Manfred Binz

Manfred Binz

Personal information
Full name	Manfred Binz
Date of birth	22 September 1965 (1965-09-22) (age 46)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender, Sweeper
Club information
Current club	FC Germania 1911 Enkheim
Youth career
0000–1979	VfR Bockenheim
1979–1985	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1996	Eintracht Frankfurt	336	(26)
1996–1998	Brescia Calcio	44	(3)
1998–1999	Borussia Dortmund	13	(0)
1999–2002	Kickers Offenbach	68	(7)
2002–2003	Eintracht Frankfurt U23	8	(0)
2003	KSV Klein-Karben[1]	6	(0)
Total		475	(36)
National team
1987–1990	West Germany U-21	9	(0)
1990–1992	Germany[2]	14	(1)
Teams managed
2004	Kickers Offenbach (caretaker)
2010–	FC Germania 1911 Enkheim
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manfred Binz (22 September 1965 in Frankfurt) is a former German footballer who is now the manager of FC Germania 1911 Enkheim.^[3]

Career

In his active career the sweeper won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt and became runner-up at UEFA Euro 1992 with Germany. Since the 1986–87 season Manfred Binz was the undisputed chief of the Frankfurt defence and appeared in 246 Bundesliga games in a row. Although Frankfurt was always a championship contender at the beginning of the 1990s, Binz failed to win the Bundesliga with the eagles. Finally the national cup victory was the highlight of his active career.^[4]

After being eliminated in the UEFA cup in March 1994 he fell out with manager Klaus Toppmöller, causing the slow departure of the sweeper. The situation calmed down but in 1996 he left Eintracht Frankfurt for Italian side Brescia Calcio, playing in Serie B with whom he was immediately promoted to Serie A. In the winter break 1997–98 he returned to the Bundesliga, signing at Borussia Dortmund, slowly fading his pro career.

International career

After making severe mistakes, his ambitions for playing for Germany ended and he never was capped again.

Numbers and facts

• Bundesliga debut: 2 March 1985
• 1985–1996 Eintracht Frankfurt: 336 Bundesliga appearances, 26 goals
• 1998 Borussia Dortmund: 13 Bundesliga appearances, 0 goals (total: 349 appearances, 26 goals)
• Last Bundesliga appearance: 14 August 1998

Honours

• DFB-Pokal (1): 1988 with Eintracht Frankfurt
• UEFA Euro 1992: runner-up

References

1. ^ "Binz, Manfred" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2009-10/borussia-dortmund-17/9075/spieler_manfred-binz.html. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
2. ^ "2. Bundesliga – Co-Trainer Binz beim FSV gefeuert" (in German). Focus. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga2/2-bundesliga-co-trainer-binz-beim-fsv-gefeuert_aid_444891.html. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
3. ^ "Manfred Binz" (in German). transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/manfred-binz/aufeinenblick/trainer_999.html. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Manfred Binz" (in German). Munzinger Online. http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Manfred+Binz/1/2556.html. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Binz, Manfred
Alternative names
Short description	German professional footballer
Date of birth	1965-09-22
Place of birth	Frankfurt, Germany
Date of death
Place of death