Josef "Seppo" Eichkorn (born 16 September 1956) is a German former

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coach and player.

Coaching career

Eichkorn was born in

Radolfzell Radolfzell am Bodensee (, ) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located at the western end ( Zeller Lake) of Lake Constance, approximately northwest of the city of Konstanz (Constance). It is the third largest town, after Ko ...

, Baden-Württemberg. He was manager of

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...

from 1 April 1992 to 30 June 1992 Eichkorn managed St. Pauli for six matches before

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took over on 1 July 1992. His first match was a 1–1 draw against

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on 3 April 1992. Eichkorn finished with a record of three wins, two draws, and one loss. Eichkorn again was manager from 25 September 1992 to 30 June 1994. His first match as manager was a 4–1 win against

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. St. Pauli finished the 1992–93 season in 17th place, one spot above the relegation. During the 1993–94 season, St. Pauli got to the third round of the German Cup. Eichkorn finished with a record of 25 wins, 26 draws, and 19 losses and a combined record of 28 wins, 28 draws, and 20 losses. Eichkorn was manager of

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

from 24 March 2000 to 30 June 2000. This stint was on an interim basis. His first match was a 3–2 loss to

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

on 25 March 2000. He finished with a record of one win, two draws, and six losses in nine matches. Eichkorn again managed Duisburg from 16 October 2000 to 30 June 2001. His first match was a 4–3 win against

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on 22 October 2000. He finished with a record of 11 wins, nine draws, nd nine losses in 29 matches and a combined record of 12 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses. Eichkorn was manager of

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from 16 March 2011 to 20 March 2011. His only match was a 2–0 loss to

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

on 2 March 2011. During the 2011–12 season, Eichkorn was again manager from 22 September 2011 to 26 September 2011. His only match during this period was a 4–2 win against

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. He was also manager on 14 December 2011 against

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in the

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and on 21 December 2011 in a 3–1 loss against

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

in the German Cup.

Coaching career statistics

References

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