Theo Bücker

Theo Bücker (* July 10, 1948 in Bestwig ) is a former German football player and current coach.

Bücker began his professional career in 1969 with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga in 1972 and grew from. After a year in the regional league, he moved to MSV Duisburg, for whom he played five years in the Bundesliga. After three years at Al -Ittihad in Saudi Arabia Bücker returned once to Germany and went with FC Schalke 04 on the Bundesliga. After descending a year later sounded from his active career.

Bücker has lived since the mid-1980s in the Middle East. As a coach, he worked in Kuwait, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. As a coach of Ismaily SC he reached in 2003 with the Egyptian club the finals of the CAF Champions League against FC Enyimba of Nigeria. In 2010, he coached the Egyptian team Masry Port Said. Since 26 July 2011, he is the coach of the Lebanese first division side Al Ahed. On August 3, 2011, he also took over again after 2001, the coach of the Lebanese national team. For the first time in the history of Lebanon made ​​it a coach to guide the selection to the last qualifying round of the World Cup. On May 26, 2013, filed with goalkeeper coach Christian Schweichler and his assistant coach, Dutchman Peter Meindertsma, his resignation at the Fédération de Football Association Libanaise one.

Following the resignation of Lebanon Bücker took on a new job in Saudi Arabia, where he coached the team from Al- Ettifaq. In addition to his coaching job Bücker is still director of a private soccer academy.