Christian Backs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | East Germany | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1992 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 219 | (38) |
| 1989–1990 | → SG Bergmann-Borsig | 18 | (3) |
| 1992–1997 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 107 | (5) |
| Total | 334 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1985 | East Germany | 9 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2004 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 2004–2005 | Berliner FC Dynamo | ||
| 2005 | Berliner AK | ||
| 2005–2009 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 2009–2010 | Berliner FC Dynamo | ||
| 2012 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Christian Backs (born 26 August 1962) is a German former footballer.
Career
Backs played for BFC Dynamo (later named FC Berlin) for 12 seasons,[1] winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.
International career
During this time he won nine caps for East Germany, scoring once.[2] He was also involved in the East German Olympic team who qualified for the 1984 Olympics, but was forced to stay at home, because of the East Germans' boycott of the tournament.
Coaching career
After reunification, Backs wound down his career with Reinickendorfer Füchse, where he played from 1992 to 1997. He took over as manager of the 'Foxes' in 2000, where he remained until 2004 when he took the reins at his old club Dynamo. He only lasted a year, however, and after a brief spell at Berliner AK, returned to Reinickendorf, where he remained until 2009. In summer 2009 returning to BFC Dynamo for a second spell as manager and was in March 2010 fired.
Honours
- DDR-Oberliga: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- FDGB Pokal: 1988, 1989
External links
- Christian Backs at National-Football-Teams.com
- Christian Backs profile at Fussballdaten
- Christian Backs at weltfussball.de (German)
References
- ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (25 June 2015). "Christian Backs - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (25 June 2015). "Christian Backs - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2015.