Eberhard Carl (born 13 May 1965) is a German former football coach and a player.[1] A striker, played in the top-tier Bundesliga for eight seasons with Karlsruher SC.

Eberhard Carl
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-05-13) 13 May 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Gündringen, Nagold, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
VfL Nagold
Kehler FV
SV Gündringen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 SV Böblingen 61 (37)
1988–1989 1. FC Pforzheim 34 (20)
1989–1997 Karlsruher SC 177 (25)
1997–2000 Stuttgarter Kickers 68 (8)
2000–2001 1. FC Pforzheim 33 (13)
2001–2003 TSV Haiterbach
2005–2007 VfL Herrenberg
Managerial career
2002–2003 TSV Haiterbach (player-manager)
2004–2005 SV Böblingen
2005–2007 VfL Herrenberg (player-manager)
2010 1. FC Calmbach
2010–2013 TSV-Phönix Lomersheim
2013–2014 1. CfR Pforzheim (sports director)
2014–2015 1. CfR Pforzheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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In his youth, Carl played for VfL Nagold,[2] Kehler FV, and SV Gündringen.[3]

In 1986, he made his first-team debut with SV Böblingen in the Verbandsliga Württemberg and then moved to 1. FC Pforzheim in the Amateuroberliga BW in 1988.[3]

In 1989, Carl moved to Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga, where he played for eight years making 177 appearances in the top division, while making many appearances in the European Cup as well. During the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, they advanced to the semi-finals, ultimately losing to Austria Salzburg on away goals, defeating Valencia, PSV Eindhoven, Bordeaux and Boavista in the earlier rounds. In 1996, he advanced to the finals of the DFB-Pokal Final finishing as runner-up after losing to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final match.[4]

In 1997, he moved to the 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgarter Kickers where he made 68 appearances in the second tier.[4]

In 2000, he joined 1. FC Pforzheim. He then joined TSV Haiterbach in 2001 and became a player-manager for the 2002–03 season.[3] He then retired to become a full-time manager, but returned to becoming a player-manager with VfL Herrenberg in the Landesliga Württemberg.[5]

Coaching career

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After his player career, Carl became an amateur coach with TSV Haiterbach and SV Böblingen.[4] From 2005 to 2007, he coached VfL Herrenberg in the Landesliga in a player-manager role.[5] Afterwards, he moved on to coach 1. FC Calmbach. In 2010, he became the coach for Phönix Lomersheim for three years, helping them get back to the Bezirksliga.[6] In 2013, he became the sporting director at 1. CfR Pforzheim and the coach a year later. In 2017, Carl gave up his job at Pforzheim and moved to the district office, initially as a sports representative, but now he is one of eleven integration managers[4][7] working with refugees.[8]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Carl, Eberhard" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ Buschmann, Heiko (26 October 2016). "Erst Steuern Büffeln, Dann Profis Ärgern" [First Buff Up Taxes, Then Annoy Professionals]. fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Eberhard Carl". Das Kickersarchiv (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Geideck, Tim (27 September 2019). "Eberhard Carl: Immer noch ganz der Eurofighter" [Eberhard Carl: Still the Eurofighter]. Schwarzwälder Bote (in German).
  5. ^ a b Renner, Jürgen (4 July 2019). ""Ebse" Carl darf nicht fehlen" ["Ebse" Carl shouldn't be missing]. Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ Kohler, Ralf (10 September 2018). "Ex-Trainer Eberhard Carl kehrt für Benefizspiel zu Phönix zurück" [Ex-coach Eberhard Carl returns to Phoenix for a charity game]. Pforzheimer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ Katzmaier, Markus (19 December 2019). "Bewegung soll etwas Alltägliches sein" [Movement should be something everyday]. Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Refugees play with "Ebse" Carl at SV Waldrennach" [Refugees play with "Ebse" Carl at SV Waldrennach]. Pforzheimer Zeitung (in German). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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