Josef "Seppo" Eichkorn (born 16 September 1956) is a German former
football
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coach and player.
Coaching career
Eichkorn was born in
Radolfzell, Baden-Württemberg. He was manager of
FC St. Pauli
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The football department is part of a larger sp ...
from 1 April 1992
to 30 June 1992
Eichkorn managed St. Pauli for six matches before
Michael Lorkowski took over on 1 July 1992.
His first match was a 1–1 draw against
KFC Uerdingen 05
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History
Th ...
on 3 April 1992.
Eichkorn finished with a record of three wins, two draws, and one loss.
Eichkorn again was manager from 25 September 1992 to 30 June 1994.
His first match as manager was a 4–1 win against
FC Remscheid
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History
Predecessor side ''Marathon'' was formed in 190 ...
.
St. Pauli finished the
1992–93 season in 17th place, one spot above the relegation. During the
1993–94 season, St. Pauli got to the third round of the German Cup.
Eichkorn finished with a record of 25 wins, 26 draws, and 19 losses
and a combined record of 28 wins, 28 draws, and 20 losses.
Eichkorn was manager of
MSV Duisburg
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from 24 March 2000 to 30 June 2000.
This stint was on an interim basis.
His first match was a 3–2 loss to
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
on 25 March 2000.
He finished with a record of one win, two draws, and six losses in nine matches.
Eichkorn again managed Duisburg from 16 October 2000 to 30 June 2001.
His first match was a 4–3 win against
SSV Reutlingen 05 on 22 October 2000.
He finished with a record of 11 wins, nine draws, nd nine losses in 29 matches
and a combined record of 12 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses.
Eichkorn was manager of
FC Schalke 04
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from 16 March 2011 to 20 March 2011.
His only match
was a 2–0 loss to
Bayer Leverkusen
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on 2 March 2011.
During the
2011–12 season, Eichkorn was again manager from 22 September 2011 to 26 September 2011.
His only match during this period was a 4–2 win against
SC Freiburg
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.
He was also manager on 14 December 2011 against
Maccabi Haifa
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in the
Europa League
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and on 21 December 2011 in a 3–1 loss against
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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in the German Cup.
Coaching career statistics
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eichkorn, Josef
1956 births
Living people
People from Radolfzell
Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)
German footballers
German football managers
FC St. Pauli managers
MSV Duisburg managers
VfB Stuttgart non-playing staff
FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff
Bundesliga managers
2. Bundesliga managers
Footballers from Baden-Württemberg
Association footballers not categorized by position