Christian Backs (born 26 August 1962) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Backs came through the

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of BFC Dynamo and played professionally for BFC Dynamo (later named FC Berlin) for 12 seasons, winning eight East German titles and two

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in the 1980s.

International career

During this time he won nine caps for

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, scoring once. He was also involved in the East German Olympic team who qualified for the 1984 Olympics, but was forced to stay at home, because of the East Germans' boycott of the tournament.

Coaching career

After

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, Backs wound down his career with Reinickendorfer Füchse, where he played from 1992 to 1997. He took over as manager of the 'Foxes' in 2000, where he remained until 2004 when he took the reins at his old club Dynamo. He only lasted a year, however, and after a brief spell at Berliner AK, returned to Reinickendorf, where he remained until 2009. In summer 2009 returning to BFC Dynamo for a second spell as manager and was in March 2010 fired.

Honours

* DDR-Oberliga: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 *

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: 1988, 1989

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References

1962 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders East German men's footballers East Germany men's international footballers Berliner FC Dynamo players SG Bergmann-Borsig players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Berliner FC Dynamo managers German football managers Footballers from Berlin Sportspeople from East Berlin {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub