Ernst Middendorp

Ernst Middendorp ( born October 28, 1958 in Freren ) is a German football coach.

Before Ernst Middendorp began his professional coaching career, he worked from 1986 to 1994 at various vocational schools as a teacher of economics, politics, and computer science.

Coaching career

Middendorp was a total of three times Arminia Bielefeld coach. First, in the years 1988 to 1990, then again from 1994 to 1998. During his second term Middendorp Arminia led by the Regional to the 1st Bundesliga. After Middendorp was in March 2007, for the third time become head coach at Arminia Bielefeld, followed by a series of defeats ( 1 win from 11 point games), on 10 December 2007, the exemption of all tasks in the club. Thus, this commitment to Arminia, as has been the previous two, was terminated prematurely. Shortly before the exemption Middendorp had extended his contract with the East Westphalia to 2009 ( with an option for one more season in the case of class preservation in the season 2007/2008).

Beginning of April 2009 inherited Middendorp the recently dismissed Michael Kulm as head coach at Rot-Weiss Essen. However, the Essene tradition club broke up after only five league match days with four defeats from Middendorp. On May 6, an agreement was reached after only 29 days for an early resolution of the attached two year contract. Just one day later Middendorp signed a one-year contract with the 13 -mer Cypriot champions Anorthosis Famagusta.

Already on 24 July 2009 Anorthosis Famagusta announced on the club's website that Ernst Middendorp after the disappointing off in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League OFK Petrovac was dismissed.

In mid-November it was announced that Middendorp changes again to South Africa. He was introduced as the new coach of the first division club Maritzburg United. Previously, he has worked from 2005-2007 as a coach at the Kaizer Chiefs in Johannesburg. 12 March 2011 Middendorp was fired at Maritzburg United, because he had his players on television abused violently club information. On 30 September 2011 Middendorp was fired at its next station in South Africa, the Lamontville Golden Arrows, despite a 2-1 win over his former club Kaizer Chiefs. From January 2012 to October 2013 he was back at Maritzburg United on the bench, although he he had been only ten months earlier dismissed there. On October 10, 2013 Middendorp broke his contract to switch to Ligakonkonkurrenten Bloemfontein Celtic.

Century coach of Arminia

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of club Arminia Bielefeld in 2005 Ernst Middendorp was voted " Coach of the Century ". The official opinion of the Association for the election result is that he " built the late 80s out of nowhere a completely new identity- team and led Arminia in his second term of office of the Regional in the Bundesliga. Brilliant motivator, but not in possession of a diplomatic passport. "

Middendorp at VfL Bochum

After relegation from the Bundesliga Middendorp Klaus Toppmöller replaced as coach of VfL Bochum from the summer of 1999. The aim was to seek an immediate return to the top flight. After two wins from their first two games of VfL was even leader. However, after the next seven games were not won, we slid the two clear home defeats against Cottbus and Tennis Borussia Berlin on relegation from. After the 2:6 against Berlin was separated from Middendorp. Successor has been temporarily Bernard Dietz, who was replaced at the turn of Ralf Zumdick. Bochum managed this season at the end still in second the re-emergence in the Bundesliga.

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