Karl-Heinz "Charly" Körbel (born 1 December 1954) is a German former professional

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defender. He is currently a member of

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's directors of football and runs their football academy.

Career

Playing career

Körbel is chiefly associated with spending his entire playing career at Eintracht Frankfurt from 1972 to 1991. He currently holds the record for most

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appearances at 602. He gained six caps for

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and played in ten B internationals.

Coaching career

Nowadays, Körbel manages the Eintracht Football Academy and runs a sport shop in his hometown

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Honours

Club

;Eintracht Frankfurt *

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: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1987–88 *

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: 1979–80

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Karl-Heinz Körbel
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