Werner Fuchs

Werner Fuchs ( born October 25, 1948 in Kaiserslautern, † 11 May 1999 in Aachen ) was a German football player and coach.

Career

The center forward started his professional career in 1967 with a professional contract with 1.FC Kaiserslautern, in which his older brother Fritz also stood as a professional under contract. Werner Fuchs brought it but only to use in the game at Eintracht Braunschweig on 10 February 1968. This should be its only use in the Bundesliga. Another start-up in the Bundesliga he undertook in 1972 still at Hannover 96, but still moved in the same season without being been used for regional league Preußen Münster. Further stations were the FSV Salmrohr, Hassia Bingen and FC St. Wendel.

Far more successful is crafted his work as a football coach. 1990, the rise of Hertha BSC He succeeded in the 1st Bundesliga. He was in his time as coach, especially to Alemannia Aachen earned and enjoyed high reputation in large parts of the population Aachen. The Aachen he coached 1984-1987 and from 1996 until his death in 1999. He led the Alemannia for promotion back to the Bundesliga 2, but the completion of this success could not live because it a few days before the championship game, in which finally the rise could be sealed during a forest run with the Aachen team collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of only 50 years. To date, Aachen fans honor him with placards in their stadium.

At Fox ' tenth anniversary of the death of TSV Alemannia Aachen, which belongs to the new Tivoli stadium on a proposal from the new amateur fans announced to commemorate fox to name "Werner Fuchs Stadium ". On the twelfth day of death also the home of the fan -IG was named after him.