Eduard Geyer

Infobox Football biography
playername = Eduard Geyer


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1944|10|7
cityofbirth = Bielitz
countryofbirth = Upper Silesia
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position = Defender
currentclub = None
youthyears = 1954-1957 1957-1962
youthclubs = BSG Aufbau Dresden-Mitte SC Einheit Dresden
years = 1962-1968 1968-1975
clubs = SC Einheit Dresden Dynamo Dresden
caps(goals) = 90 (6)
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manageryears = 1986-1990 1989-1990 1991-1992 1992-1994 1994-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
managerclubs = Dynamo Dresden East Germany BFC Siófok Sachsen Leipzig Energie Cottbus Al Nasr Sachsen Leipzig Dynamo Dresden

Eduard Geyer (born October 7, 1944) is a German football manager and former player. He has had a long and varied career, particularly notable for being the last manager of the East German national team. He has recently been sacked from his second spell as manager of Dynamo Dresden.

Playing career

Geyer was born in Bielitz (Bielsko), Upper Silesia. His family fled to Dresden after the end of World War II, and he began his football career with SC Einheit Dresden. In his youth was a goalkeeper, but he began his career playing as an attacker, later moving into defence. He joined Dynamo Dresden in 1968, where he played until his career ended in 1975 for health reasons. In total he had played 112 games for the club, scoring twelve times, and was twice East German champion and won one cup.

Coaching career

Geyer moved into coaching, working with Dynamo's youth team, and assisting first-team manager Klaus Sammer, whom he succeeded in 1986. He won the DDR-Oberliga in 1989, ending Dynamo Berlin's 10-year dominance. He also reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals that year, before going onto manage the East German national team. His time in charge was to be short-lived, however, as the side disappeared with the reunification of East and West Germany. After a brief spell scouting at Schalke 04, he moved to Hungary, managing BFC Siófok for a year before returning to Sachsen Leipzig. Under Geyer the team captured the NOFV-Oberliga (IV) title in 1993, but the club was denied promotion due when denied a licence to play in the Regionalliga (III) for financial reasons. He moved on a year later, joining Energie Cottbus where he enjoyed great success, advancing the previously unheralded club through two promotions into the first division Bundesliga. Under his direction the team was able to stay up for three years despite having a very small budget. He also took his side to the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) final in 1997. After relegation to the 2. Bundesliga in 2003, the team was unable to bounce back, finishing 14th in 2004/05, which spelled the end of Geyer tenure at Cottbus. He spent six months in the United Arab Emirates with Al Nasr, before returning to Sachsen Leipzig, initially as sporting director, but later as manager. He left Sachsen at the end of the 2006-07 season, due to financial problems, and returned to Dynamo Dresden three months later, hoping to spearhead their qualification for the 3. Bundesliga or higher. They did qualify for the third division, but results were generally poor, and Geyer was sacked in June 2008.

Honours

As a player

* DDR Under-16 Cup: 1961
* DDR Oberliga: 1971, 1973
* FDGB Pokal: 1971

As a manager

*DDR Youth Championship: 1976, 1985
*DDR Oberliga: 1989
*NOFV-Oberliga: 1993
*Regionalliga Nordost: 1997
*DFB Pokal: Runner-up 1997
*2. Bundesliga: Third place 2000

External links

* [http://www.dynamo-dresden.de/saison/mannschaft/betreuer/2007-2008/1-mannschaft/64/ Profile at Dynamo Dresden]