Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (born 2 June 1934) is a German retired

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manager and player. Feldkamp started coaching in 1968. In Germany, he coached

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, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and

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, among others. He previously coached

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in 1992–93, and also coached another

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club,

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in 1999. During his 1992–93 tenure at the Istanbul club, Feldkamp helped Galatasaray establish a competitive squad with promising Turkish youngsters. These would-be stars included, but are not limited to:

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, Tugay Kerimoğlu, and

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. While manager of Kaiserslautern he won the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, followed by the 1990–91 Bundesliga and the

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. He also won the

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with

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and in

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with

. While managing in Turkey he guided Galatasaray to the 1992–93 1.Lig title and the 1992–93

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. He is commonly referred to as "Kalli". Due to his direct and honest interaction with the Turkish media, Turkish newspapers often write about the "Kalli aphorisms." In June 2007, he returned to Galatasaray by signing a two-year contract and replacing outgoing coach

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. He was respected and elevated to the level of almost a "living legend" by Galatasaray supporters. He was known for his rigid "discipline" on and off the training pitch and did not differentiate between "star" and "team" players. On 5 April 2008, Feldkamp resigned from Galatasaray due to a huge amount of disagreements between himself and the board. Galatasaray President Adnan Polat previously stated that, Feldkamp would not be Galatasaray coach for the 2008–09 season but was responsible for the reserve team and an advisor to the new coach. It was rumoured that his previous occasions with

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and

just before the derby game against Beşiktaş J.K., and recent modifications in the squad led to the resignation. On 26 November 2008, Feldkamp officially returned to Galatasaray as the team consultant in order to assist the team manager

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References

External links

Karl-Heinz Feldkamp at eintracht-archiv.de
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feldkamp, Karl-Heinz German footballers Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players German football managers German expatriate football managers Borussia Dortmund managers 1934 births Living people 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers Arminia Bielefeld managers Eintracht Frankfurt managers Beşiktaş J.K. managers Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers Süper Lig managers Expatriate football managers in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Turkey Bundesliga managers Footballers from Essen KFC Uerdingen 05 managers FC Gütersloh 2000 managers SG Wattenscheid 09 managers German expatriate sportspeople in Egypt German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Association football midfielders Regionalliga players