Harald Karger Explained

Harald Karger
Fullname:Harald Karger
Birth Date:14 October 1956
Birth Place:Weilburg, West Germany
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:TuS Waldhausen
Youthyears2:–1979
Youthclubs2:FC Burgsolms
Years1:1979–1983
Clubs1:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps1:28
Goals1:9
Years2:1983–1984
Clubs2:SV Wiesbaden
Years3:1984–1987
Clubs3:SpVgg EGC Wirges
Years4:1987
Clubs4:VfL Bad Ems
Years5:1989
Clubs5:FC Werdorf
Manageryears1:2000–2010
Managerclubs1:Eintracht Frankfurt (Youth)

Harald Karger (born 14 October 1956 in Weilburg) is a former German footballer.[1]

Player career

Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1979. The qualified mail man scored nine goals in 23 appearances in his first season. In the UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and he scored in the first leg of the 1980 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach.The rising star suffered a collateral ligament damage in this match, which meant he missed the second leg. He only made a handful of further Bundesliga appearances after this injury. He was on the bench when Frankfurt won the 1981 DFB-Pokal Final the following season.

Because of his heading strength, Karger was awarded the nickname Schädel-Harry (Skull Harry) by journalists.[2]

Manager career

After initial tenures at some local amateur clubs, Karger is one of twenty youth coaches in the football academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and works together with former Eintracht players like Charly Körbel, Ralf Weber and Norbert Nachtweih.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harald Karger . German . fussballdaten.de . 24 January 2010.
  2. Web site: »Ich war wie Hrubesch« . German . 11freunde.de . 26 February 2012 . 13 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412064722/http://www.11freunde.de/bundesligen/129019 . 12 April 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: Harald Karger . German . eintracht-fussballschule.de . 24 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091102063028/http://www.eintracht-fussballschule.de/schule/die_trainer/harald_karger/ . November 2, 2009 .