Gert Engels

Gert Engels ( born April 26, 1957 in Düren ) is a German football coach and former player.

Playing career

He began his career as a player in 1965 at SG Düren 99 and was from 1975 to 1978 with Borussia Mönchengladbach. After two years at SV Baesweiler 09 1980 he went back to SG Düren 99, where he finished his career in 1990. In Mönchengladbach, he belonged to the team that was German champion in 1976 and 1977 respectively. But it was no use Bundesliga.

Coaching career

In 1990, he moved to Japan, where he works as a coach. His first stop there was in Ibaraki Prefecture at Prima Aseno FC, ​​the club of the mutated later Mito Hollyhock. Prior to his admission to the coaching staff of the Yokohama wing on 1 February 1993, he was football coach at the Takegawa Dai Ni High School in Akashi.

Shortly before the wing were converted because of financial problems in the new club Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999, he was there, nor his first appointment as head coach in the J-League enjoy (in office 1 September to 31 December 1998), a function he ( to 19 June 1999 1 February ) and then for Kyoto Purple Sanga (1 February 2001 - 30 June 2003) on the short term even with JEF United Ichihara Chiba filled. In Kyoto, he led the club just relegated immediately in the major league back in 2002 and to victory in the Japanese cup competition, the Emperor's Cup, as in the finale were defeated favored Kashima Antlers 2-1 after extra time. After three years at the club he was made redundant at the beginning of the following season after a false start.

Since 1 February 2004, he was an assistant coach at the Urawa Red Diamonds, first under Guido Buchwald and then as an assistant to Holger Osieck. On 16 March 2008 he took over the position of head coach Holger Osieck and triggered from. In early December 2008, he was released at the Urawa Red Diamonds.

In October 2011, Engels took over from the Dutch Maart Nooij the post of coach of Mozambique, from which he resigned in June 2013.

Others

Angel operates in Japan and in his hometown football school " soccer life". For Japanese football teams and Engels offers in Düren Germany and the rest of training camp. He also gives players at clubs in the area.

Achievements

  • FIFA Club World Cup: 3rd place 2007
  • AFC Champions League: Champion 2007
  • Emperor's Cup: Winners 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006
  • J. League Division 1 Champions 2006
  • J. League Division 1: Vice- Champion 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Champion in the 2nd Division, climb into the J -League Division 1: 2001
  • Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: runner-up 2004
  • Xerox Super Cup: winner 2006
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