Denis Lapaczinski (born 26 September 1981) is a German former professional

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player and manager who played as a defender.

Playing career

Lapaczinski was born in

Reutlingen Reutlingen (; ) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous Reutlingen (district), district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it had an estimated population of 116,456. Reutlingen has a Reutlingen University, univ ...

. He spent four seasons in the

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with

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and

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

Coaching career

Lapaczinski, along with Petros Tengelidis, became co–interim head coach of Reutlingen 05 on 24 November 2011. They managed two matches before Reutlingen 05 hired Murat Isik as their new head coach on 31 December 2011.

Coaching record

Honours

DFB-Ligapokal The DFL-Ligapokal (, officially Premiere Ligapokal , previously DFB-Ligapokal ) or the ''German League Cup'' was a German association football, football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five t ...

: 2001, 2002

References

1981 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SSV Reutlingen 05 players Hertha BSC players FC Hansa Rostock players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players German football managers SSV Reutlingen 05 managers Footballers from Reutlingen 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub