Henning Bürger

Henning Bürger (born 16 December 1969) is a German professional football coach and a former player.[1] He is the caretaker manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena. As a player, he spent three seasons in the DDR-Oberliga with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as five seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli, and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Henning Bürger
Bürger with Carl Zeiss Jena in 1990
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-12-16) 16 December 1969
Place of birth Zeulenroda-Triebes, East Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Carl Zeiss Jena (caretaker manager)
Youth career
0000–1984 BSG Motor Zeulenroda
1984–1988 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Wismut Gera 28 (4)
1989–1991 Carl Zeiss Jena 53 (4)
1991–1992 Schalke 04 5 (0)
1992–1995 1. FC Saarbrücken 85 (2)
1996–1999 1. FC Nürnberg 44 (1)
1999–2002 FC St. Pauli 64 (1)
2002–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt 53 (1)
2004–2005 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 24 (0)
Total 356 (13)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Carl Zeiss Jena (youth)
2007–2008 Carl Zeiss Jena
2010–2011 FC Ingolstadt 04 (assistant)
2011–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig II
2015–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant)
2018–2019 VfL Wolfsburg (U17 assistant)
2019–2020 VfL Wolfsburg (U19)
2020–2021 VfL Wolfsburg II
2022 Carl Zeiss Jena (academy)
2022 Carl Zeiss Jena (U17)
2022– Carl Zeiss Jena (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Bürger took over as manager of then 2. Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 2008,[2] but could not prevent the club's relegation to the 3. Liga at the end of the season. He was released by Jena after a 0–6 defeat on 14 September 2008 against VfB Stuttgart II.[3] Since 2011, Bürger manages the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] During the 2015–16 season, Bürger additionally worked as assistant coach of Eintracht's first team.[5]

References
  1. Henning Bürger at kicker (in German)
  2. "Henning Bürger neuer Cheftrainer beim FCC" (in German). fc-carlzeiss-jena.de. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Bürger in Jena beurlaubt" (in German). bundesliga.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. "Bürger: "Selbstbewusst und demütig"" (in German). kicker.de. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. "Darius Scholtysik macht Ausbildung zum Fußballlehrer" (in German). eintracht.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.


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