Heinz-Günter Scheil (born 9 November 1962) is a retired
German football
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player and current manager.
Career
Scheil made his debut in the
Bundesliga for
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
, where he spent his entire career, on 8 September 1984, in a game against
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...
. This should remain the only Bundesliga game of his career, as Braunschweig was relegated at the end of the season. Scheil continued to play for the club in the
2. Bundesliga
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, making 189 appearances at this level until he retired in 1993.
Managing career
After retiring as a player, Scheil worked as assistant manager at Eintracht Braunschweig from 1995 until 1997, also taking over as
caretaker manager
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for a time in 1995 after manager
Jan Olsson had been sacked. Scheil went on to manage several local lower division sides during the next few years, until returning as assistant manager at Braunschweig for the 2007–08 season.
Personal life
Heinz-Günter Scheil has a son,
Dominik Scheil
Dominik Scheil (born 12 December 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for TSV Vordorf.
Career
Scheil made his professional debut for Eintracht Braunschweig in the 3. Liga on 5 October 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 90+1s ...
, who also played professionally for Eintracht Braunschweig.
[Horst Bläsig/Alex Leppert, ''Ein Roter Löwe auf der Brust - Die Geschichte von Eintracht Braunschweig'' (2010) , publisher: Die Werkstatt, page: 388]
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Footballers from Braunschweig
German men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
German football managers
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
Eintracht Braunschweig managers
Eintracht Braunschweig non-playing staff
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players