Armin Kraaz (born 3 February 1965) is a German
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
manager and former player.
The former
defender played for
Viktoria Preußen until 1979 and then moved to
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
. From 1983 to 1984 he was fielded in the pro squad, appearing in 123 Bundesliga fixtures, netting three goals. In 1988, he went to
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt. His departure from Eintracht was a painful one as after the
DFB Cup victory of the ''Eagles'' he sat crying on the bench as an unused sub.
In 1996, he joined the Eintracht coaching staff and firstly managed the Under-19 team. In March 1997, he shortly played for the
Eintracht reserves and carried on to manage the Under-19 team. In January 2001 he was promoted to become assistant manager of the pro team. Between 8 March and 27 May 2002 was caretaker for the ''Eagles''.
At present he is the director of the Eintracht youth academy.
References
External links
Armin Kraazat eintracht-archiv.de
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1965 births
Living people
German footballers
German football managers
SV Viktoria Preußen 07 players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
Eintracht Frankfurt II players
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt players
Bundesliga players
Eintracht Frankfurt managers
Eintracht Frankfurt non-playing staff
Association football defenders
Footballers from Frankfurt