Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942) is a German former professional
football player and manager.
Managerial career
East Germany (1971–1987)
Meyer was born in Briesen near
Bilin,
German Empire, today Bílina, Czech Republic. He was manager of
Carl Zeiss Jena from 1 July 1971 to 23 October 1983.
His first match was a 1–0 win against
Vorwärts Stralsund on 29 August 1971.
During the 1971–72 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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.
They were eliminated by the
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in the round of 16.
In the domestic season, Carl Zeiss Jena won the East German Cup,
defeating
Dynamo Dresden
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in the final,
and finished fourth in the league. During the 1972–73 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
They were knocked out in the second round by
Leeds United
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.
They were knocked out of the East German Cup by
Hansa Rostock
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and finished second in the league. During the 1973–74 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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where they were eliminate in the second round.
Carl Zeiss Jena won its second East German Cup under Meyer, again defeating Dynamo Dresden in the final,
and finished second in the league. During the 1974–75 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
In the domestic season, Carl Zeiss Jena were knocked out of the East German Cup by Dynamo Dresden
and finished second in the league. During the 1975–76 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they were knocked out in the second round.
They were knocked out of the East German Cup in the quarter-finals by
Lokomotive Leipzig
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and finished fifth in the league. During the 1976–77 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in only in domestic competitions. They got to the semi-finals of the East German Cup where they were knocked out by Dynamo Dresden
and finished third in the league. During the 1977–78 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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.
They were eliminated by
Bastia
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in the quarter-finals.
Vorwärts Stralsund knocked out Carl Zeiss Jena in the round of 16 of the East German Cup.
Carl Zeiss Jena finished fifth in the league. During the 1978–79 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they were knocked out in the second round by
MSV Duisburg
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.
In the East German Cup, Dynamo Dresden knocked out Carl Zeiss Jena in the round of 16,
In the league, Carl Zeiss Jena finished in third place. During the 1979–80 season, Carl Zeiss Jena participated in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they were knocked out in the second round by
Red Star Belgrade
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.
They won the East German Cup after defeating
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3–1 in the final.
Carl Zeiss Jena finished third in the league. During the 1980–81 season, Carl Zeiss Jena got all the way to the
final
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of the
Cup Winners' Cup
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where they lost to
Dinamo Tbilisi
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Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...
.
They were knocked out of the East German Cup in the round of 16.
They finished in third place in the league. During the 1981–82 season, Carl Zeiss Jena were eliminated by
Real Madrid in the second round of the
UEFA Cup
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.
They finished in fifth place in the league. During the 1981–82 season, Carl Zeiss Jena were eliminated by
Girondins de Bordeaux in the
UEFA Cup
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.
They were eliminated by
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football.
The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...
in the semi-finals of the East German Cup.
They finished in third place in the league. He left the club on 23 October 1983.
His final match was a 5–0 loss to
Dynamo Berlin on 22 October 1983.
Meyer was manager of Rot-Weiß Erfurt from 1 July 1984 to 28 April 1987.
His first match was a 1–1 draw against Hansa Rostock on 18 August 1984.
Rot-Weiß Erfurt finished the 1984–85 season in sixth place and were eliminated in the East German Cup in the quarter-finals.
In the 1985–86 season, Rot-Weiß Erfurt were eliminated from the East German Cup in the round of 16.
They finished in 10th place in the league. During the 1986–87 season, Rot-Weiß were eliminated in the round of 16 of the East German Cup.
Meyer left the club on 28 April 1987.
His final match was a 2–1 loss to
Stahl Riesa.
Rot-Weiß Erfurt were in ninth place at the time Meyer left the club.
East Germany and German reunification (1988–1995)
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Meyer was manager of Chemnitz from 1 July 1988 to 9 June 1993.
His first match as manager was a 1–0 win against
1. FC Magdeburg on 13 August 1988.
Karl-Marx-Stadt finished the 1988–89 season in third place. The club got to the final of the East German Cup.
Chemnitz finished the 1989–90 season in second place, losing the championship on the tiebreaker. They also participated in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they were eliminated in the round of 16, and the East German Cup, where they got to the quarter-finals.
During the 1990–91 season, Chemnitz participated in the
UEFA Cup
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.
They lost both of their first round matches 2–0 to
Borussia Dortmund
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.
They were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the East German Cup by
Union Berlin.
They finished the 1990–91 season in fifth place.
German reunification happened late in 1990. Therefore, Chemnitz participated in the
2. Bundesliga
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.
They started the 1991–92 season with a 0–0 draw against
1. FSV Mainz 05 on 24 July 1991.
Chemnitz lost 3–1 to
Freiburger FC
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History
Founded in 1897, for many decades FFC were t ...
in the first round of the German Cup on 27 July 1991.
However, they defeated
SC Freiburg
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the following weekend on 2 August 1991.
In the league, they would remain undefeated through the first five matchdays.
Chemnitz started the 1992–93 season with a 1–1 draw against
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...
on 11 July 1992.
They got to the semi-finals of the German Cup where they lost to
Hertha BSC II
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.
Chemnitz finished the league season in seventh place.
Despite being in the top third of the league table,
Meyer left the club on 9 June 1993.
His final match was a 2–0 loss to Hansa Rostock on 6 June 1993.
Meyer returned to Carl Zeiss Jena on 2 October 1993 and was there until 27 August 1994.
His first match was a 0–0 draw against
SV Meppen on 10 October 1993.
Carl Zeiss Jena finished the 1993–94 season in 17th place.
They finished in the relegation zone; two points from safety.
Meyer and Carl Zeiss Jena parted ways on 27 August 1994.
His final match was a 5–2 win against
Stahl Brandenburg
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History
The club was formed in 1950 as ''BSG Einheit Brandenburg'' and played its earliest seasons in the II division of East German foo ...
on 27 August 1994.
Meyer was manager of Union Berlin from 25 January 1995 to 2 October 1995.
His first match was a 1–1 draw against
Sachsen Leipzig
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on 5 February 1995.
Union Berlin defeated
Türkiyemspor Berlin 6–0 on 23 April 1995.
Union Berlin finished the
1994–95 season in third place. Meyer and Union Berlin parted ways on 2 October 1995
and had his last match against
Optik Rathenow on 23 September 1995, which Union Berlin won 2–1.
Twente and back to Germany (1996–2009)
Meyer was manager of
FC Twente
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from 1 January 1996
to 6 September 1999.
His first match was a 3–0 loss to
Roda
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on 20 January 1996.
Twente lost 6–1 to
Ajax
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on 9 March 1996.
Twente got to the quarter-finals of the
Dutch Cup
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.
Twente finished the 1995–96 season in tenth place. Twente started the 1996–97 season with a 3–1 win against
Heerenveen
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on 20 August 1996. Twente finished the league season in third place.
Twente were eliminated in the round of 16 in the
Dutch Cup
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.
During the 1997–98 season, Twente participated in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they got to the round of 16.
Twente finished the league season in ninth place. Twente finished third in the
Dutch Cup
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.
During the 1998–99 season, Twente participated in the
Intertoto Cup
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, where they were knocked out in the third round.
Twente finished the season in eighth place. Twente were eliminated in the round of 16 of the
Dutch Cup
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.
Twente started the 1999–2000 season with a 1–1 draw against
Waalwijk
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on 14 August 1999.
Meyer left Twente on 6 September 1999 to join
Borussia Mönchengladbach.
His final match was a 1–0 loss to
Utrecht
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.
Twente had qualified for the second round of the Dutch Cup at the time he left the club.
Meyer was manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach from 6 September 1999
to 1 March 2003.
His first match was a 2–1 loss to
Alemannia Aachen on 11 September 1999.
Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated
1. FC Nürnberg 4–0 on 20 December 1999 during the 1999–2000 season. Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Mainz 6–1 on 21 May 2000. During the 2000–01 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated
Rot Weiss Ahlen
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,
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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, Nürnberg, and Duisburg in the German Cup before losing to Union Berlin in the semi-final.
Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated
SSV Ulm 1846
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The club's great ...
5–0 on 4 September 2000. Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated
Alemannia Aachen 6–1 on 24 February 2001. Borussia Mönchengladbach started the 2001–02 season with a 1–0 win against
Bayern Munich.
Bayer Leverkusen
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defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 on 9 February 2002. Borussia Mönchengladbach started the 2002–03 season with a 1–0 win against
Bayern Munich.
The match on 1 March 2003 between Borussia Mönchengladbach and
FC Schalke 04 finished in a 2–2 draw.
Meyer was dismissed immediately after the match.
He finished with a record of 51 wins, 42 draws, and 38 losses.
Meyer was manager of
Hertha BSC from 20 December 2003
to 30 June 2004.
His first match was a 4–0 loss to
Werder Bremen
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.
Hertha defeated Borussia Dortmund 6–2 on 8 May 2004. He finished with a record of seven wins, five draws, and five losses.
Meyer was manager of Nürnberg from 9 November 2005
to 12 February 2008.
His first match was a 3–1 win against Kaiserslautern on 19 November 2005.
On 2 May 2006, Nürnberg defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–2. During the
2006–07 season, from matchday four to matchday seven, Nürnberg had four consecutive 1–1 draws.
On matchday eight, the match between Nürnberg and
Eintracht Frankfurt
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finished in a 2–2 draw for a fifth consecutive draw.
On 26 May 2007, Nürnberg defeated
VfB Stuttgart
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to win the German Cup.
This made Meyer the only coach having won the East German Cup (FDGB-Pokal) and the DFB-Pokal (former West German and now All-German Football Cup). Meyer was sacked on 12 February 2008.
His final match was a 1–1 draw against
Hansa Rostock
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on 9 February 2008.
He finished with a record of 33 wins, 31 draws, and 27 losses.
Meyer returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 19 October 2008
and was there until 28 May 2009.
His first match was a 1–0 win against
Karlsruher SC
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on 25 October 2008.
He finished with a record of seven wins, six draws, and 13 losses.
Managerial record
*1.Same club with two different names.
Honours
Player
Carl Zeiss
*
DDR-Oberliga:
1967–68
Manager
Carl Zeiss
*
FDGB-Pokal
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: 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80
1. FC Nürnberg
*
DFB-Pokal
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:
2006–07
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Hans
1942 births
Living people
German footballers
East German footballers
FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
German football managers
German expatriate football managers
FC Carl Zeiss Jena managers
Hertha BSC managers
Borussia Mönchengladbach managers
1. FC Nürnberg managers
FC Twente managers
1. FC Union Berlin managers
Bundesliga managers
Chemnitzer FC managers
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt managers
DDR-Oberliga players
Association football defenders