Jürgen Kohler

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Jürgen Kohler (born 6 October 1965) is a German former professional footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back. He is currently the U17 manager of Bonner SC.

Playing career

Club

Kohler enjoyed a lengthy career at the highest level with exactly 500 top flight league matches,[1] playing primarily as a centre back in the German Bundesliga, and in the Italian Serie A, achieving notable success both at domestic and international level with FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus.

Kohler's professional career began at Waldhof Mannheim, where he made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in April 1984. His first professional goal came in a 5–2 defeat of FC Schalke 04 on 26 January 1985.[2]

A two-year spell at 1. FC Köln preceded a transfer to Bayern Munich, with the Bavarian club winning the Bundesliga championship in his first season at the club.[3]

In 1991, Kohler transferred to Italian club Juventus. After being named Serie A's best foreign player for 1992,[4] he went on to be part of the team that won the 1992–93 UEFA Cup against Borussia Dortmund, as well as a league and cup double in the 1994–95 season.[3]

Returning to Germany to play for Dortmund in 1995, Kohler won another league championship in 1996 and helped the club to the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final. In a reversal of Kohler's previous continental final victory, Dortmund defeated his former club Juventus to become European Champions for the first time. As a result of this success, Kohler was named Footballer of the Year (Germany) for 1997. In the 2001–02 season, the last of his career, Kohler won his third Bundesliga title with Dortmund and reached the final of the UEFA Cup.[3]

In his final professional appearance, the 2002 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord, Kohler was sent off for a foul on Jon Dahl Tomasson in the 31st minute of the match.[5] After losing possession to Tomasson on the edge of Dortmund's penalty area, Kohler tripped the Danish forward inside the area to concede a penalty kick and was given a straight red card by referee Vítor Melo Pereira. Pierre van Hooijdonk scored the opening goal from the resulting penalty and BVB went on to lose the match 3–2.[6]

International

At international level, Kohler made over 100 appearances for the Germany national team, playing at three FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships, winning the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996.[3]

Style of play

Regarded by pundits as one of the best defenders of his generation (even being dubbed the best stopper in the world by Maurizio Crosetti e Licia Granello of La Repubblica in 1992), Kohler was a complete and physically strong centre-back, who was famed for his defensive perception, anticipation, quick reactions, and marking, as well as his tactical sense; he was also known for his prowess in the air, courtesy of his height, timing, heading accuracy, and elevation, which also made him a goal threat during set-pieces. Although primarily a powerful and hard-tackling but fair stopper (man-marking centre-back), he was also known for his composure and finesse when in possession, and his ability to play the ball out of defence, which he was able to improve as his career progressed, in particular during his time in Italy, where he showed significant technical developments, after initially being pejoratively nicknamed "Eisenfuss" ("iron foot," in German) in his home-country. Beyond his defensive capabilities, he also stood out for his mentality, professionalism, and leadership qualities. Despite his ability as a defender, however, he also struggled with injuries throughout his career; his physical struggles occasionally limited his playing time and affected his form and consistency. Moreover, he was predominantly a right-footed player, who was not particularly adept with his weaker left foot. He was also known for his professional rivalry with Dutch striker Marco van Basten.[5][7]

Coaching career

After his playing career was over, he has managed the German under-21 side, and became sports director of Bayer Leverkusen on 31 March 2003, quitting this post on 29 June 2004.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

On 17 December 2005, he was appointed the coach of MSV Duisburg.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In August 2006, he turned down the opportunity to coach the Ivory Coast national team.[8]

On 28 August 2008, Kohler signed a three-year contract as manager of German 3. Liga club VfR Aalen. However, on 16 November 2008, he retired due to a heart condition from the coaching job. He continued to work as director of sports for Aalen, but was sacked on 5 May 2009.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In April 2013, he started to work as director of sports for his former club SV Waldhof Mannheim.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

After his retirement from professional sports, Kohler occasionally played for Alemannia Adendorf in the Kreisliga C (the 11th tier of German club football).[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental SuperCup1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waldhof Mannheim 1983–84 Bundesliga 5 0 — — — — 5 0
1984–85 26 2 1 0 — — — 27 2
1985–86 32 1 5 2 — — — 37 3
1986–87 32 3 2 0 — — — 34 3
Total 95 6 8 2 — — — 103 8
1. FC Köln 1987–88 Bundesliga 30 2 2 0 — — — 32 2
1988–89 27 0 2 0 — 6 0 — 35 0
Total 57 2 4 0 — 6 0 — 67 2
Bayern Munich 1989–90 Bundesliga 26 2 2 0 — 6 0 1 0 35 2
1990–91 29 4 1 0 — 7 0 1 1 38 5
Total 55 6 3 0 — 13 0 2 1 73 7
Juventus 1991–92 Serie A 27 3 7 0 — — — 34 3
1992–93 29 1 7 1 — 11 2 — 47 4
1993–94 27 3 1 0 — 7 1 — 35 4
1994–95 19 1 5 0 — 5 1 — 29 2
Total 102 8 20 1 — 23 4 — 145 13
Borussia Dortmund 1995–96 Bundesliga 29 5 3 0 — 7 0 1 0 40 5
1996–97 30 2 1 0 — 8 1 1 0 40 3
1997–98 23 3 3 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 34 4
1998–99 29 2 3 0 — — — 32 2
1999–00 30 2 — 1 0 10 1 — 41 3
2000–01 28 0 2 0 — — — 30 0
2001–02 22 0 — 1 1 10 0 — 33 1
Total 191 14 12 1 4 1 40 2 3 0 250 18
Career total 500 36 44 4 4 1 82 6 5 1 635 48

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 1986 2 0
1987 9 0
1988 11 0
1989 2 0
1990 10 0
1991 6 0
1992 10 0
1993 10 0
1994 13 0
1995 5 0
1996 10 1
1997 7 0
1998 10 1
Total 105 2
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kohler goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Jürgen Kohler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 1996 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim {{ Template:Yesno alias = Liechtenstein flag alias = Flag of Liechtenstein.svg flag alias-1719 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1719-1852).svg flag alias-1852 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1921–1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|9–1 || Friendly

2 18 February 1998 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat {{ Template:Yesno alias = Oman flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich

Juventus

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

Individual

See also

References

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