Benno Hans Möhlmann (born 1 August 1954) is a German retired

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player and manager. He played for

Preußen Münster Preußen or Preussen is the German word for Prussia. It also refers to: Ships * Preußen (ship), ''Preußen'' (ship), windjammer built in 1902 * SMS Preußen (1873), SMS ''Preußen'' (1873), armored frigate * SMS Preußen (1903), SMS ''Preußen ...

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

, and

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Playing career

Möhlmann began his senior career in 1972 as a midfielder with

in third tier

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. In 1978, he moved to

in the

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. He remained with Bremen until 1987 when he moved to

, finishing his playing career in 1989. In total, Möhlmann played in 255 Bundesliga matches, scoring 35 goals.

Managerial career

Möhlmann's managing career started at Hamburger SV in 1992. From 1995 until 1997 Möhlmann was manager of

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

, then Möhlmann moved to Greuther Fürth, staying at that club until 2000. From 2000 until 2004, Möhlmann was manager of

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia is most well known as ...

, winning promotion to 1. Bundesliga in 2002, but the team was immediately relegated the year after. Möhlmann was left in February 2004 and returned to Greuther Fürth. Möhlmann became manager of Eintracht Braunschweig in July 2007. After a string of unsatisfying performances by the team, Möhlmann stepped down as manager in May 2008. In July 2008, Möhlmann became for the third time the manager of Greuther Fürth, but he cancelled his contract on 20 December 2009. On 7 November 2010, Möhlmann was appointed manager of FC Ingolstadt. After almost exactly one year with Ingolstadt, Möhlmann was sacked as manager on 9 November 2011, after losing four of the five previous matches. Möhlmann became manager of

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on 21 December 2011. He was sacked on 18 May 2015. His final match was a 3–1 loss to

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. On 6 October he was appointed as the head coach of

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. He was sacked on 19 April 2016. On 15 October 2016, he was appointed as the new head coach of

. He was sacked on 10 December 2017.

Managerial statistics

Honours

runner-up: 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1985–86 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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Benno Möhlmann Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohlmann, Benno 1954 births Living people People from Vechta (district) Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SC Preußen Münster players SV Werder Bremen players Hamburger SV players German football managers Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers Hamburger SV managers Eintracht Braunschweig managers SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers Arminia Bielefeld managers FC Ingolstadt 04 managers FSV Frankfurt managers TSV 1860 Munich managers 3. Liga managers SC Preußen Münster managers West German men's footballers