Lutz Lindemann Explained

Birth Date:13 July 1949
Birth Place:Halberstadt, East Germany
Height:1.760NaN0
Position:Defender, Midfielder
Youthyears1:1958–1965
Youthclubs1:Aufbau/Empor Halberstadt
Youthyears2:1965–1967
Youthclubs2:SC (Aufbau) / 1. FC Magdeburg
Years1:1969–1970
Clubs1:BFC Dynamo II
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:1970–1971
Clubs2:Motor Nordhausen
Caps2:21
Goals2:9
Years3:1971–1977
Clubs3:FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Caps3:134
Goals3:42
Years4:1977–1981
Clubs4:FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Caps4:90
Goals4:14
Nationalyears1:1974–1975
Nationalteam1:East Germany U-23
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1977
Nationalteam2:East Germany U-21
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1977–1980
Nationalteam3:East Germany
Nationalcaps3:21
Nationalgoals3:2
Manageryears1:1982–1983
Managerclubs1:Motor Hermsdorf
Manageryears2:1983–1989
Managerclubs2:Fortschritt Weida
Manageryears3:1992–1995
Managerclubs3:Erzgebirge Aue
Manageryears4:1996–1998
Managerclubs4:Erzgebirge Aue
Manageryears5:2004–2005
Managerclubs5:Hallescher FC
Manageryears6:2016–2017
Managerclubs6:FC Prishtina

Lutz Lindemann (born 13 July 1949) is a German professional football coach and former player. In the top division of East German football, the DDR-Oberliga, he played for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena. After his football career, the former GDR international was, among other things, a coach at FC Erzgebirge Aue and club president at FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

Club career

Lutz Lindemann played in his youth at Aufbau/Empor Halberstadt and the 1. FC Magdeburg. In 1967, after a move from Magdeburg to BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt was not permitted,[1] he went back to his hometown and there to BSG Lokomotiv Halberstadt.[2] In 1970, he moved to Motor Nordhausen and finally came to FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 1971. There he played until 1977, until he moved to the Thuringian rival FC Carl Zeiss Jena, where he played until his career in 1981 and celebrated his greatest successes. Among them was the FDGB Cup victory in 1980 in the final against his old club from Erfurt.[3]

In the DDR Oberliga, Lindemann played 205 games, scoring 42 goals.[4] With Carl Zeiss, he reached the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, where the Thuringian team lost in the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf with 1–2 against Dinamo Tbilisi. He scored 23 times in 50 games in the GDR league and 7 times in 21 games in the European Cup.[5]

International career

On 7 September 1977, he made his debut in the football national team of the GDR at the 1–0 defeat against Scotland in Berlin. Three years later he finished his last international match against Spain with draw (0-0). In total, he won 21 for East Germany and scored two goals.[6]

Selection inserts

As a member of the newly founded 1. FC Magdeburg, Lindemann completed four international matches with the DFV U-18 team in 1966. He was not nominated for the GDR squad of his year, which was eliminated in the preliminary round of the UEFA youth tournament in Turkey in spring 1967. In the 1970s, when the U-21s and U-23s sometimes played in parallel, the midfielder, who was now active at FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, was called up in eight matches for the GDR youth team.[7]

On 7 September 1977, he made his senior debut for the GDR national team in a 1-0 win against Scotland in East Berlin. Three years later he played his last international match against Spain (0-0) in Leipzig. Overall, he played 21 international matches for the senior team, scoring two goals.[8]

Further career

Positions as coach and manager

After his playing career, Lutz Lindemann began a coaching career. His first stop was in 1982/83 with the GDR league promoted Motor Hermsdorf. There he did not manage to stay up and switched to the 1983/84 season for the GDR league newcomer progress Weida. Lindemann was also immediately relegated with Weida, but was able to continue working with the team and led them back into the GDR league in 1987. In July 1989 he went back to Jena, where he took over the position of team manager. From 1992 to 1995, Lindemann was a coach at FC Erzgebirge Aue and then manager at the Violets. After Ralf Minge was kicked out, he also took over the coaching post in Aue again from April 1996 to June 1998. From July 1998 to 2003, Lindemann was almost exclusively active as a manager - briefly accompanied by a position as assistant coach under Holger Erler in spring 1999 - at FC Erzgebirge Aue. From 2004 to 2006, Lindemann was manager at Hallescher FC and was also coach there for a period of seven months.[9]

Since 28 January 2007, Lindemann has served as sporting director in Jena. However, he had to give up this post on 22 December 2007, as he was responsible for FC Carl Zeiss' poor table situation at the end of the first half of the 2007/08 season. From January to June 2008, Lindemann worked as chief scout for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. On 1 July 2008, the club separated from him.[10]

On 24 September 2009, Lindemann was introduced as a "board member with responsibility for youth work" at the NRW league team Sportfreunde Siegen. From 29 October 2009, Lindemann was responsible for the entire sporting area of Sportfreunde, on 29 March 2010 he also temporarily took over the post of chairman of the board. After four years in Siegerland, he ended his work there in the summer of 2013.[11] For the 2013/14 season he became sporting director of the regional league team FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin. On 4 April 2014, Lindemann was confirmed as the new president of FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[12] On 1 March 2016, Lindemann announced his resignation as managing director of FC Carl Zeiss Jena Fußball Spielbetriebs GmbH, and he also resigned from the position of sporting director.[13]

In July 2016, Lindemann became sports director of the Kosovan first division club KF Prishtina.[14] He also took over as manager of the Vala Superleague of Kosovo club in January 2017[15] before Ahmet Beselica succeeded him as Prishtina coach in August 2017. Lindemann remained sports director.[16]

Television career

Since July 2018, Lindemann has been an expert for the 3rd football league and the Northeast regional league for Sport im Osten on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.[17]

Writing

Passionate optimist. My life. (Autobiography with Frank Willmann) Construction Berlin, 2019, .

Literature

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ich schlag dich, bis du lachst . Diekmann . Christoph . 31 July 2019 . Zeit . 26 January 2023 . German.
  2. Web site: Einst Nationalspieler, heute Fernsehreporter . 22 September 2022 . Augusto . 26 January 2023 . German.
  3. Web site: DDR » FDGB-Pokal 1979/1980 » Finale » FC Carl Zeiss Jena - Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3:1 . 17 May 1980 . Weltfussball . 26 January 2023 . German.
  4. Web site: Lutz Lindemann - Matches and Goals in Oberliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 12 November 2015 . 16 March 2020 . RSSSF.com.
  5. Web site: Lutz Lindemann - Vereinsspiele . Weltfussball . 27 January 2023 . German.
  6. Web site: Lutz Lindemann - International Appearances . Matthias . Arnhold . 1 October 2015 . 16 March 2020 . RSSSF.com.
  7. Web site: Vereinswechsel mit Folgen . MDR . 31 January 2023 . German.
  8. Web site: Lutz Lindemann . DFB . 31 January 2023 . German.
  9. Web site: NOFV-Experte Lindemann: Hoffnung, Warnung und Enttäuschung vor Präsidiumssitzung . 14 October 2022 . NOFV-Experte Lindemann: Hoffnung, Warnung und Enttäuschung vor Präsidiumssitzung . 3 February 2023 . German.
  10. Web site: Rücktritt: Lutz Lindemann ist nicht mehr Geschäftsführer und sportlicher Leiter beim FC Carl Zeiss Jena . JenaTV . 3 February 2023 . German.
  11. Web site: Nur fast ein Eisenhüttenstädter . Bernard . Hagen . 9 May 2021 . MOZ . 6 February 2023 . German.
  12. Web site: FC Viktoria 1889: Sportdirektor Lindemann wechselt zu Carl Zeiss Jena . Stier . Sebastian . 4 April 2014 . tagesspiegel . 6 February 2023 . German.
  13. Web site: Präsident Lindemann in Jena zurückgetreten . 1 June 2016 . Kicker . 6 February 2023 . German.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233347/http://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_1bl/interview-lutz-lindemann-kosovo-fc-pristina-100.html . 8 August 2017 . Lindemann: "So eine Herausforderung ist auch ein Geschenk" . Galley . Eik . 6 October 2020 . MDR . 6 February 2023 . German.
  15. Web site: Lutz Lindemann ist Aufbauhelfer im Kosovo . Bley . Alexander . 5 January 2017 . sportbuzzer . 6 February 2023 . German.
  16. Web site: Prishtina prezanton skuadrën prej 24 futbollistëve, pritet ende përforcime . 3 August 2017 . telegrafi . 6 February 2023 . Albanian.
  17. Web site: Lutz Lindemann neuer Fußball-Experte beim MDR . 19 July 2018 . MDR . 7 February 2023 . German.
  18. Web site: Deutsches Sportecho : die Sport-Tageszeitung. Ausgabe A . zdb-katalog . 9 February 2023 . German.