Klaus "Auge" Augenthaler (born 26 September 1957 in Fürstenzell, near Passau in Bavaria, Germany)[2] is a former football player and now manager.
[edit] Playing years
Augenthaler played generally in the position of central defender or, especially in the later part of his career, libero. In his years with Bayern Munich he won seven national championships and three German Cups. In the European Cup he was runner-up in 1982, vs. Aston Villa FC (0–1), but missed the final 1987 through suspension, when Bayern lost 2–1 to FC Porto.
From 1984 until the end of his career as player in 1991 Klaus Augenthaler also captained his club side.
Between 1983 and 1990 he played 27 times for the German National Football Team, with which he won the World Cup 1990 in Italy in the final against Argentina (1–0). He was also part of the side that reached the finals of the 1986 World Cup, but there he only participated in two group matches.
[edit] Managerial career
His managerial career started as assistant coach with Bayern Munich, serving under coaches Søren Lerby, Erich Ribbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Giovanni Trapattoni and Otto Rehhagel. From there he moved to become head coach of Austrian side Grazer AK, taking them to two excellent third placings.
In the winter break of 1999–2000 he had a kind of falling out with management in Graz and took over 1. FC Nuremberg, then in the second German division, leading them to promotion.
Late in the season 2002–03 Nuremberg sacked Augenthaler, as the club was facing relegation. For the last few matches of that season he took over the reins at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, then also in a very precarious situation. He managed to save the club from relegation and stayed on there until September 2005.
In December of that same year he was hired by VfL Wolfsburg. His undistinguished time there ended shortly before the end of the season 2006–07. On 23 March 2010, he signed a half year contract with SpVgg Unterhaching and replaced Matthias Lust.[3] His contract was terminated on 3 June 2011.[4]
[edit] Honours
As player:
Club:
- European Cup Runner-up (2): 1982, 1987
- Bundesliga Champion (7): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89 and 1989–90
- DFB-Pokal Winner (3): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86
- DFB-Supercup Winner (3): 1982, 1987, 1990
- Länderpokal Winner (1): 1977
International:
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Augenthaler, Klaus |
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| Short description |
German ootball player and manager |
| Date of birth |
26 September 1957 |
| Place of birth |
Fürstenzell, West Germany |
| Date of death |
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