List of Eintracht Frankfurt managers

This is a list of the people to manage Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht did not officially appoint a manager until 1919 when the late board member Albert Sohn coached the team. In 1921 the first full-time manager, Dori Kürschner, was appointed.

Paul Oßwald was in charge as manager in three stints, two before World War II and one after. Oßwald is also the longest serving manager in club history with 6 years in a single stint and accumulated 14 years overall.

Major national or and international trophy winning managers include Paul Oßwald (German championship in 1958–59), Elek Schwartz (Intertoto Cup in 1966–67), Dietrich Weise (DFB-Pokal in 1973–74 and 1974–75), Friedel Rausch (UEFA Cup in 1979–80), Lothar Buchmann (DFB-Pokal in 1980–81), Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (DFB-Pokal in 1987–88), Niko Kovač (DFB-Pokal in 2017–18) and Oliver Glasner (Europa League in 2021–22).

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As of 1 July 2023

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This list does not include caretaker managers or those who managed in a temporary capacity

Information correct as of 14 March 2023. Only competitive matches are counted

Picture Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%[1] Honours Notes
Albert Sohn   Germany 1919 1919 [2]
Izidor Kürschner   Hungary July 1921 May 1922 14 13 0 1 092.86 Kreisliga Nordmain champions (1921–22) [2]
Maurice Parry   Wales April 1925 March 1926 28 10 7 11 035.71 [2]
Walter Dietrich / Friedel Egly   Switzerland /   Germany March 1926 September 1927 35 24 6 5 068.57 Bezirksliga Main runners-up (1926–27) [2]
Gustav Wieser   Austria October 1927 July 1928 28 20 4 4 071.43 Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1927–28) [2]
  Paul Oßwald   Germany August 1928 30 August 1933 166 114 26 26 068.67

Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1928–29)
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1929–30)
Southern German champions (1929–30)
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1930–31)
Southern German championship runners-up (1930–31)
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1931–32)
Southern German champions (1931–32)
German championship runners-up (1931–32)
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen champions (1932–33)

[2]
Willi Spreng   Germany September 1933 May 1935 42 16 12 14 038.10 [2]
  Paul Oßwald   Germany August 1935 June 1938 67 45 9 13 067.16

Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen runners-up (1936–37)
Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen champions (1937–38)

[2]
Otto Boer   Germany January 1939 June 1939 10 5 1 4 050.00 [2]
Péter Szabó   Hungary August 1939 31 May 1941 37 25 4 8 067.57 [2]
Willi Lindner   Germany July 1941 July 1942 16 12 1 3 075.00 [2]
Péter Szabó   Hungary 1942 1943 [2]
Emil Melcher   Germany January 1946 June 1947 54 21 18 15 038.89 [2]
Willi Treml   Germany June 1947 January 1948 24 11 5 8 045.83 [2]
Bernhard Kellerhoff   Germany February 1948 December 1948 32 12 9 11 037.50 [2]
Walter Hollstein   Germany January 1949 June 1950 62 19 16 27 030.65 [2]
Kurt Windmann   Germany August 1950 July 1956 206 97 44 65 047.09

Oberliga Süd champions (1952–53)
Oberliga Süd runners-up (1953–54)

[2]
Adolf Patek   Austria July 1956 30 April 1958 64 33 14 17 051.56 [2]
  Paul Oßwald   Germany 1 May 1958 16 April 1964 231 142 42 47 061.47

Oberliga Süd champions (1958–59)
German champions (1958–59)
European Cup runners-up (1959–60)
Oberliga Süd runners-up (1960–61)
Oberliga Süd runners-up (1961–62)

[2]
Ivica Horvat   Yugoslavia 17 April 1964 30 June 1965 43 19 7 17 044.19

DFB-Pokal runners-up (1963–64)

[3]
  Elek Schwartz   Romania 1 July 1965 30 June 1968 120 54 26 40 045.00

Intertoto Cup champions (1966–67)

[3]
  Erich Ribbeck   Germany 1 July 1968 30 June 1973 203 83 41 79 040.89 [3]
Dietrich Weise   Germany 1 July 1973 12 June 1976 130 69 29 32 053.08 DFB-Pokal champions (1973–74)
DFB-Pokal champions (1974–75)
[3]
Hans-Dieter Roos   Germany 1 July 1976 8 November 1976 14 5 1 8 035.71 [3]
  Gyula Lóránt   Hungary 9 November 1976 1 December 1977 51 30 11 10 058.82 [3]
  Dettmar Cramer   Germany 9 December 1977 30 June 1978 19 9 2 8 047.37 [3]
Otto Knefler   Germany 1 July 1978 3 November 1978 12 8 1 3 066.67 [3]
  Friedel Rausch   Germany 8 January 1979 30 June 1980 70 33 8 29 047.14 UEFA Cup champions (1979–80) [3]
  Lothar Buchmann   Germany 1 July 1980 30 June 1982 88 43 15 30 048.86 DFB-Pokal champions (1980–81) [3]
Helmut Senekowitsch   Austria 1 July 1982 17 September 1982 6 1 0 5 016.67 [3]
  Branko Zebec   Yugoslavia 19 September 1982 17 October 1983 39 12 8 19 030.77 [3]
Dietrich Weise   Germany 30 October 1983 3 December 1986 111 30 42 39 027.03 [3]
Timo Zahnleiter   Germany 3 December 1986 30 June 1987 19 4 2 13 021.05 [3]
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp   Germany 1 July 1987 14 September 1988 45 16 12 17 035.56 DFB-Pokal champions (1987–88) [3]
Pál Csernai   Hungary 15 September 1988 12 December 1988 14 6 2 6 042.86 [3]
Jörg Berger   Germany 18 December 1988 13 April 1991 89 34 30 25 038.20

Relegation/Promotion play-off winners (1988–89)

[3]
  Dragoslav Stepanović   Yugoslavia 14 April 1991 30 March 1993 88 43 28 17 048.86 [3]
Horst Heese   Germany 31 March 1993 30 June 1993 11 4 4 3 036.36 [3]
Klaus Toppmöller   Germany 1 July 1993 10 April 1994 40 19 7 14 047.50 [3]
  Jupp Heynckes   Germany 1 July 1994 2 April 1995 34 12 10 12 035.29 [3]
  Charly Körbel   Germany 2 April 1995 30 March 1996 42 15 10 17 035.71 [3]
  Dragoslav Stepanović   Yugoslavia 30 March 1996 7 December 1996 28 7 7 14 025.00 [3]
Horst Ehrmantraut   Germany 18 December 1996 8 December 1998 72 32 22 18 044.44

2. Bundesliga champions (1997–98)

[3]
  Reinhold Fanz   Germany 22 December 1998 18 April 1999 9 1 3 5 011.11 [3]
Jörg Berger   Germany 19 April 1999 19 December 1999 26 8 4 14 030.77 [3]
  Felix Magath   Germany 27 December 1999 29 January 2001 37 15 5 17 040.54 [3]
  Friedel Rausch   Germany 3 April 2001 30 June 2001 7 2 0 5 028.57 [3]
  Martin Andermatt   Switzerland 1 July 2001 8 March 2002 28 12 9 7 042.86 [3]
Willi Reimann   Germany 1 July 2002 27 May 2004 67 26 17 24 038.81

2. Bundesliga promotion (as 3rd) (2002–03)

[3]
  Friedhelm Funkel   Germany 1 July 2004 30 June 2009 194 70 50 74 036.08

2. Bundesliga promotion (as 3rd) (2004–05)
DFB-Pokal runners-up (2005–06)

[3]
  Michael Skibbe   Germany 1 July 2009 22 March 2011 67 25 15 27 037.31 [3]
  Christoph Daum   Germany 23 March 2011 30 June 2011 7 0 3 4 000.00 [3]
  Armin Veh   Germany 1 July 2011 30 June 2014 119 54 28 37 045.38

2. Bundesliga runners-up (2011–12)

[3]
  Thomas Schaaf   Germany 1 July 2014 26 May 2015 36 12 10 14 033.33 [3]
  Armin Veh   Germany 1 July 2015 6 March 2016 27 6 9 12 022.22 [3]
  Niko Kovač   Croatia 8 March 2016 30 June 2018 91 38 20 33 041.76

Relegation/Promotion play-off winners (2015–16)
DFB-Pokal runners-up (2016–17)
DFB-Pokal champions (2017–18)

[3]
  Adi Hütter   Austria 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 139 66 32 41 047.48 [3]
  Oliver Glasner   Austria 1 July 2021 30 June 2023 95 37 29 29 038.95 UEFA Europa League champions (2022–23) [3]
Dino Toppmöller   Germany 1 July 2023 present 0 0 0 0 ! [3]


Caretaker managers edit

As of 14 March 2023
Picture Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%[1] Honours Notes
Wilhelm Pfeiffer   Germany 1945 November 1945 4 1 1 2 025.00 [2]
  Sepp Herberger   Germany December 1945 December 1945 5 0 1 4 000.00 [2]
  Jürgen Grabowski   Germany 3 December 1977 7 December 1977 2 1 1 0 050.00 [2]
Udo Klug   Germany 11 November 1978 7 January 1979 6 3 1 2 050.00 [2]
  Jürgen Grabowski   Germany October 1983 October 1983 0 0 0 0 ! [2]
Klaus Mank   Germany October 1983 October 1983 2 0 1 1 000.00 [2]
  Charly Körbel   Germany 10 April 1994 30 June 1994 4 2 1 1 050.00 [2]
Rudolf Bommer   Germany 8 December 1996 17 December 1996 0 0 0 0 ! [2]
  Bernhard Lippert   Germany 8 December 1998 19 December 1998 2 0 1 1 000.00 [2]
Rolf Dohmen   Germany January 2001 April 2001 8 2 3 3 025.00 [2]
Armin Kraaz   Germany 8 March 2002 27 May 2002 9 3 4 2 033.33 [2]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Win% is rounded to two decimal places
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Eintracht Frankfurt statistical history, eintracht-archiv.de. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Bundesliga manager history, kicker.de. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
Sources
  • Matheja, Ulrich (2011). Unsere Eintracht. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-89533-750-5.