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Günter Sebert

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Günter Sebert
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-29) 29 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, sweeper
Team information
Current team
Waldhof Mannheim (Sport Director)
Youth career
1956–1966 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1987 Waldhof Mannheim 592 (110)
Managerial career
1988–1991 Waldhof Mannheim
1992–1993 Hertha BSC
1994 Stuttgarter Kickers
1995 1. FC Nürnberg
1996–1997 Waldhof Mannheim
1998–2001 VfR Mannheim
2001–2003 Jahn Regensburg
2003 TuS Celle FC
2003–2005 SV Sandhausen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Günter Sebert (born 29 May 1948) is a German former football player and manager. He is the former sport director of SV Waldhof Mannheim.

Playing career

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Sebert began his career in 1957 as a nine-year-old in the youth team of SV Waldhof Mannheim before he was called up to the first team in 1967. During his active time, Sebert was only active for SV Waldhof. He played around 700 competitive games for the blue and blacks, 128 of them in the Bundesliga, in which he scored 13 goals.[1] He is honorary captain and with 592 completed league games record player at SV Waldhof Mannheim. In 1983, Sebert led the Waldhöfer as captain to promotion to the Bundesliga.[2] The best placement there was sixth in the 1984/85 season. Sebert ended his playing career in 1987 at the age of 39.[3]

Coaching career

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Born in Mannheim, Sebert began his coaching career at Waldhof Mannheim in July 1986 as an assistant coach.[4] He was then promoted to head coach on 17 November 1988[5] and was in that position until 30 June 1990.[5] He then took over at Hertha BSC on 21 August 1992[6] and was head coach until 20 October 1993.[6] He was head coach of Stuttgarter Kickers from 2 March 1994 to 30 June 1994.[7] 1. FC Nürnberg was his next destination when he took over on 1 January 1995 and was there until 30 June 1995.[8] He returned to Waldhof Mannheim on 10 October 1996 and was there until 28 March 1997.[9]

Profession

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Sebert is a trained lathe operator and worked at Bopp & Reuther in Mannheim, later he was employed by the city of Mannheim before devoting himself entirely to football. From January 2009 to April 2013 he was sporting director at SV Waldhof.[10][11]

In 1986 Sebert published his biography Waldhof ist mein Leben.[12]

Literature

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  • Fritz Glanzner, Kurt Schaller: Günter Sebert: Waldhof ist mein Leben. TIP-publisher, Lampertheim 1986

References

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  1. ^ "Günter Sebert". Besoccer. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Vor 40 Jahren: Günter Sebert und die Bundesliga-Premiere des SV Waldhof" (in German). Sportschau. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Günter Sebert" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Günter Sebert". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Günter Sebert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Hertha BSC". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Stuttgarter Kickers » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Waldhof Mannheim » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ^ ""Von den Besserverdienern müssen wir uns trennen"" (in German). RevierSport. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Kohler kehrt zu seinen Wurzeln zurück" (in German). TZ. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Günter Sebert - Waldhof ist mein Leben" (in German). AbeBooks. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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