Manfred Binz

Manfred Binz (22 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current assistant manager of SC Hessen Dreieich.

Manfred Binz
Binz in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Manfred Binz
Date of birth (1965-09-22) 22 September 1965
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, Sweeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Germania 1911 Enkheim
Youth career
0000–1979 VfR Bockenheim
1979–1985 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1996 Eintracht Frankfurt 336 (26)
1996–1998 Brescia Calcio 44 (3)
1998–1999 Borussia Dortmund 13 (0)
1999–2002 Kickers Offenbach 68 (7)
2002–2003 Eintracht Frankfurt U23 8 (0)
2003 KSV Klein-Karben[1] 6 (0)
Total 475 (36)
National team
1987–1990 West Germany U-21 9 (0)
1990–1992 Germany[2] 14 (1)
Teams managed
2004 Kickers Offenbach (caretaker)
2011 Kickers Offenbach (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Binz was born in Frankfurt. In his active career the sweeper won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt. Having made his debut on 2 March 1985, he became the undisputed chief of the Frankfurt defence in the 1986–87 season and appeared in 246 Bundesliga games in a row. Although Frankfurt was always a championship contender at the beginning of the 1990s, Binz failed to win the Bundesliga with the eagles. Finally the national cup victory was the highlight of his active career.[3]

After being eliminated in the UEFA cup in March 1994 he fell out with manager Klaus Toppmöller, causing the slow departure of the sweeper. The situation calmed down but in 1996 he left Eintracht Frankfurt for Italian side Brescia Calcio, playing in Serie B with whom he was immediately promoted to Serie A. In the winter break 1997–98 he returned to the Bundesliga,[4] signing at Borussia Dortmund, slowly fading his pro career and making his Bundesliga appearance on 14 August 1998.

International career

Binz won his first cap after the World Cup 1990 in a friendly match against Portugal.[5] He was part of the German team that finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 1992.

Honours

Club

Eintracht Frankfurt

International

Germany

  • UEFA European Football Championship: runner-up 1992

References
  1. "Binz, Manfred" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. "2. Bundesliga – Co-Trainer Binz beim FSV gefeuert" (in German). Focus. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. "Manfred Binz" (in German). Munzinger Online. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (23 June 2016). "Manfred Binz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. Arnhold, Matthias (23 June 2016). "Manfred Binz - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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