Henning Bürger (born 16 December 1969) is a German professional

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coach and a former player. He is the caretaker manager of

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

. As a player, he spent three seasons in the

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with

, as well as five seasons in the

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with

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Nürnberg,

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

, and

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

Coaching career

Bürger took over as manager of then 2. Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 2008, but could not prevent the club's relegation to the 3. Liga at the end of the season. He was released by Jena after a 0–6 defeat on 14 September 2008 against

VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German Association football, football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. They are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of V ...

. Since 2011, Bürger manages the reserve side of

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 ...

. During the 2015–16 season, Bürger additionally worked as assistant coach of Eintracht's first team.

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* 1969 births Living people People from Zeulenroda-Triebes People from Bezirk Gera Association football midfielders German footballers East German footballers Footballers from Thuringia German football managers FC Carl Zeiss Jena players FC Schalke 04 players 1. FC Saarbrücken players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC St. Pauli players Eintracht Frankfurt players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players DDR-Oberliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Carl Zeiss Jena managers 2. Bundesliga managers 3. Liga managers Eintracht Braunschweig non-playing staff {{germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub