Michael Harforth

Michael "Ball Fort " Harforth ( born February 9, 1959) is a former German football player.

Harforth stormed in 1966 as a seven -year-old for Karlsruher SC, later he was appointed to the youth team of the DFB. In 1977 he was appointed to the Senior Squad of the KSC and came on Matchday against the FV Würzburg 04 to its first use in the Second League South. However, the classified as a major talent Karlsruhe was in the first three seasons did not play in the starting line- of Karlsruhe and often came only brief appearances. After the KSC had in 1980 made ​​the leap into the Bundesliga, Harforth moved to second division Freiburger FC, but returned after a year back. After another moderately successful season at KSC, he completed a one-year stint in Amateuteurlager the SV Wiesbaden.

From 1983 he remained for nine years at Karlsruher SC. The shape curve of the attacking midfielder was like in the 1970s and 1980s, the "elevator " mentality of the KSC to: a constant up and down Harforth, who in his good technique and game summary had its strengths in the financial statements, however, often showed weaknesses, developed off the mid-1980s under coach Winfried Schaefer for playmaker and leading players and contributed occasionally also the captain's armband. Shepherd described the value of Michael Harforth for the team as follows: " Without Michael no ideas, no ideas no Goals. " After the climb with Karlsruher SC in 1987 joined five years in the league, then he left the club.

He was then active in the second division MSV Duisburg (1992/ 93) and Hannover 96 (1993-1995). After he had finished his career in 1995, he returned in 1996 back to the square and played at the regional league SG Egelsbach where, together with Hubertus Baumert, he took over as coach after the dismissal of coach Herbert Schäty. After the descent of Egelsbach he played one last season at SV Darmstadt 98 and served there as assistant coach. In November 1998 he coached the former Bahraini champion and cup winner West Riffa.

Harforth came to 181 Bundesliga appearances (all for Karlsruher SC), scoring 14 goals.

Since April 2009, Michael Harforth plays as a hobby for the SC Ellmau.

  • Football Player ( Germany )
  • German
  • Born in 1959
  • Man
  • Person (Karlsruher SC)
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