Harald Karger

Harald Karger
Personal information
Full name Harald Karger
Date of birth (1956-10-14) 14 October 1956
Place of birth Weilburg, West Germany
Playing position Striker
Youth career
TuS Waldhausen
0000–1979 FC Burgsolms
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Eintracht Frankfurt 28 (9)
1983–1984 SV Wiesbaden
1984–1987 SpVgg EGC Wirges
1987 VfL Bad Ems
1989 FC Werdorf
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harald Karger (born 14 October 1956 in Weilburg) is a former German footballer.[1]

Player career

Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1979. The qualified mail man scored nine goals in 23 appearances in his first season. In the UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and he scored in the first leg of the 1980 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The rising star suffered a collateral ligament damage in this match that forced him to end his Bundesliga career after 28 Bundesliga fixtures.

Because of his heading strength, Karger was awarded the nickname Schädel-Harry (Skull Harry) by journalists.[2]

Manager career

After initial tenures at some local amateur clubs, Karger is one of twenty youth coaches in the football academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and works together with former Eintracht players like Charly Körbel, Ralf Weber and Norbert Nachtweih.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Harald Karger" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "»Ich war wie Hrubesch«" (in German). 11freunde.de. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Harald Karger" (in German). eintracht-fussballschule.de. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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