of his playing career with them, managing the team for a time in the 1993-94 season. Overall, Steinbach played in 337 DDR-Oberliga matches, scoring 75 goals. In the 2nd Bundesliga he played another 104 matches with 10 goals scored. From 1978 to 1985 he earned 28 caps to the East Germany national football team
, scoring one goal.
He was part of the East Germany squad
that won the Silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games
in Moscow
. He played in all matches in the tournament, scoring one goal. He was sent off in the final against Czechoslovakia
.
With 1. FC Magdeburg, Steinbach won 3 East German championships and 4 FDGB-Pokal titles. Following his playing career, Steinbach took up managing, starting at VfB Oldenburg in 1993-94. He returned to Oldenburg in 1999, staying at the helm until the 2001-02 season. Later he spent four years with then-Oberliga Nord
side SV Wilhelmshaven
where he won promotion to third-tier Regionalliga Nord
in 2006. Following a lengthy spell of unsuccessful matches, he was sacked on 3 April 2007. From July 2007 to May 2008, he was manager of Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt
side Preußen Magdeburg. Since October 2008 he has the role of director of sports at SV Wilhelmshaven, but took over as manager again in the spring of 2009.
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...
in the DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
. In 2006 he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Steinbach started his top flight career at 1. FC Magdeburg when he played in a single match in the 1971-72 season
DDR-Oberliga 1971-72
The 1971/72 DDR-Oberliga season was the 22nd season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the previous season, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
. He had his breakthrough in the 1974-75 season
DDR-Oberliga 1974-75
The 1974/75 DDR-Oberliga season was the 25th season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the previous season, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
when he played in 17 matches, scoring 2 goals. He stayed with 1. FC Magdeburg until 1987, when he left for his home town club of Motor Schönebeck where he spent the next one and a half years in the second-tier DDR-Liga
DDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
. In the winterbreak of the 1988-89 season
DDR-Oberliga 1988-89
-League standings:-References:...
he returned to the DDR-Oberliga with 1. FC Magdeburg. After German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
, Steinbach was signed by West German 2nd Bundesliga side VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...
. He spent the rest of his playing career with them, managing the team for a time in the 1993-94 season. Overall, Steinbach played in 337 DDR-Oberliga matches, scoring 75 goals. In the 2nd Bundesliga he played another 104 matches with 10 goals scored. From 1978 to 1985 he earned 28 caps to the East Germany national football team
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
, scoring one goal.
He was part of the East Germany squad
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
that won the Silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Official Programme of the match [[USSR]] vs [[Venezuela]]The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He played in all matches in the tournament, scoring one goal. He was sent off in the final against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
.
With 1. FC Magdeburg, Steinbach won 3 East German championships and 4 FDGB-Pokal titles. Following his playing career, Steinbach took up managing, starting at VfB Oldenburg in 1993-94. He returned to Oldenburg in 1999, staying at the helm until the 2001-02 season. Later he spent four years with then-Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
side SV Wilhelmshaven
SV Wilhelmshaven
SV Wilhelmshaven is a German association football club from Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony.-History:Predecessor side SpVgg Wilhelmshaven was formed as FC Comet in 1905 and was quickly re-named FC Deutschland Wilhelmshaven...
where he won promotion to third-tier 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...
in 2006. Following a lengthy spell of unsuccessful matches, he was sacked on 3 April 2007. From July 2007 to May 2008, he was manager of Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt
Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt
The Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt,...
side Preußen Magdeburg. Since October 2008 he has the role of director of sports at SV Wilhelmshaven, but took over as manager again in the spring of 2009.
Honors
- DDR-OberligaDDR-OberligaThe DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
: 3- Winner 1972DDR-Oberliga 1971-72The 1971/72 DDR-Oberliga season was the 22nd season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the previous season, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
, 1974DDR-Oberliga 1973-74The 1973/74 DDR-Oberliga season was the 24th season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the season before, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
, 1975DDR-Oberliga 1974-75The 1974/75 DDR-Oberliga season was the 25th season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the previous season, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
- Winner 1972
- FDGB-Pokal: 4
- Winner 1973, 1978, 1979, 1983