Léonard Specht
Léonard Specht ( born April 16, 1954 in Mommenheim ) is a former French football player and 18- times French national team.
Career
Association
Specht began his career in 1970 with Racing Strasbourg. In the first two years he was employed neither in the pros still in the reserve. His debut in professional football, he was on 21 January 1973, when he stood in the 0-1 defeat against FC Metz in the starting eleven. As a result, Léonard Specht established in the pros. By the end of the season he came to a total of 18 missions in Division 1 (now Ligue 1). In the 1973/74 season he was a regular player until he initially denied for unknown reasons in January 1974 his last game. It was only on 12 April 1974 against CS Sedan, he gave his return.
The breakthrough came in the then only 20 -year-old woodpecker in the season 1974/75, when he ran aground for racing in 31 point games in Division 1. Regular player, he was also in the following season, as in the following season, as Strasbourg relegation from Division 1; that season he made against Girondins Bordeaux his first goal in professional football. Part of the starting eleven was Specht as the direct re-emergence; in 34 games scoring six goals woodpecker. As a newly promoted to Strasbourg qualified in 1977/ 78 for the UEFA Cup. His debut in the European Cup was woodpecker on September 13, 1978, when he stood in the 0-2 defeat in the first round first leg against the Swedish representative IFK Göteborg in the starting eleven. In the UEFA Cup Racing and Specht failed only in the second round at the former German Bundesliga MSV Duisburg. In the league Woodpecker Racing surprisingly French champion. With 38 missions and two hits woodpecker share had that success. As a master you took part in the following season at the European Champions Cup.
His debut in the European Champions Cup was woodpecker on September 19, 1979, when he was in the starting line-up in the 2-1 win in the first round first leg against Fredrikstad FK. In the competition they reached the quarter-finals, where they failed because of the favored Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam. In the league, where Racing Strasbourg disappointed and only table occupied fifth place, woodpecker came to 37 inserts. Over the next two years ago nobody could shake the regular place of woodpecker. 1982 Woodpecker left after 325 Erstligaeinsätzen Strasbourg and switched to Bordeaux. With Bordeaux he played in the UEFA Cup. There she advanced to the third round where they failed unexpectedly on Universitatea Craiova Romanian outsider. Woodpecker came in the tournament to six inserts. In the league he played 34 missions, which he also had interest in the new UEFA Cup participation. This time they failed as Aquitani on East German Oberliga side 1 FC Locomotive Leipzig. Léonard Specht came in every two games for use.
In the league itself Léonard Specht took as starting player with Bordeaux the championship. Thus he played for the second time in his career in the European Cup of Champions. There they came up before the semi-finals, where Juventus proved too great. In the league could defend the title. This one again took part in the European Champions Cup. Here you failed however already surprisingly the Turkish Fenerbahce Istanbul outsider. In the league could not defend the title. However, you could win the French Cup. This woodpecker and Bordeaux played the following season in the European Cup winners. In this competition woodpecker and Bordeaux reached the semi-finals. In the semifinals, they failed, as already in the 1983/84 season in the UEFA Cup, the first FC Locomotive Leipzig. Léonard Specht (34 games) went to Bordeaux from nationally without a title. For the 1987/88 season Woodpecker returned to his hometown club Racing, the (now Ligue 2 ) played now in Division 2. With 34 games ( a hit ), he helped Racing to a rebirth. The following season he played 28 times before he finished his career after re descent.
National
On November 8, 1978 Woodpecker made his debut in the national team of France. On his debut, against Spain, he managed to make the score 1-0. He also came in qualifying for the European Football Championship in 1980 for use. The qualification, however, was clearly missed. In qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 1982 Woodpecker was also included. Here, however, he played only two games in the first half of the qualification. He made his last international match for the time being on 28 April 1982, when he came in the 0-1 defeat against Peru, used. His comeback he was only on April 3, 1985, when he was in the qualifier for the FIFA World Cup 1986, against Yugoslavia in the starting eleven. His last international game made the Alsatian woodpecker on 2 May 1985, when he came in the 0-2 defeat in qualifying for the World Cup finals in 1986 against Bulgaria, for use.
After the active career
After his career end in the summer of 1989 Woodpecker first took over the management of the young range of Racing Strasbourg, after only a short time in office, he inherited in September of Gérard Banide as coach of the first team. With the team, he missed twice the resurgence in the Division 1 only in the Barragespielen. In 1991, the champion trainer in 1979, Gilbert Gress, as coach and woodpecker returned to their original positions in the junior level, where he worked until 1995.
After three years with Lohr Industrie, he tried in 1998 at FC Sochaux as sports director, but returned after two years to Lohr industry after Duppigheim back. As a steward of CEO Robert Lohr, who took over in 2007 20 % of the shares Racing, he took over the club a board position. In June 2009, he was elected as the new president, but remained only until August in office.