Dietrich Weise before he took over as Liechtenstein national coach in 1990
Photo: Dieter Roosen / DPA
The former Bundesliga coach Dietrich Weise is dead. The former coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Kaiserslautern died on Sunday at the age of 86.
This was confirmed by the Wise Family of Unity.
»We mourn the loss of someone who lived football and was widely recognized as a professional.
His focus has always been on promoting young people, many former players in the club are grateful to him for everything he has done for them, "said Eintracht President Peter Fischer:" With Dietrich Weise we are not only losing a football expert, but also one good friend whose humanity we will miss. "
Weise won the DFB Cup twice with Eintracht, which he coached between 1973 and 1976 and from 1983 to 1986 for a total of six years.
Bundesliga record player Karl-Heinz Körbel, who took part in the 1974 and 1975 triumphs, paid tribute to his former mentor: “He had the greatest influence on my career!
From him I learned what it means to be a professional and what values it entails.
His great strength was his humanity.
He always conveyed to me that as a professional you have a role model function and that you exemplify your love for football and Eintracht. "
The Weise, who was born in Gröben (Saxony-Anhalt), also celebrated great successes as coach of the German U18 team, which he led to victory in the European Championship and World Cup in 1981.
With al Ahly Cairo he became Egyptian champion in 1989.
His last position as coach was the Liechtenstein national team, for which he was responsible from 1990 to 1996.
Icon: The mirror
mfu / dpa
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/S7UVDTX7DREC7DXVCZN6MEKGBY.jpg)
