Uwe Reinders (born 19 January 1955) is a German former

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er and

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. A former

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, Reinders played 206 times and scored 67 goals for

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in the

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between 1977 and 1985. Abroad he played for

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(1985–1986) and

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(1986–1987). He appeared four times for

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, his most prominent participation was the one in the 1982 World Cup finals, where he scored the fourth goal in West Germany 4–1 win over

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in the first round. His only goal in his short national team career. In 1987, Reinders became

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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 ...

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he continued his managerial career at then 2. Bundesliga side

in 1988–1989. After two seasons as manager with Braunschweig he departed from the club, taking over

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 ...

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's NOFV Oberliga Nordost, previously known as

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. As East Germany's

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was to finally merge into

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after that, the 1990–91 season worked out to be the factor for those former DDR-Oberliga clubs to enqueue into the German football league structure. Under Reinders guidance Rostock won the final edition of the ''East German Cup'' (against

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) and also grabbed the ''NOFV Oberliga Nordost'' title, which meant the team qualified to start in the

in the 1991–92 season. Enjoying a fantastic start to the 1991–92 season, Rostock's form slumped massively and, with the threat of relegation rising, let the club sack him on 6 March 1992. Just a month later he was back in charge of a Bundesliga outfit, successing

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at fellow relegation threatened

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. Reinders failed to avoid relegation with them. The begin of the then next season saw Reinders keep on at MSV, but on 21 October 1993, he left the Ruhr club to take charge of fellow 2. Bundesliga side

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. A job in which he lasted only five months before the faced the sack. It took nearly eight years to enable him a return to management in the top division of German football. On 25 October 2002,

of 2. Bundesliga re-appointed Reinders as manager, he succeeded Peter Vollmann at the just re-promoted club. However, he could not keep Braunschweig up and was, following an uninspiring run through the lower

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Nord, sacked by them on 2 March 2004. Reinders' next jobs were 1. FC Pforzheim, and then Brinkumer SV, a club promoted to the fourth tier of German football,

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, at the start of the 2005–06 season. Yet, he was not for long their manager, he resigned from his role mid-way through their campaign at a time when the club was only second from bottom with just seven points in the bank.

Honours

Player

Werder Bremen *

runners-up: 1982–83, 1984–85 Bordeaux *

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West Germany *

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finalist:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinders, Uwe 1955 births Living people Footballers from Essen Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers West German expatriate men's footballers West German men's footballers SV Werder Bremen players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Stade Rennais FC players Eintracht Braunschweig players Expatriate men's footballers in France West German expatriate sportspeople in France Eintracht Braunschweig managers FC Hansa Rostock managers Hertha BSC managers MSV Duisburg managers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers German football managers