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

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Playing career

A former forward, Reinders played 206 times and scored 67 goals for

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

in the

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between 1977–1985. Abroad he played for

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...

(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 association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he continued his managerial career at then

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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-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

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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 Deutscher Fußball Bund 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 FC Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt) 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

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

. 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

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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 Brinkumer SV is a German association football club, based in the town of Stuhr, which was founded in 1924. They play their home games at the BSV Arena. They currently participate in the Bremen-Liga.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 ...

, 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:

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinders, Uwe 1955 births Living people Footballers from Essen Association football forwards German footballers Germany international footballers Germany B international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers West German expatriate footballers West German footballers German expatriate footballers SV Werder Bremen players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Stade Rennais F.C. players Eintracht Braunschweig players Expatriate footballers in France 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