Michael Lorkowski (born 26 February 1955 in

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) is a German

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manager and former player. His greatest achievement was winning the

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with

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, while the team was still in the 2. Bundesliga. In an unlikely triumph, they defeated

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on penalties on 23 May 1992 to become the first - and thus far, only - non-Bundesliga side to lift the trophy. He also achieved three promotions to the 2. Bundesliga with

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(1984 and 1986) and

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(1995). In recent years, he has devoted himself more to other pursuits. He has worked as a sports teacher at diploma level and also explored his love of sailing by captaining voyages off the coast of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorkowski, Michael 1955 births Living people Footballers from Hamburg German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders German football managers FC St. Pauli managers Hannover 96 managers Eintracht Braunschweig managers Wuppertaler SV managers 2. Bundesliga managers VfL Osnabrück managers FC Eintracht Norderstedt managers VfB Lübeck managers Holstein Kiel managers West German men's footballers West German football managers