Heinz-Günter Scheil (born 9 November 1962) is a retired German

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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

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. 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

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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

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheil, Heinz-Gunter 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