Bernd Schröder

Bernd Schröder ( born July 22, 1942 in Lübeck- Travemünde ) is a German football coach and engineer. Schroeder has been training since 1971 with five year hiatus ( 1992-1997 ) multiple GDR and German champions Turbine Potsdam and was national coach of the East German women's football team. With twelve league titles, three Cup wins and two European Cup victories, he is one of the most successful football coach in Germany.

Career

Schroeder grew up in the Erzgebirge. He studied mining sciences at the Mining Academy Freiberg and worked for three decades in the executive position of department head. At times, he led 200 workers at VEB energy supply Potsdam (EPP ) ( after 1990 märkische energy AG ( MEVAG ), to E.ON today ).

During the establishment of a section for women's football in the BSG Turbine Potsdam, the carrier was operating the EPP, he was asked about it, to take over as coach next work. He had until this time, no trained crew. In the 1960s, Bernd Schröder was active in the reserve teams of the 1st FC Lok Leipzig as a goalkeeper.

Between 1981 and 1989 he won with the team six times the title of the GDR champion (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989), he was twice runner-up (1984, 1988). In the summer of 1989, Schröder was also coach of the newly formed East German women 's national soccer team, but only one match played, which was lost on 9 May 1990 against Czechoslovakia 0-3.

Between 1992 and 1997 Schroder worked for Turbine Potsdam as a manager before he again took over as coach. In the 2003 / 04 season, he led the now under the name 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam antretenden club first won the German championship and the DFB Cup and reached for the first time the Double. The following UEFA Cup season, he moved to the club in the final of the UEFA Women 's Cup, which was won in Potsdam against the Swedish club Djurgården Damfotboll on 21 May 2005. In addition, the title of the DFB Cup was successfully defended this year. The following season, 2005/ 06 Potsdam won the second time under Schröder Cup and DFB Cup in one season, but lost in the final of the European Cup against 1 FFC Frankfurt. It was followed by two untitled years before turbine with Bernd Schröder series champion became four times and was able to win the Bundesliga in a row between 2009 and 2012. 2009, the Club moved as well as in the years 2011 and 2013 in the DFB Cup finals, but lost each of these playoffs. On May 20, 2010 in Getafe Potsdam was able to repeat his victory of 2005 in the now converted to Champions League European Cup competition next to the championship title by defeating Olympique Lyon in the final on penalties. In 2011, the team was in London against the same opponent in the final. This time, however, the team was defeated 0-2.

For his merits as a football coach Schroeder received the 2005 Order of Merit of the Federal State of Brandenburg, in 2008 the crystal soccer football national association of Brandenburg and 2011, the Federal Cross of Merit. Bernd Schröder is now the last East German football coach, who still continue to be serviced the same club with a short interruption. Schröder became involved with his team of trainers from 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam during the football World Cup 2011 Women for the team home field advantage in the Discover Football tournament in Berlin.

Meanwhile Schröder has become interesting for enterprises and gives lectures about his leadership philosophy. Since April 2013 he is with his club 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam at the ECA Women's Football Committee ( WFC ) of the European Club Association.

Success as a coach

UEFA Women's Cup / Champions League winners: 2

• 2005, 2010

GDR Champion: 6

German master: 6

• 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

DFB Cup winner: 3

• 2004, 2005, 2006