Harry Koch (German footballer)

Harry Koch (born 15 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back,[1] and a coach.

Harry Koch
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-11-15) 15 November 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Bamberg, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
SV Hallstadt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 SV Hallstadt
1990–1995 TSV Vestenbergsgreuth 34 (6)
1995–2003 1. FC Kaiserslautern 220 (23)
2003–2006 Eintracht Trier 69 (5)
Managerial career
2006–2011 SV Dörbach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His son Robin (b. 1996) is also a footballer, playing for Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from EFL Championship club Leeds United, and the Germany national football team.

Football career

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Born in Bamberg, Koch arrived in the Bundesliga at already 26, with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, after having played amateur football, and quickly became an undisputed starter. In 1997–98, he played in 31 matches as the club won the national league straight out of the second division.

In 2003, after 187 matches with 17 goals in the first division, Koch moved to SV Eintracht Trier 05, closing out his career three years later. Immediately after, he took up coaching, replacing Werner Kartz at the helm of lower-level team SV Dörbach.

Honours

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1. FC Kaiserslautern

References

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  1. ^ "Koch, Harry" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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