Sad news: Ex-Austria coach Egon Coordes has died!

Sad news: Ex-Austria coach Egon Coordes has died!

Sad news from the football world: Egon Coordes, a former player and coach with an eventful career, has died at the age of 80. Death occurred after a long illness and was confirmed at his home in Memmingen, according to his family. This loss leaves a big gap not only for the family, but also for many football fans and colleagues. Laola1 reports that ...

The native of Bremerhaven has left countless traces in German football throughout his career, both as a player and as a coach. Coordes began his career in the youth ranks of Leher TS and played for TuS Bremerhaven 93 in the late 1960s. In 1971 he moved to the Bundesliga, where he played as a defender for SV Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart. A memorable moment of his playing career was reaching 10,000. Goal in the Bundesliga that he scored in the 1974 game against Eintracht Frankfurt. He ended his active career in 1976 at the age of 31. Wikipedia has more information about this.

A life for football

Coordes' coaching career began in 1982 at OSC Bremerhaven, and he quickly made a name for himself with his strict training style, earning him the nickname "Grinder" due to his harsh methods. Over the years he coached a number of teams, including Wiener Austria, where he worked from July 1994 to the end of June 1995. This season he finished fourth in the Austrian league. After this time, however, no agreement could be reached about his whereabouts. BR reports that ...

Egon Coordes became particularly well-known as an assistant coach at FC Bayern Munich. He enjoyed great success under renowned coaches Udo Lattek, Jupp Heynckes and Giovanni Trapattoni, including four German championships in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990. His return to Bayern Munich as Trapattoni's assistant in 1997 and again under Heynckes in 2011 and 2012 cemented his status as a valued part of the club. He was also able to participate in the coaching staff of the Bayern Munich basketball team.

A fighter, without a doubt

Although he was able to shine at Bayern and in his role as an assistant, his head coaching positions were often characterized by less luck. The engagements with VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV and Hannover 96 each ended prematurely. Coordes also looked after teams in Switzerland, the Gulf region and even Iran. All in all, he played 157 Bundesliga games for Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart, which clearly underlines his experience as a player and coach, even if his head coaching career did not reach the same heights.

In recent years, Coordes has increasingly stepped back from the front row, but has remained active in the background, including as a scout for FC Bayern, where he discovered Hansi Flick, who later went on to have an important career in European football. His daughter, Claudia, lives in Las Vegas and works as a real estate agent there. In June 2023, his experiences and views in the world of football were honored - a life's work that will remain in the history of football.