Harry Koch (born 15 November 1969) is a German former professional
footballer, who played as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
,
and a coach.
His son
Robin
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(b. 1996) is also a footballer, currently with English
Premier League club
Leeds United, and is a
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.
Football career
Born in
Bamberg
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, Koch arrived in the
Bundesliga at already 26, with
1. FC Kaiserslautern, after having played amateur football, and quickly became an undisputed starter. In
1997–98, he played in 31 matches as the club won the national league straight out of the
second division.
In 2003, after 187 matches with 17 goals in the first division, Koch moved to
SV Eintracht Trier 05
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, closing out his career three years later. Immediately after, he took up coaching, replacing Werner Kartz at the helm of lower-level team SV Dörbach.
Honours
1. FC Kaiserslautern
*
Bundesliga (1):
1997–98
*
DFB-Pokal (1):
1995–96; runner-up
2002–03
*
2. Bundesliga
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(1):
1996–97
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
German footballers
Association football defenders
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
German football managers
Sportspeople from Bamberg
Footballers from Bavaria
West German footballers
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