Dirk Schuster
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Dirk Schuster is a retired German
soccer player.
and soon moving on to Karlsruher SC
in 1991, where he established himself as a respected center-back.
A move to 1. FC Köln
in 1997 proved less successful, and in the following journeyman
years he played in Turkey and Austria. He then played for newly promoted Second Bundesliga club LR Ahlen in 2000, where he has a good stint, before he returned to Austria and then played in the Oberliga, the fourth-highest league with Waldhof.
or Matthias Sammer
.
between October 16, 2006 and Januaray 10, 2007. On May 30, 2009 he was named as the new head coach of the Stuttgarter Kickers
, where he signed a two years contract until June 30, 2011, which was on April 1, 2010 prematurely extended until June 30, 2012.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
soccer player.
Career
Schuster, who lived his youth in the DDR, was one of the first East German players to make the move into the West, starting in 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:...
and soon moving on to Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
in 1991, where he established himself as a respected center-back.
A move to 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
in 1997 proved less successful, and in the following journeyman
Journeyman
A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master....
years he played in Turkey and Austria. He then played for newly promoted Second Bundesliga club LR Ahlen in 2000, where he has a good stint, before he returned to Austria and then played in the Oberliga, the fourth-highest league with Waldhof.
International career
He was capped three times in the German national team and four times in the East German national team, making him a member of the small group of Ex-DDR footballers who played in both the German and the East German tenure, such as Ulf Kirsten, Andreas ThomAndreas Thom
Andreas Thom is a former German football player who was capped by East Germany, and later Germany. He is a youth coach at Hertha BSC.-Club career:...
or Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer is a retired German football player and coach who is now working as technical director of the DFB . He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper....
.
Coaching career
Schusters first coaching job was as interim coach for ASV DurlachASV Durlach
ASV Durlach is a German association football club from the borough of Durlach in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was established 14 May 1902 as Fußball Club Germania Durlach. During World War II they were briefly partnered with Fußball Club Phönix Karlsruhe and played...
between October 16, 2006 and Januaray 10, 2007. On May 30, 2009 he was named as the new head coach of the Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
, where he signed a two years contract until June 30, 2011, which was on April 1, 2010 prematurely extended until June 30, 2012.