2008–09 in German football

none July 2020 Germany 2008–09 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 2. Bundesliga SC Freiburg 3. Liga Union Berlin DFB-Pokal Werder Bremen Frauen-Bundesliga Turbine Potsdam DFB-Pokal FCR 2001 Duisburg 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Germany. It lasted from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2009. Diary of the season 5 October 2008 – Jos Luhukay is released from his duties as head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach after 20 months over a series of bad results. Director of sporting affairs Christian Ziege acts as a caretaker until a new coach has been found.https://www.kicker.de/luhukay-entlassen---ziege-uebernimmt-vorerst-383583/artikel Luhukay entlassen – Ziege übernimmt vorerst 5 October 2008 Kicker de 19 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208213824/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/383583 8 December 2008 live 19 October 2008 – Hans Meyer is introduced as the new head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach. It is his second spell with the club after a four-year stint between 1999 and 2003.https://www.kicker.de/meyer-wieder-in-gladbach-384162/artikel Meyer wieder in Gladbach 19 October 2008 Kicker de 19 January 2009 23 November 2008 – Armin Veh, head coach of defending champions VfB Stuttgart, is sacked after 33 months. Former player Markus Babbel, who has retired after last season, takes over the coaching duties. Babbel is assigned the title of a "teamchef" since he does not own a professional coaching license.http://vfb.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/28233.php Armin Veh und der VfB gehen getrennte Wege 23 November 2008 vfb.de de 23 November 2008 https://archive.today/20240524112538/https://www.webcitation.org/5jD3H2pfK?url=http://vfb.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/28233.php 24 May 2024 dead 26 March 2009 – Fred Rutten is sacked as head coach of FC Schalke 04 after 9 months. A well-below-expectation season performance, including early exits in the UEFA Cup and DFB-Pokal competitions and a dismal eighth place in the Bundesliga, is cited as the reason.http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000122674.php&fla=1 Rutten muss gehen 26 March 2009 bundesliga.de de 26 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430221957/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000122674.php&fla=1 30 April 2009 live 1 April 2009 – FC Schalke 04 announces that assistant coaches Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck will once again act as caretakers for the remainder of the season.http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news-archiv/einzelansicht/artikel/mike-bueskens-youri-mulder-und-oliver-reck-trainieren-schalke-04.html Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder und Oliver Reck trainieren Schalke 04 1 April 2009 schalke04.de de 4 April 2009 https://www.webcitation.org/6I3YTPSio?url=http://www.schalke04.de/content/news_archive/news/mike-buumlskens-youri-mulder-und-oliver-reck-trainieren-schalke-04-01-04-2009.html 12 July 2013 dead 27 April 2009 – Jürgen Klinsmann is released from his duties as FC Bayern Munich head coach. "Endangered minimum season goals" are cited as the cause of his dismissal after ten months. Jupp Heynckes, who coincidentally visits the Bayern match before Klinsmann's exit, and reserves coach Hermann Gerland are appointed as caretakers.http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19310.php?fcb_sid=f11d076e89bd57c2bd113feae4ab27c4 FCB trennt sich von Jürgen Klinsmann 27 April 2009 fcbayern.t-home.de de 27 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503050204/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19310.php?fcb_sid=5b2580752cb8514ca415eda7a3496b03 3 May 2009 live Mehmet Scholl is assigned as temporary coach for the 3. Liga reserve team. Scholl übernimmt den FC Bayern II FC Bayern Munich http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.php 27 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430032035/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.php 30 April 2009 live de 6 May 2009 – Felix Magath, manager of championship contenders VfL Wolfsburg, is announced as new FC Schalke 04 manager for the 2009–10 season. Magath signs a four-year contract with the club.http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000125938.php&fla=1 S04: Magath wird neuer Trainer und Manager 6 May 2009 Deutsche Fußball Liga bundesliga.de de 15 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509082150/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000125938.php&fla=1 9 May 2009 live 14 May 2009 – Louis van Gaal is confirmed as new head coach of Bayern Munich for the 2009–10 season. Van Gaal, who won the Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar, signs a two-year contract.Van Gaal erhält die Freigabe de 14 May 2009 14 May 2009 Kicker https://www.kicker.de/perfekt-van-gaal-kommt-508643/artikel https://web.archive.org/web/20090816114938/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/508643 16 August 2009 live 17 May 2009 – Just prior to the last matchday, Michael Frontzeck is ousted as Arminia Bielefeld head coach in a last attempt to save the club from relegation.http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/index.php?id=122&no_cache=1&viewid=9192 Arminia trennt sich von Michael Frontzeck 17 May 2009 arminia-bielefeld.de de 17 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520134845/http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/index.php?id=122&no_cache=1&viewid=9192 20 May 2009 live Jörg Berger is assigned as a caretaker two days later.http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000126796.php&fla=4 Bielefeld holt "Retter" Berger 19 May 2009 bundesliga.de de 19 May 2009 21 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521212428/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000126796.php dead 21 May 2009 – Friedhelm Funkel announces he resignment after five seasons as Eintracht Frankfurt head coach at the end of the season.Funkel verlässt die Eintracht de 21 May 2009 21 May 2009 DFL http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000126959.php&fla=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527040335/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000126959.php&fla=4 27 May 2009 live 26 May 2009 – Martin Jol, head coach of Hamburger SV, leaves the club for Eredivisie sides Ajax Amsterdam.Hamburg boss Jol takes over at Ajax 26 May 2009 26 May 2009 ESPN Soccernet http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=649884&sec=europe&cc=5739 https://web.archive.org/web/20090529012345/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=649884&sec=europe&cc=5739 29 May 2009 dead 28 May 2009 – Hans Meyer announces he retirement as a coach after successfully avoiding relegation with Borussia MönchengladbachMeyer löst Vertrag auf de 28 May 2009 29 May 2009 Borussia Mönchengladbach http://borussia.de/de/borussia_news_detail,185,0,newsid-171267.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090822215700/http://www.borussia.de/de/borussia_news_detail,185,0,newsid-171267.html 22 August 2009 live 2 June 2009 – In a surprise move, Christoph Daum skips his last year with 1. FC Köln to become the new head coach of Turkish Süper Lig sides Fenerbahçe.Daum zu Fenerbahce – der FC ist auf Trainersuche! 2 June 2009 2 June 2009 Kicker https://www.kicker.de/daum-zu-fenerbahce---der-fc-ist-auf-trainersuche-509580/artikel https://web.archive.org/web/20090603152612/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/509580/ 3 June 2009 live 3 June 2009 – Michael Frontzeck signs a two-year contract as head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.Michael Frontzeck neuer Cheftrainer bei Borussia de 3 June 2009 3 June 2009 Borussia Mönchengladbach http://www.borussia.de/de/borussia_news_detail,185,0,newsid-171332.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090610150731/http://www.borussia.de/de/borussia_news_detail%2C185%2C0%2Cnewsid-171332.html 10 June 2009 live 4 June 2009 – Michael Skibbe is appointed as new head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. Skibbe signs a two-year contract with the club.Michael Skibbe ist neuer Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt de 4 June 2009 15 August 2009 Eintracht Frankfurt official website http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/27304/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110929013316/http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/27304/ 29 September 2011 dead 5 June 2009 – Bruno Labbadia, head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, leaves the club after just one year and takes over Hamburger SV. Labbadia signs a two-year contract with Hamburg.Labbadia tritt Jol-Nachfolge an de 5 June 2009 5 June 2009 DFL http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128031.php&fla=3 12 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130612130614/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128031.php&fla=3 dead Jupp Heynckes is named as Labbadia's successor, also signing a two-year contract.Paukenschlag in Leverkusen de 5 June 2009 5 June 2009 DFL http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128029.php&fla=1 12 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130612123632/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000128029.php&fla=1 dead 12 June 2009 – Former Bundesliga player Zvonimir Soldo signs a two-year contract as head coach of 1. FC Köln. Soldo enters Cologne after a Prva HNL title with Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11881_5375936,00.html Cologne turn to Soldo Zocher Thomas 12 June 2009 Sky Sports 12 June 2009 Men's national team Friendly matches 20 August 2008 21:00 UTC+2 Germany 2–0 Report Belgium Schweinsteiger 59 pen.Marin 77 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg 34,117 Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark) 19 November 2008 20:45 UTC+1 Germany 1–2 Report England Helmes 63 Upson 23Terry 84 Olympic Stadium, Berlin 74,224 Massimo Busacca (Italy) 11 February 2009 20:30 UTC+1 Germany 0–1 Report Norway Grindheim 63 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf 45,000 Stefan Meßner (Austria) 29 May 2009 14:00 UTC+2 China 1–1 Report Germany Hao Junmin 5 Podolski 7 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai 25,000 Lee Min Hu (South Korea) 2 June 2009 20:00 UTC+2 United Arab Emirates 2–7 Report Germany Al Hammadi 63Mubarak 73 Westermann 29Gómez 35 45 47 90Trochowski 39Jumaa 62 o.g. Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai 7,000 Naser Darwish (Jordan) FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers Germany was drawn into Group 4 of UEFA qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/standings/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071127023909/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/standings/index.html dead 27 November 2007 Groups and standings fifa.com FIFA 12 August 2009 6 September 2008 20:45 UTC+2 LIE 0–6 Report GER Podolski 21 48Rolfes 64Schweinsteiger 65Hitzlsperger 75Westermann 86 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 6,021 Duarte Gomes (Portugal) 10 September 2008 20:35 UTC+3 FIN 3–3 Report GER Johansson 33Väyrynen 43Sjölund 53 Klose 38 45 83 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 37,150 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) 11 October 2008 20:45 UTC+2 GER 2–1 Report RUS Podolski 9Ballack 28 Arshavin 51 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund 65,607 Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) 15 October 2008 20:45 UTC+2 GER 1–0 Report WAL Trochowski 72 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach 44,500 Laurent Duhamel (France) 28 March 2009 20:00 UTC+1 GER 4–0 Report LIE Ballack 4Jansen 9Schweinsteiger 48Podolski 50 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 43,368 Igor Ishchenko (Ukraine) 1 April 2009 19:45 UTC+1 WAL 0–2 Report GER Ballack 11Williams 48 o.g. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 26,064 Terje Hauge (Norway) Women's national team Friendly matches 17 July 2008 18:00 UTC+2 GER 3–0 Report ENG Smisek 15Prinz 55Behringer 71 pen. Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching 9,185 Christine Beck (Magstadt) 23 July 2009 18:00 UTC+1 NOR 2–0 Report GER M. Knutsen 42G. Knutsen 74 Komplett.no Arena, Sandefjord 200 Eva Ödlund (Sweden) 22 April 2009 18:15 UTC+2 GER 1–1 Report BRA Mittag 24 Maurine 36 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main 44,825 Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) Olympic football tournament Germany ended the Olympic football tournament with the bronze medal. Group stage 6 August 2008 17:00 UTC+8 GER 0–0 (Report) BRA Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang 20,703 Kari Seitz (USA) 9 August 2008 17:00 UTC+8 NGA 0–1 (Report) GER Stegemann 65 Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang 19,266 Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) 12 August 2008 17:00 UTC+8 PRK 0–1 (Report) GER Mittag 86 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin 12,387 Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana) Quarterfinal 15 August 2008 21:00 UTC+8 SWE 0–2 (a.e.t.) (Report) GER Garefrekes 104Laudehr 115 Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang 17,209 Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) Semifinal 18 August 2008 18:00 UTC+8 BRA 4–1 (Report) GER Formiga 43Cristiane 49 76Marta 53 Prinz 10 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai 26,976 Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic) Bronze medal match 21 August 2008 18:00 UTC+8 GER 2–0 (Report) JPN Bajramaj 68 87 Workers Stadium, Beijing 49,285 Estella Alvares (Argentina) UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifiers Germany had already qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 before the start of the season. After the last qualifying match, the team finished with eight wins from eight matches in Group 4. 1 October 2008 16:00 UTC+2 SUI 0–3 Report GER Garefrekes 20Behringer 33Smisek 76 Schützenmatte, Basel 3,020 Maaren Olander (Estonia) 2009 Algarve Cup Germany finished the 2009 Algarve Cup as fourth-placed team after losing against Denmark in the match for third place. Group stage 4 March 2009 13:15 UTC+0 GER 2–0 Report FIN Behringer 69Garefrekes 90 Municipal Stadium, Albufeira 100 Chenard (Canada) 6 March 2009 13:15 UTC+0 GER 3–0 Report CHN Garefrekes 38 67Kulig 58 Municipal Stadium, Albufeira 200 Gaal (Hungary) 9 March 2009 13:15 UTC+0 SWE 3–2 Report GER Fischer 28Schelin 36 38 Grings 77Kulig 83 Estádio Algarve, Faro 200 Melksham (Australia) Match for third place 11 March 2009 13:15 UTC+0 GER 0–1 Report DEN Rydahl Bukh 42 Estádio Algarve, Faro 200 Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) Honours MenCompetitionWinnerDetailsBundesligaVfL Wolfsburg2008–09 Bundesliga2. BundesligaSC Freiburg2008–09 2. Bundesliga3. Liga1. FC Union Berlin2008–09 3. LigaDFB-PokalSV Werder Bremen2008–09 DFB-PokalBeat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0WomenCompetitionWinnerDetailsBundesliga1. FFC Turbine Potsdam2008–09 Bundesliga2. BundesligaTennis Borussia Berlin (North)2008–09 2. Bundesliga1. FC Saarbrücken (South)DFB-PokalFCR 2001 Duisburg2008–09 DFB-PokalBeat 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 7–0 League tables Men Bundesliga 2008–09 Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga 2008–09 3. Liga 1. FC Union Berlin were the dominating team in the first season of the newly created third tier of the German league pyramid, winning the championship and promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with four matches to play. The remaining one-and-a-half promotion spots were contested between Fortuna Düsseldorf, Paderborn, and Unterhaching until the last matchday. Since all three teams won their last matches, Düsseldorf gained direct promotion, while Paderborn were to face 2. Bundesliga sides Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs. The third-placed team eventually completed the promotional trio by beating Osnabrück 2–0 on aggregate. Stuttgarter Kickers were struggling both on and off the pitch and consequently relegated to the fourth-level Regionalliga. After being on bottom of the table for most of the season, the choice not to return a loan from the German FA resulted in a three-point deduction, which effectively ended their season. The second relegated team, VfR Aalen, fell victim to its number of drawn matches. Fifteen of them, paired with only eight wins, resulted in only 39 points, which proved to be too few to survive. Wacker Burghausen would originally have been the third team to be relegated. However, they were spared after Kickers Emden, who were a promotion contender for three-quarters of the season, had to return their license over financial problems. Since Emden did not obtain a license for the Regionalliga, they entered the fifth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen for the 2009–10 season. Women Bundesliga 2008–09 Frauen-Bundesliga Turbine Potsdam emerged victorious in a very tight championship race, beating runners-up Bayern Munich by just a single goal. A 4–0 defeat against third-placed FCR Duisburg just days before the last matchday of the season proved to be costly for the team from Munich. Long-time successive champion 1. FFC Frankfurt had to battle through a couple of injuries to key players, including Birgit Prinz, and thus finished in fourth place. The first three teams qualified for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League, although Duisburg did only so on virtue of their UEFA Women's Cup win. Both Potsdam and Duisburg directly entered the main round of the competition, while Bayern Munich competed in a qualification tournament. On the bottom side of the table, TSV Crailsheim never had a chance to be competitive, and successfully ended the season with a mere five points in last place. The second relegation place was contested between SC Bad Neuenahr and Borussia Friedenstal. The team from southwestern Germany eventually prevailed and sent Friedenstal back to the 2. Bundesliga after just one year in the top flight. 2. Bundesliga 2008–09 2. Frauen-Bundesliga The northern group was won by Tennis Borussia Berlin. SG Lütgendortmund had to leave the second tier again after just one season. They were accompanied by 1. FC Union Berlin. The southern group saw a close finish between 1. FC Saarbrücken and VfL Sindelfingen. Saarbrücken eventually prevailed and made their immediate return to the top flight. Wattenscheid 09, who were also relegated from the Bundesliga last season, finished fourth. On the bottom end of the table, SV Dirmingen were relegated with the worst record of all 24 2. Bundesliga teams. They were joined by Viktoria Jägersburg, who made their immediate return to the Regionalliga. The relegation playoffs featured a match-up between Mellendorf and Löchgau. Both teams were promoted to the second level one year ago. Löchgau eventually retrieved their spot with a 2–1 aggregate victory, sending Mellendorf back to the Regionalliga. North North South South Movements for the 2009–10 season MenCompetitionPromotedRelegatedBundesliga N/AEnergie Cottbus (via playoffs), Karlsruher SC, Arminia Bielefeld2. BundesligaSC Freiburg, 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC Nürnberg (via playoffs)VfL Osnabrück (via playoffs), FC Ingolstadt 04, SV Wehen Wiesbaden3. Liga1. FC Union Berlin, Fortuna Düsseldorf, SC Paderborn 07 (via playoffs)VfR Aalen, Stuttgarter Kickers, Kickers Emden (withdrawn)WomenCompetitionPromotedRelegatedBundesliga N/AHSV Borussia Friedenstal, TSV Crailsheim2. BundesligaTennis Borussia Berlin, 1. FC SaarbrückenMellendorfer TV (via playoffs), SG Lütgendortmund, FSV Viktoria Jägersburg, 1. FC Union Berlin, SV Dirmingen Transfer deals List of German football transfers summer 2008 List of German football transfers winter 2008–09 Retirements The following is a list of retired players who ended their career at the end of the 2008–09 season. All retirements are, unless noted otherwise, listed in the 2009 special edition of kicker magazine.Holzschuh Rainer 16 July 2009 kicker Bundesliga 2009/10 kicker Sportmagazin Olympia Verlag Nuremberg 0948-7964 de etal The club given in parentheses is the last club of the retired player. End of season – Alexander Bade (Arminia Bielefeld) End of season – Frank Baumann (Werder Bremen) End of season – Ralf Bucher (SpVgg Unterhaching) End of season – Francisco Copado (SpVgg Unterhaching) End of season – Christian Fiedler (Hertha BSC) End of season – Dennis Grassow (Jahn Regensburg) End of season – Marijan Kovačević (VfB Stuttgart) End of season – Tobias Rau (Arminia Bielefeld) End of season – Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen) End of season – Markus Schroth (1860 Munich) End of season – Michael Tarnat (Hannover 96) End of season – Marco Vorbeck (FC Augsburg) Deaths 12 July 2008 – Reinhard Fabisch, 57, coach for the national teams of Zimbabwe, Kenya and Benin. Fabisch died from cancer.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7506170.stm Former Benin coach Fabisch dies 14 July 2008 14 July 2008 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20080719034412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7506170.stm 19 July 2008 live 13 July 2008 – Rudolf Nafziger, 62, European Cup Winners' Cup winner with Bayern Munich in 1967. He also played for Swiss club FC St. Gallen, Hannover 96 and Austrian sides LASK Linz. Nafziger earned one cap for West Germany.http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/nachrichten/eheamliger-bayern-profi-rudi-nafziger-gestorben-379479.html Ehemaliger Bayern-Profi Rudi Nafziger gestorben Former Bayern player Rudi Nafziger has died 14 July 2008 merkur-online.de Münchener Merkur de 13 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625125816/http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/nachrichten/eheamliger-bayern-profi-rudi-nafziger-gestorben-379479.html 25 June 2010 live 24 August 2008 – Josef Marx, 73, defender for SV Sodingen and Karlsruher SC. He earned one cap for West Germany.http://www.ksc.de/aktuelles/anzeigen/news/jupp-marx-verstorben/6.html "Jupp" Marx verstorben "Jupp Marx" has died 26 August 2008 Karlsruher SC official website de 13 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722050805/http://www.ksc.de/aktuelles/anzeigen/news/jupp-marx-verstorben/6.html 22 July 2011 dead 29 August 2008 – Heinz Wewers, 81, midfielder for Rot-Weiß Essen. Wewers earned twelve caps for West Germany.http://www.reviersport.de/60642---essen-trauer-um-ehemaligen-meisterspieler.html RWE-Urgestein Heinz Wewers verstorben RWE veteran Heinz Wewers has died 1 September 2008 Karlsruher SC official website de 13 August 2009 31 August 2008 – Albert Sing, 91, Stuttgarter Kickers player and manager of various German and Swiss teams. He earned nine caps for Germany.http://bazonline.ch/sport/fussball/YBLegende-Albert-Sing-verstorben/story/11661959 YB-Legende Albert Sing verstorben YB legend Albert Sing has died 1 September 2008 bazonline.ch Basler Zeitung de 13 August 2009 19 October 2008 – Willi Kraus, 65, striker for FC Schalke 04, Tennis Borussia Berlin, and Eintracht Gelsenkirchen.http://www.schalke04.de/content/news_archive/news/ehemaliger-schalker-willi-kraus-gestorben-29-10-2008.html Ehemaliger Schalker Willi Kraus gestorben Former Schalke Willi Kraus died de 29 October 2008 13 May 2014 FC Schalke 04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114856/http://www.schalke04.de/content/news_archive/news/ehemaliger-schalker-willi-kraus-gestorben-29-10-2008.html 24 September 2015 dead 27 October 2008 – Heinz Krügel, 87, player for SG Planitz and coach of the East Germany national team and 1. FC Magdeburg. Krügel won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Magdeburg in 1974.http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,587124,00.html Meistertrainer Heinz Krügel verstorben Championship coach Heinz Krügel has died de 28 October 2008 Spiegel online Der Spiegel 13 August 2009 25 November 2008 – Günter Männig, 80, referee. Männig was on the FIFA list between 1962 and 1978 and was assigned to 92 matches in that span. He also worked 264 matches in the DDR-Oberliga and the FDGB-Pokal. August 2009 27 December 2008 – Alfred Pfaff, 82, midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt. Pfaff was part of the German 1954 World Cup team. He earned seven caps for West Germany.http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/25945/ Eintracht Frankfurt trauert um Alfred Pfaff Eintracht Frankfurt mourns Alfred Pfaff de Eintracht Frankfurt official website 16 January 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929012855/http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/25945/ 29 September 2011 12 January 2009 – Michael Polywka, 65, player for FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Eintracht Braunschweig and Hannover 96.http://www.ndr.de/sport/mehr_sport/polywka101.html Von Polywka bis Kruse: Fluchtpunkt Bundesliga 17 May 2016 Norddeutscher Rundfunk de 29 January 2009 – Willi Köchling, 84, player for Rot-Weiß Essen. He earned one cap for West Germany.August 2009 28 April 2009 – Fritz Gödicke, 89, coach of the East Germany national team between May 1958 and August 1959.https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&no_cache=1&tx_dfbnews_pi1[showUid]=18027&cHash=3120baa8f9 DFB trauert um Fritz Gödicke DFB mourns Fritz Gödicke de 29 April 2009 DFB official website 13 August 2009 References Category:Seasons in German football