Fritz Fuchs (born 18 October 1943, in

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

) is a German former

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coach and player. As a player, he spent six seasons in the

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with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. As a coach, his biggest success was managing

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to their promotion to the Bundesliga. His son

Uwe Fuchs Uwe Fuchs (born 23 July 1966) is a German football coach and former player. Playing career Fuchs was born in Kaiserslautern. He was loaned to Middlesbrough towards the end of the 1994–95 season, playing just 15 games, but was instrumental in ...

is a coach as well. His brother

Werner Fuchs Werner Fuchs (25 October 1948 – 11 May 1999) was a German football player and coach. Playing career Fuchs was born in Kaiserslautern. A centre forward, he began his professional career in 1967 with a professional contract at 1. FC Kais ...

was also a football coach.

Honours as a player

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finalist: 1971–72

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* 1943 births Living people German footballers Association football defenders Bundesliga players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players BFV Hassia Bingen players German football managers BFV Hassia Bingen managers FSV Salmrohr managers SC Freiburg managers Kickers Offenbach managers SSV Ulm 1846 managers FC 08 Homburg managers Arminia Bielefeld managers 1. FC Saarbrücken managers 1. FC Union Berlin managers Rot-Weiss Essen managers FK Pirmasens managers SV Alsenborn players West German footballers West German football managers People from Kaiserslautern Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-footy-defender-1940s-stub