Gero Bisanz (3 November 1935 – 17 October 2014) was a German

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player and

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Career

Bisanz played for 1. FC Köln and

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. From 1982 to 1996, he was the coach of the Germany women's national team, in that time winning the

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three times, in 1989, 1991 and 1995. He also was leading director of the

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's coaches training facilities from 1971 to 2000, then being followed by

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. He also coached 1. FC Köln (amateurs),

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, TuS Lindlar and Germany B.

References

1935 births German football managers German footballers Germany women's national football team managers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers 2014 deaths FC Viktoria Köln players Association football midfielders UEFA Women's Championship-winning managers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub