Manfred Binz

Manfred Binz
	Binz in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	22 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, sweeper
Team information
Current team	FC Germania 1911 Enkheim
Youth career
0000–1979	VfR Bockenheim
1979–1985	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1996	Eintracht Frankfurt
1996–1998	Brescia
1998–1999	Borussia Dortmund
1999–2002	Kickers Offenbach
2002–2003	Eintracht Frankfurt U23
2003	KSV Klein-Karben
Total
International career
1987–1990	West Germany U-21
1990–1992	Germany
Managerial career
2004	Kickers Offenbach (caretaker)
2011	Kickers Offenbach (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Germany
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 Germany national team that finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 1992.

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

DFB-Pokal: 1987–88

Germany

UEFA European Football Championship: runner-up 1992

References

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

[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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