Eintracht Braunschweig

Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V.,commonly known asEintracht Braunschweig(German pronunciation:[ˈaɪntʁaxtˈbʁaʊnʃvaɪk]) orBTSV(IPA:[ˌbeːteːʔɛsˈfaʊ]), is a Germanfootballandsports clubbased inBraunschweig,Lower Saxony.The club plays in the2. Bundesliga,the second tier of theGerman football league system.

Eintracht Braunschweig

Full name	Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V.
Nickname(s)	Die Löwen(The Lions)
Founded	15 December 1895(1895-12-15)
Ground	Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
Capacity	23,325
President	Nicole Kumpis
Head coach	Daniel Scherning
League	2. Bundesliga
2023–24	2. Bundesliga, 15th of 18
Website	eintracht
Home colours Away colours

History

Foundation and early years

Eintracht Braunschweig was founded as the football andcricketclub FuCC Eintracht 1895 in 1895, became FC Eintracht von 1895 in 1906, then SV Eintracht in 1920.

The team has a colourful history and it quickly became one of northern Germany's favourite sides. In 1900, Eintracht Braunschweig was among thefounding membersof theGerman Football Association(DFB).It enjoyed success early on, playing in the upper-tier league, winning theNorthern German championshipin 1908 and 1913, and placing three players on theGermany national teamby 1914. Under theThird Reich,the team played in theGauliga Niedersachsenand managed two appearances in thenational final rounds.According to a book about theMassaker von Prerau,the mass murdererKarol Pazúrplayed for Eintracht Braunschweig in 1940.In1942–43,Eintracht Braunschweig went into the national championship play-offs as one of the favourites.The team under managerGeorg "Schorsch" Knöpflehad just won the newly formedGauliga Südhannover-Braunschweigwith a record of 17 wins and 1 draw in 18 games, scoring 146 goals in the process. After a convincing 5–1 win overVictoria Hamburgin the first round, the draw saw the club paired with the other favourites for the title,Helmut Schön'sDresdner SC.Dresden won the game held inDresdenwith 4–0, and subsequently won the German championship, with an undefeated season.

Post-war football

Walter Schmidt,one of the team's key players during the 1960s, pictured in theEintracht-Stadionin 2009

Historical chart of Eintracht Braunschweig league performance

As part of thedenazificationof Germany afterWorld War II,theBritish authoritiesdissolved all previously existing sports clubs in Braunschweig and demanded the creation of a single, united sports club for the city. As such, Eintracht Braunschweig was merged into the new clubTSV Braunschweigon 2 November 1945.TSV Braunschweig finally took on the club's current name,Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht von 1895,on 1 April 1949.

The club continued to play in the top division – now theOberliga Nord– after the war, with the exception of a single season (1952–53) spent in tier II. The side was touched by tragedy in 1949 when goalkeeper Gustav Fähland died of internal bleeding a few days after being injured during a game in a collision with aWerder Bremenstriker.Another appearance in the final round of the national championship came in1958.

Bundesliga football 1963 to 1985

Paul Breitner, Eintracht Braunschweig's most prominent signing during the 1970s

Eintracht Braunschweig's consistently high standard of play and financial stability helped it to become one of the16 teams selected out of a group of 46 applicantsfor play in theBundesliga,the new federal professional league formed in 1963. Once again the side enjoyed early success, winning the national title in the1966–67 seasonunder managerHelmuth Johannsenwith solid defensive play. That championship team gave up only 27 goals against, which stood as a Bundesliga record until bettered by Werder Bremen in 1988.Another ten players joined the national side from the team, mostly through the 1960s and 1970s.

The club was hit by tragedy again during the winter break of the1968–69 seasonwhen forwardJürgen Moll,aged 29 at the time, and his wife died in a car accident. Two charity matches were played for the benefit of the Molls' children, the first featured West Germany's1954 FIFA World Cup-winning squad in the line-up of thetournament's final,and the second saw a combined squad of Eintracht Braunschweig and rivalsHannover 96take on a Bundesliga all-star team.

The club found itself embroiled in theBundesliga scandal of 1971,but with a somewhat unusual twist. Several players accepted payments totalling 40,000DM– not to underperform and so lose or tie a game, but rather to put out an extra effort to win.Ultimately, two players were suspended and another ten were fined.

In 1973, in the face of some opposition from the league, Braunschweig became the first Bundesliga side to sport a sponsor logo on its jerseys – that ofWolfenbüttel-based liquor producerJägermeister.The move paid the team 100,000 DM and introduced a new way of doing business to football that is worth millions today. Other clubs quickly followed suit. Braunschweig's game againstSchalke 04on 24 March 1973 became the first Bundesliga match to feature a club having sponsorship on its jersey.Jägermeister continued to sponsor the club until 1987, although a later attempt to rename the team "Jägermeister Braunschweig" was finally refused by the DFB in 1983.

Eintracht Braunschweig just missed a second title in1977when it finished third, one point back of championBorussia Mönchengladbachand just behind second-place finisher Schalke 04 on goal difference. The club made newsafter the season by signing 1974 World Cup winnerPaul BreitnerfromReal Madridfor a transfer fee of 1.6 million DM. Breitner, however, did not fit into the team at all and was sold toBayern Munichafter just one season.

Lutz Eigendorf

The side counted a casualty in theCold Warin the death ofLutz Eigendorf,who fledEast Germanyin 1979, where he played forDynamo Berlin,to come to the west to play for1. FC Kaiserslautern.Shortly after his transfer to Braunschweig in 1983, he died in a motor vehicle accident which was revealed in 2000 as the assassination of a "traitor" arranged by theStasi,East Germany's secret police.

The club played in the Bundesliga through to the mid-1980s having been relegated just twice, playing in the second division in 1973–74 and again in1980–81.During the club's run of 322 games in the Bundesliga from 1963 to 1973, it set a record that still stands by not seeing a single playerred-carded.In1984–85,Eintracht Braunschweig was relegated from the Bundesliga for the third time.

Decline

Regionalliga home game againstVfB Lübeckin 1998

Since the 1985–86 season, the side has played at the tier II and III levels, with the exception of the 2013–14 season. In 1987, Braunschweig set a mark even as they were demoted; it became the only team ever to have been relegated with a positive goal difference, with 52 goals for and 47 against. After having been stuck in theRegionalligafor most of the 1990s, Eintracht Braunschweig moved constantly between the2. Bundesligaand the Regionalliga during the 2000s. At the end of the2007–08 Regionalliga season,the club was facing a severe crisis, both financially and on the field: Eintracht was in danger of missing out on qualification for Germany's new nationwide third-tier league3. Liga,which would have meant Braunschweig's first ever relegation to the fourth level of theGerman football league system.

Recent history

With new managerTorsten Lieberknecht,however, who had only taken over the job a few weeks before,Eintracht Braunschweig qualified for the 3. Liga on the last matchday of the season. Moreover, under Lieberknecht and also newly appointeddirector of footballMarc Arnold,the club continued to steadily improve throughout the next few seasons; a resurgence on and off the field that was widely recognized by the German media.In2010–11,the team won promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga as champions of the 3. Liga. There, Eintracht Braunschweig re-established itself quickly, finishing the2011–12 seasoncomfortably mid-table. The2012–13 seasonshould prove even more successful: on the second matchday, Braunschweig took over a direct promotion spot and kept it for the rest of the season. On the 31st matchday, the club secured its return to the Bundesliga after 28 years in the second and third divisions with a 1–0 away win overFC Ingolstadt 04.

The team finished the2013–14 Bundesligaseason in 18th place and was therefore relegated again after one season in the top-flight. Eintracht Braunschweig had spent most of the season on a relegation spot, but had a chance to stay in the league until the last matchday. However, the club was officially relegated on 10 May 2014 after a 3–1 loss at1899 Hoffenheim.Eintracht came close to a return to the Bundesliga in2016–17:the club finished third in the 2. Bundesliga and qualified for the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga, but lost 2–0 on aggregate toVfL Wolfsburgto remain in the 2. Bundesliga.

On 13 May 2018, Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated to the 3. Liga after a 6–2 loss toHolstein Kiel.

In2018–19,poor performances on the pitch meant that Braunschweig almost got relegated to the fourth tier,Regionalliga Nord,surviving relegation on goal difference. In the following season, the club finished third to be promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga, before being relegated in 2020–21, followed by another promotion after a second-placed finish.

Crest and colours

Colours

Traditionally, Eintracht Braunschweig plays its home games in the colours blue and yellow. Those colours are derived from the flag of theDuchy of Brunswick.

1963–1964

1964–1966

1966–1971

1971–1981

1981–1987

Crest

The club's crest contains a red lion on white ground. This symbol is derived from thecoat of armsof the city ofBraunschweig,which in turn is based on theinsigniaofHenry the Lion.The club badge went through various different versions during its history, most of the time however it consisted of a circular badge in blue and yellow, with a red lion on a white shield in the center of the circle.

In 1972–73, Eintracht Braunschweig scrapped the original crest and replaced it with a new design based on the logo of its sponsor,Jägermeister.This was initially done to circumvent the DFB's ban on shirt sponsors – a loophole in those rules allowed to club to put a very close looking symbol on their shirt as long as it was the club's official crest. In 1986, after Jägermeister stopped the sponsorship of the club, Eintracht Braunschweig adopted a new, diamond-shaped logo containing the traditional red lion as well as the club's colours blue and yellow.

In 2011, the club members voted to return to the club's more traditional round crest. In March 2012, the club then presented the new version of the crest, which was adopted as the official logo at the start of the 2012–13 season.For the 2016–17 season, the club wore a special anniversary crest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club's 1966–67 Bundesliga title.

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  Flag of the Duchy of Brunswick
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  Coat of arms of Braunschweig
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  Historical version of the round logo, in use during the 1960s and early 70s
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  Diamond shaped logo, in use 1986–2012
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  Anniversary crest, worn during the 2016–17 season

Stadium

Eintracht-Stadion

Main article:Eintracht-Stadion

Eintracht Braunschweig plays at theEintracht-Stadionin Braunschweig, built in 1923. Currently the stadium has a capacity of ca. 25,000, during the 1960s it held up to 38,000 people.Before the construction of the Eintracht-Stadion, the club played its home games atSportplatz an der Helmstedter Straße,which held 3,000 people.

Supporters

Eintracht Braunschweig supporters in 2013

Despite spending recent years in the lower divisions, the club's fan support has remained strong: with 21,396 per game, Eintracht Braunschweig had the 24th-highest average attendance of any sports team in Germany during the 2011–12 season.

While friendly fan relations exist with1. FC Magdeburg,Waldhof Mannheim,and Swiss clubBasel,Eintracht Braunschweig has a strong rivalry withHannover 96.

Because ofWolfsburg's immediate proximity to Braunschweig, journalists often report a rivalry withVfL Wolfsburg.Also matches between the two are often referred to as a derby. This is denied by the fans of Eintracht Braunschweig as well as the Fans of Hannover 96, who only consider their matches against each other as the only trueLower Saxony derby.

Recent seasons

Year	Division	Tier	Position
1963–64	Bundesliga	I	11th
1964–65	Bundesliga		9th
1965–66	Bundesliga		10th
1966–67	Bundesliga		1st
1967–68	Bundesliga		9th
1968–69	Bundesliga		4th
1969–70	Bundesliga		16th
1970–71	Bundesliga		4th
1971–72	Bundesliga		12th
1972–73	Bundesliga		17th ↓
1973–74	2. Bundesliga	II	1st ↑
1974–75	Bundesliga	I	9th
1975–76	Bundesliga		5th
1976–77	Bundesliga		3rd
1977–78	Bundesliga		13th
1978–79	Bundesliga		9th
1979–80	Bundesliga		18th ↓
1980–81	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd ↑
1981–82	Bundesliga	I	11th
1982–83	Bundesliga		15th
1983–84	Bundesliga		9th
1984–85	Bundesliga		18th ↓
1985–86	2. Bundesliga	II	12th
1986–87	2. Bundesliga		17th ↓
1987–88	Amateur-Oberliga Nord	III	1st ↑
1988–89	2. Bundesliga	II	9th
1989–90	2. Bundesliga		7th
1990–91	2. Bundesliga		13th
1991–92	2. Bundesliga		7th
1992–93	2. Bundesliga		19th ↓
1993–94	Amateur-Oberliga Nord	III	2nd
1994–95	Regionalliga Nord		6th
1995–96	Regionalliga Nord		2nd
1996–97	Regionalliga Nord		2nd
1997–98	Regionalliga Nord		2nd
1998–99	Regionalliga Nord		3rd
1999–2000	Regionalliga Nord		3rd
2000–01	Regionalliga Nord		8th
2001–02	Regionalliga Nord		2nd ↑
2002–03	2. Bundesliga	II	15th ↓
2003–04	Regionalliga Nord	III	6th
2004–05	Regionalliga Nord		1st ↑
2005–06	2. Bundesliga	II	12th
2006–07	2. Bundesliga		18th ↓
2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	III	10th
2008–09	3. Liga		13th
2009–10	3. Liga		4th
2010–11	3. Liga		1st ↑
2011–12	2. Bundesliga	II	8th
2012–13	2. Bundesliga		2nd ↑
2013–14	Bundesliga	I	18th ↓
2014–15	2. Bundesliga	II	6th
2015–16	2. Bundesliga		8th
2016–17	2. Bundesliga		3rd
2017–18	2. Bundesliga		17th ↓
2018–19	3. Liga	III	16th
2019–20	3. Liga		3rd ↑
2020–21	2. Bundesliga	II	17th ↓
2021–22	3. Liga	III	2nd ↑
2022–23	2. Bundesliga	II	15th
2023–24	2. Bundesliga		15th
2024–25	2. Bundesliga

Key

↑Promoted

↓Relegated

League history

Main article:List of Eintracht Braunschweig seasons

Between 1904 and 1985, Eintracht Braunschweig spent all but three seasons inGermany's top division.Between 1985 and 2013, the club then alternated between the second and third level of the German league pyramid, before returning to the top flight for the first time in 28 years at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Honours

League

• Bundesliga:
  • Champions:1966–67
• 2. Bundesliga(II):²
  • Runners-up:1980–81,2012–13
• 3. Liga(III):
  • Champions:2010–11
• Regionalliga Nord(II):
  • Champions:1973–74
• Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen-Ost(II):
  • Champions:1952–53
• Regionalliga Nord(III):
  • Champions:2004–05
• Amateur-Oberliga Nord(III):
  • Champions:1987–88

²Includes2. Bundesliga Nord (1974–81).

Regional

• Northern German championship:
  • Champions:1907–08, 1912–13
• Gauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig:
  • Champions:1942–43, 1943–44
• Südkreisliga/Bezirksliga Südhannover-Braunschweig/Oberliga Südhannover-Braunschweig:
  • Champions:1923–24, 1924–25
• Duchy/Free State of Brunswick championship:¹
  • Champions:1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20
• Lower Saxony Cup(Tiers III–V):
  • Winners:2003–04, 2010–11
  • Runners-up:1998–99, 2008–09

¹No championship was played in 1914 and 1915

European record

1967–68 European Cup quarter-finals 2nd leg versusJuventusinTurin.

Season	Competition	Round	Nation	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Result
1967–68	European Cup	1st round		Dinamo Tirana	–	–	(w/o)	Win
		2nd round		Rapid Wien	2–0	0–1	2–1	Win
		Quarter-finals		Juventus	3–2	0–1	3–31	Loss
1971–72	UEFA Cup	1st round		Glentoran	6–1	1–0	7–1	Win
		2nd round		Atlético Bilbao	2–1	2–2	4–3	Win
		3rd round		Ferencváros	1–1	2–5	3–6	Loss
1976–77	UEFA Cup	1st round		Holbæk B&I	7–0	0–1	7–1	Win
		2nd round		Español	2–1	0–2	2–3	Loss
1977–78	UEFA Cup	1st round		Dinamo Kiev	0–0	1–1	1–12	Win
		2nd round		Start	4–0	0–1	4–1	Win
		3rd round		PSV	1–2	0–2	1–4	Loss

¹Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off inBernto reach the semi-finals.

²Eintracht Braunschweig progressed to the second round on away goals.

Intertoto Cup record

Season	Competition	Round	Nation	Club	Home	Away
1964–65	International Football Cup	Group A2		DWS	2–0	0–4
		Group A2		FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–1	0–2
		Group A2		Beringen	2–1	3–2
1965–66	International Football Cup	Group A4		Örgryte IS	3–0	1–3
		Group A4		Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	0–3
		Group A4		Luzern	7–0	4–4
1966–67	International Football Cup	Group B3		Górnik Zabrze	8–0	0–4
		Group B3		Carl Zeiss Jena	1–2	1–2
		Group B3		AIK	5–1	2–0
1968	Intertoto Cup	Group B7		Lausanne-Sports	2–1	1–4
		Group B7		Wacker Innsbruck	3–1	2–1
		Group B7		AB	2–0	0–0
1970	Intertoto Cup	Group B1		Grasshopper	2–0	1–5
		Group B1		IFK Norrköping	1–0	2–2
		Group B1		Wiener SC	3–0	1–1
1971	Intertoto Cup	Group 6		Malmö FF	0–1	1–0
		Group 6		Zagłębie Wałbrzych	1–0	1–0
		Group 6		Young Boys	2–0	5–1
1972	Intertoto Cup	Group 6		TJ ZVL Žilina	5–0	1–1
		Group 6		Landskrona BoIS	2–0	0–3
		Group 6		Vejle BK	4–1	3–0
1973	Intertoto Cup	Group 9		AC Nitra	1–2	1–1
		Group 9		FC Amsterdam	1–4	0–0
		Group 9		Vejle BK	0–3	2–0
1975	Intertoto Cup	Group 3		Vojvodina	2–1	1–3
		Group 3		Zürich	2–0	0–1
		Group 3		Vejle BK	3–0	5–0
1976	Intertoto Cup	Group 4		Baník Ostrava	0–2	0–0
		Group 4		SSW Innsbruck	1–1	0–1
		Group 4		AIK	2–1	3–1
1978	Intertoto Cup	Group 4		Standard Liège	0–1	1–0
		Group 4		Grasshoppers	0–0	2–0
		Group 4		B 1903	5–1	2–1
1979	Intertoto Cup	Group 3		Malmö FF	3–1	2–2
		Group 3		Slavia Prague	2–0	1–1
		Group 3		St. Gallen	3–2	4–1
1983	Intertoto Cup	Group 10		TJ Vítkovice	0–2	2–2
		Group 10		Trakia Plovdiv	2–0	1–0
		Group 10		IF Elfsborg	4–0	0–1
1984	Intertoto Cup	Group 4		Standard Liège	3–1	1–4
		Group 4		OB	0–0	1–1
		Group 4		Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	1–2
1985	Intertoto Cup	Group 5		Wismut Aue	2–1	2–3
		Group 5		Slavia Prague	4–1	0–4
		Group 5		Viking	6–3	1–2

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Ron-Thorben Hoffmann(on loan fromSchalke 04)
2	DF	TUN	Mohamed Dräger
3	DF	GER	Paul Jaeckel(on loan fromUnion Berlin)
4	MF	GER	Jannis Nikolaou
5	DF	FIN	Robert Ivanov
6	DF	BIH	Ermin Bičakčić(captain)
7	MF	GER	Fabio Kaufmann
8	MF	GER	Niklas Tauer(on loan fromMainz 05)
9	FW	FRA	Rayan Philippe
10	MF	NED	Walid Ould-Chikh
11	FW	HUN	Levente Szabó
12	GK	SWE	Marko Johansson
13	GK	AUT	Tino Casali
15	MF	GER	Max Marie
16	MF	NED	Julian Baas(on loan fromSparta Rotterdam)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	GER	Sebastian Polter
18	DF	GER	Marvin Rittmüller
19	MF	GER	Leon Bell Bell
20	MF	GER	Lino Tempelmann(on loan fromSchalke 04)
21	DF	GER	Kevin Ehlers
22	DF	GER	Fabio Di Michele Sanchez
24	FW	GER	Sidi Sané
25	DF	GER	Sanoussy Ba
27	MF	GER	Sven Köhler
29	FW	GER	Richmond Tachie(on loan from1. FC Kaiserslautern)
32	FW	GER	Christian Conteh
34	GK	GER	Justin Duda
37	MF	GER	Sidney Raebiger
39	MF	GER	Robin Krauße
44	MF	USA	Johan Gomez

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Karim Hüneburg(atWeiche Flensburguntil 30 June 2025)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUN	Rami Zouaoui(atKSV Hessen Kasseluntil 30 June 2025)

Former players

Main article:List of Eintracht Braunschweig players

The list includes players with at least 250 games or 50 goals for Eintracht Braunschweig's first team, as well as players with at least one cap for their country's national or Olympic football team. However, players who did not receive any of their caps while playing for Eintracht Braunschweig are only included if they made at least ten appearances for the club.

Germany

• Holger Aden(1989–1992)
• Joachim Bäse(1959–1973)
• Karim Bellarabi(2008–2011, 2013–2014)
• Mirko Boland(2009–2018)
• Paul Breitner(1977–1978)
• Ludwig Bründl(1971–1975)
• Bernd Buchheister(1985–1993)
• Konrad "Otto" Bülte(1903–1911)
• Bernd Dörfel(1968–1970)
• Wolfgang Dremmler(1973–1979)
• Dietmar Erler(1970–1981)
• Wolfgang Frank(1974–1978)
• Bernd Franke(1971–1985)
• Willi Fricke(1938–1952)
• Bernd Gersdorff(1969–1977)
• Klaus Gerwien(1961–1974)
• Wolfgang Grzyb(1966–1978)
• Friedhelm Haebermann(1969–1978)
• Otto Harder(1909–1913)
• Winfried Herz(1951–1961)
• Reiner Hollmann(1973–1984)
• Hans Jäcker(1956–1967)
• Peter Kaack(1963–1973)
• Dennis Kruppke(2008–2015)
• Ludwig Lachner(1934–1949)
• Max Lorenz(1969–1972)
• Peter Lux(1981–1985, 1990–1993)
• Erich Maas(1964–1970)
• Franz Merkhoffer(1968–1984)
• Jürgen Moll(1957–1968)
• Harald Nickel(1978–1979)
• Walter Poppe(1904–1912)
• Richard Queck(1907–1914)
• Tobias Rau(1999–2001)
• Uwe Reinders(1987–1988)
• Walter Schmidt(1959–1969)
• Dirk Schuster(1990–1991)
• Albert Sukop(1930–1948)
• Werner Thamm(1950–1962)
• Lothar Ulsaß(1964–1971)
• Horst Wolter(1961–1972)
• Ronald Worm(1979–1987)
• Heinz Wozniakowski(1951–1958)
• Dieter Zembski(1975–1980)

International

• Mushaga Bakenga(2014–2015)
• Ihor Belanov(1991–1994)
• Magnús Bergs(1984–1985)
• Ermin Bičakčić(2012–2014)
• Hasse Borg(1977–1983)
• Serge Branco(1998–2000)
• Tommy Christensen(1988–1989)
• Daniel Davari(2009–2014)
• Fahed Dermech(1999–2000)
• Randy Edwini-Bonsu(2011–2013)
• Omar Elabdellaoui(2013–2014)
• Sergei Fokin(1992–2000)
• Milton Griffiths(2000–2001)
• Vegar Eggen Hedenstad(2014–2015)
• Reinhold Hintermaier(1984–1986)
• Alexander Huber(2007)
• Rudi Istenič(2001–2002)
• Simeon Jackson(2013)
• Bent Jensen(1972–1973)
• Bekim Kastrati(2006–2007)
• Yahiro Kazama(1988–1989)
• Miloš Kolaković(1995–2001)
• Jameleddine Limam(1990–1991)
• Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi(1991–1993)
• Adam Matuszczyk(2015–2017)
• Michél Mazingu-Dinzey(2002–2004)
• Allan Michaelsen(1972–1974)
• Valentin Năstase(2007–2009)
• Håvard Nielsen(2014–2015)
• Phil Ofosu-Ayeh(2015–2017)
• Nik Omladič(2015–2017)
• Viktor Pasulko(1993–1996)
• Danilo Popivoda(1975–1981)
• Horst Rick(1960–1961)
• André Schembri(2007–2008)
• Damir Vrančić(2009–2016)
• Josephus Yenay(2000–2001)
• Ilija Zavišić(1980–1984)
• Zhang Chengdong(2012–2013)

Staff

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Daniel Scherning
Athletic trainer	Rolf Berghauser
Goalkeeping coach	Ronny Teuber
Sporting director	Peter Vollmann
Physiotherapist	Florian Horn
Physiotherapist	Goce Janevski
Physiotherapist	Philipp Glawe
Club doctor	Florian Brand
Club internist	Simon Fitzner
Club internist	Andreas Düker
Club chiropractor	Dr. Alexander Ruhe
Team manager	Holm Stelzer
Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver	Christian Skolik

Manager history

Caretaker managers initalics.

Georg Knöpfle(1937–48) Woldemar Gerschler(1948–49) Hans-Georg Vogel (1949–52) Edmund Conen(1952–56) Kurt Baluses(1956–60) Hermann Lindemann(1960–61) Hans-Georg Vogel (1961–63) Helmuth Johannsen(1 July 1963 – 30 June 1970) Otto Knefler(1 July 1970 – 30 June 1974) Branko Zebec(6 July 1974 – 30 June 1978) Werner Olk(1 July 1978 – 21 March 1979) Heinz Patzig(21 March 1979 – 27 March 1979) Heinz Lucas(27 March 1979 – 8 October 1979) Uli Maslo(14 Oct 1979 – 23 April 1983) Heinz Patzig(24 April 1983 – 30 June 1983) Aleksandar Ristić(1 July 1983 – 15 April 1985)

Heinz Patzig(16 April 1985 – 30 June 1985) Willibert Kremer(1 July 1985 – 9 March 1986) Heinz Patzig(14 March 1986 – 30 June 1986) Gerd Roggensack(1 July 1986 – 30 June 1987) Uwe Reinders(1 July 1987 – 30 June 1990) Joachim Streich(1 July 1990 – 31 March 1991) Werner Fuchs(29 March 1991 – 10 October 1992) Uli Maslo(14 Oct 1992 – 30 June 1993) Wolf-Rüdiger Krause(1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994) Jan Olsson(1 July 1994 – 24 September 1995) Heinz-Günter Scheil(25 September 1995 – 23 October 1995) Benno Möhlmann(24 Oct 1995 – 30 June 1997) Michael Lorkowski(1 July 1997 – 9 November 1998) Dirk Holdorf(10 Nov 1998 – 23 November 1998) Wolfgang Sandhowe(23 Nov 1998 – 15 April 1999) Uwe Hain(16 April 1999 – 30 June 1999)

Reinhold Fanz(1 July 1999 – 17 May 2001) Uwe Hain(18 May 2001 – 30 June 2001) Peter Vollmann(1 July 2001 – 20 October 2002) Uwe Reinders(25 Oct 2002 – 2 March 2004) Wolfgang Loos(2 March 2004 – 15 March 2004) Michael Krüger(15 March 2004 – 4 October 2006) Willi Kronhardt(5 Oct 2006 – 14 October 2006) Đurađ Vasić(15 Oct 2006 – 14 November 2006) Willi Reimann(14 Nov 2006 – 20 March 2007) Dietmar Demuth(20 March 2007 – 30 June 2007) Benno Möhlmann(1 July 2007 – 12 May 2008) Torsten Lieberknecht(12 May 2008 – 14 May 2018) Henrik Pedersen(30 May 2018 – 10 October 2018) André Schubert(10 Oct 2018 – 30 June 2019) Christian Flüthmann (1 Jul 2019 – 17 November 2019) Marco Antwerpen(18 Nov 2019 – 7 July 2020) Daniel Meyer(10 July 2020 – 30 June 2021) Michael Schiele(1 July 2021 – 30 June 2023) Jens Härtel(1 July 2023 – 23 Oct 2023) Marc Pfitzner(23 Oct 2023 – 7 Nov 2023) Daniel Scherning(7 Nov 2023 – )

Notable former presidents

The list includes former presidents and chairmen of Eintracht Braunschweig who have their own Wikipedia article.

Johannes Runge(1903–1914) Hans Jäcker(1980–1983) Günter Mast(1983–1986) Gerhard Glogowski(2000–2007)

Records

• Home victory,Bundesliga:6–0 vRot-Weiss Essen,21 May 1977/6–0 vVfB Stuttgart,5 April 1975
• Away victory,Bundesliga:7–1 vArminia Bielefeld,28 June 1972
• Home loss,Bundesliga:0–6 vBorussia Mönchengladbach,29 October 1977
• Away loss,Bundesliga:0–10 vBorussia Mönchengladbach,11 October 1984
• Most appearances, all competitions total: 563,Franz Merkhoffer1968–1984
• Most appearances,Bundesliga:419,Franz Merkhoffer1968–1984
• Most goals scored, total: 116,Werner Thamm1950–1962
• Most goals scored,Bundesliga:84,Lothar Ulsaß1964–1971
• Most goals scored, season,Bundesliga:24,Wolfgang Frank,1976–77
• Most goals scored, season,2. Bundesliga:30,Ronald Worm,1980–81

Reserve and youth teams

Eintracht Braunschweig youth academy.

Reserve team

Main article:Eintracht Braunschweig II

Honours

• German amateur championship:
  • Runners-up:1970
• Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen-Ost(II):
  • Champions:1956
  • Runners-up:1955
• Amateurliga Niedersachsen, Staffel 4 (Braunschweig) (III):
  • Champions:1954
• Lower Saxony championship:
  • Champions:1970, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2013
  • Runners-up:1985, 2005

Youth

Honours

• German Youth Cup:
  • Winners:2017
  • Runners-up:1992

Other sports

As a multi-sports club, Eintracht Braunschweig also has departments forathletics,basketball,chess,darts,field hockey,gymnastics,team handball,swimmingandwater polo,tennisandwinter sports.The club was especially successful in athletics and swimming from the 1940s until the 1960s, with the club's athletes, among them the then-current800 metresworld recordholderRudolf Harbig,winning over 40 national championships during that period.

Field hockey

Anke Kühne

The field hockey department historically has been one of Eintracht Braunschweig's most successful sections. Eintracht's women's field hockey team has won numerous titles, mostly during the 1970s.

Honours

• Bundesliga:
  • Champions:1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978
  • Runners-up:1964, 1977
• German women's championship (indoor):
  • Champions:1973, 1974, 1975
  • Runners-up:1970, 1978, 1983, 2003
• EuroHockey Club Champions Cup:
  • Runners-up:1975, 1976, 1977

Notable players

The list includes current or former players of Eintracht Braunschweig who have won medals at major international tournaments, e.g. theWomen's Hockey World Cupor theSummer Olympics.

• Tina Bachmann
• Bettina Blumenberg
• Ingrid Bruckert
• Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
• Karen Haude
• Carola Hoffmann
• Katrin Kauschke
• Anke Kühne
• Irina Kuhnt
• Heike Lätzsch
• Christel Lau
• Margit Müller
• Pia-Sophie Oldhafer
• Eva Pagels
• Gudrun Scholz
• Julia Zwehl

Ice hockey

Eintracht Braunschweig's ice hockey department was founded in 1981. After years in the lower divisions, the team played its first and only season inGermany's second division, then named1. Liga,in 1997–1998. In 2000, the ice hockey section became independent asEintracht Braunschweig Eissport e.V.,and eventually dissolved in 2003.

Basketball

Eintracht Braunschweig's basketball department was founded in 1956. The club's women's team currentlyplays in the2. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga,the second tier of women's basketball in Germany.

In popular culture

The German 2009 drama film66/67: Fairplay Is Over(German:66/67: Fairplay war gestern) tells the story of a group of Eintracht Braunschweighooligans.The title is a reference to Eintracht's championship winning season 1966–67, as well as the name of the fictional supporters club the characters in the film belong to.

In 2008, the Germanjazz funk/hip hopbandJazzkantineproduced a musical about Eintracht Braunschweig, titledUnser Eintracht,in cooperation with theStaatstheater Braunschweig.

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External links

• Official website
• Official website of the hockey section
• The Abseits Guide to German Soccer