Günter Sebert

Günter Sebert (* May 29, 1948 in Mannheim) is a former football player and coach.

Player

Günter Sebert began his career in 1957 as a nine year old in the D -Jugend SV Waldhof Mannheim, before being called into the first team in 1967. During his playing days Sebert was active only for the SV Waldhof. He completed 700 appearances for the Blue - black, of which 128 in the Bundesliga, where he scored 13 goals. He is honorary captain and completed with 592 point games record player at SV Waldhof Mannheim. In 1983, Sebert forest Höfer as captain for promotion to the Bundesliga. The best finish there was sixth in the 1984 / 85th His playing career ended Sebert 1987 at the age of 39 years.

Coach

Sebert began in 1986, alongside his work as captain of the SV Waldhof to work on his coaching career. From 1986 to 1988 Sebert was assistant coach of the blue - black. 1988-1991 Sebert was head coach of the forest Höfer. He arrived with the team 1988/89 the twelfth place, but were relegated the following year with the forest Höfern. Then Sebert went through some trainers stations at Hertha BSC, Stuttgarter Kickers and 1.FC Nuremberg, before he returned in 1996 for one year to SV Waldhof Mannheim. From 1997 to 2001 Sebert trained local rivals VfR Mannheim. One of his greatest successes as a coach was the rise in the 2nd Bundesliga with the regional league SSV Jahn Regensburg in 2003. Sebert was released but according to differences with the then Board of Regensburg. Among the fans of the SSV Jahn Regensburg this decision was considered controversial and was named as one of the reasons why the SSV yet again suffered relegation to the Regionalliga Süd in the same season. This was followed from 2003 to 2005 his most recent coaching position at SV Sandhausen.

Profession

Günter Sebert is a skilled lathe operator and worked at Bopp & Reuther in Mannheim, and later he was employed by the city of Mannheim, before devoting himself exclusively to football. 1986 published his biography Sebert Waldhof is my life. From January 2009 to April 2013, he was sports director at SV Waldhof.