Benno Möhlmann
Encyclopedia
Benno Hans Möhlmann is a former German
footballer who most recently managed FC Ingolstadt 04
.
. In 1978 he moved to Werder Bremen in the Fußball-Bundesliga
. He remained with Bremen until 1987 when he moved to Hamburger SV
, finishing his playing career in 1989. In total, Möhlmann played in 255 Bundesliga matches, scoring 35 goals.
, then he moved to Greuther Fürth, staying at that club until 2000. From 2000 until 2004, Möhlmann was manager of Arminia Bielefeld
, winning promotion to 1. Bundesliga in 2002, but the team was immediately relegated the year after. Möhlmann was sacked in February 2004, but immediately found himself back in the job as manager of Greuther Fürth, again. In July 2007, he signed a contract with Eintracht Braunschweig, with the goal of winning promotion to 2. Bundesliga or at least qualification for the new 3rd Liga
. After a string of unsatisfying performances by the team, Möhlmann stepped down as manager in May 2008. In July 2008 Möhlemann became for the third time the manager of Greuther Fürth, but he cancelled his contract on 20 December 2009. On 7 November 2010, Möhlmann was appointed manager of FC Ingolstadt 04
. After almost exactly one year with Ingolstadt, Möhlmann was sacked as manager on 9 November 2011, after losing four of the five previous matches.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who most recently managed FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...
.
Career
Möhlemann began his professional career in 1974 as a midfielder with Preußen Münster in 2nd Bundesliga North2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. In 1978 he moved to Werder Bremen in the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
. He remained with Bremen until 1987 when he moved to Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
, finishing his playing career in 1989. In total, Möhlmann played in 255 Bundesliga matches, scoring 35 goals.
Managing career
His managing career started at Hamburger SV in 1992. From 1995 until 1997 he was manager of Eintracht BraunschweigEintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
, then he moved to Greuther Fürth, staying at that club until 2000. From 2000 until 2004, Möhlmann was manager of Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
, winning promotion to 1. Bundesliga in 2002, but the team was immediately relegated the year after. Möhlmann was sacked in February 2004, but immediately found himself back in the job as manager of Greuther Fürth, again. In July 2007, he signed a contract with Eintracht Braunschweig, with the goal of winning promotion to 2. Bundesliga or at least qualification for the new 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
. After a string of unsatisfying performances by the team, Möhlmann stepped down as manager in May 2008. In July 2008 Möhlemann became for the third time the manager of Greuther Fürth, but he cancelled his contract on 20 December 2009. On 7 November 2010, Möhlmann was appointed manager of FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...
. After almost exactly one year with Ingolstadt, Möhlmann was sacked as manager on 9 November 2011, after losing four of the five previous matches.
Honours
- BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
runner-up: 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1985–86 - U21 European Championship runner-up: 1982