Heinz Patzig (19 September 1929 – 28 March 2013) was a German football player and manager.

Playing career

Patzig was born in Chemnitz. Early in his career he played for Fewa Chemnitz (a predecessor club of

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1 ...

) in

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

. In 1950 Patzig fled into

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and went on to play successfully for

Oberliga Nord The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. With the introduction of the 3. Liga, the league ceased to exist fr ...

sides

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, an ...

and

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

, until an injury forced him to retire in 1961.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Patzig worked as

's assistant coach for 27 straight seasons, from 1963 to 1991, under managers such as

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, and others. The biggest success during his time as an assistant came in 1967, when Eintracht won the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

. Four times Patzig took over as

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: in 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. In total, he was the team's head coach for 15 Bundesliga and 13

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

games.

Death

Patzig died on 28 March 2013, at the age of 83.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patzig, Heinz 1929 births 2013 deaths German men's footballers East German men's footballers Footballers from Chemnitz Men's association football forwards Chemnitzer FC players VfB Lübeck players Eintracht Braunschweig players German football managers Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers Eintracht Braunschweig managers Eintracht Braunschweig non-playing staff