Falko Götz

Falko Götz
	Götz coaching Holstein Kiel in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Rodewisch, East Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Youth career
1969–1971	FC Vorwärts Berlin
1971–1979	Berliner FC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1983	Berliner FC Dynamo
1984–1988	Bayer Leverkusen
1988–1992	1. FC Köln
1992–1994	Galatasaray
1994–1996	1. FC Saarbrücken
1996–1997	Hertha BSC
Total
International career
	East Germany U-21
Managerial career
1997–2000	Hertha BSC II
2002	Hertha BSC (caretaker)
2003–2004	1860 Munich
2004–2007	Hertha BSC
2008–2009	Holstein Kiel
2011	Vietnam
2011	Vietnam U23
2013–2014	Erzgebirge Aue
2015–2016	1. FC Saarbrücken
2016	FSV Frankfurt
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Falko Götz (born 26 March 1962) is a German football manager and former player. Since 2019, he works as a scout for Bayer Leverkusen.

Playing career

Götz began playing football for FC Vorwärts Berlin in 1969. When FC Vorwärts Berlin was relocated to Frankfurt an der Oder in 1971, he joined the youth department of BFC Dynamo two years later. However, Götz was not allowed to attend an elite Children and Youth Sports School (KJS), where talents of BFC Dynamo were normally enrolled. The problem for Götz was allegedly that he had family members in West Germany and thus West German affiliation.^[2] However, his talent could not be ignored.^[2]^[3] Götz rose through the youth academy of BFC Dynamo and eventually made his professional debut for the BFC Dynamo in the 1979-80 season at the age of 17.^[3] Götz would come to win several league titles in a row with BFC Dynamo.

The day before a European Cup match against Partizan Belgrade in 1983, he escaped and defected to West Germany along with teammate Dirk Schegel.^[3]^[4]^[5] BFC Dynamo refused to allow him to cancel his contract, and on this technicality he was banned from playing professional football by FIFA for one year, but was able to stay in the West Germany. Götz joined Bayer Leverkusen,^[3] where he stayed for five years and won the UEFA Cup in 1988. He scored in the second leg of the final against Espanyol, one of three goals needed to equal a 3–0 deficit. Bayer Leverkusen eventually went on to win the game on penalties. He soon moved on to 1. FC Köln and had spells with Galatasaray (1992–1994), 1. FC Saarbrücken (1994–1995) and Hertha BSC (1995–1997) before retiring as a football player. Götz then took up the role as manager of the reserve team of Hertha BSC, the Hertha BSC II.

Coaching career

Götz started his coaching career at Hertha BSC II.^[6] He was briefly Hertha's caretaker manager during 2002, and was re-appointed as full-time manager in 2004, having managed 1860 München the previous season. Götz was sacked by Hertha on 10 April 2007. On 15 December 2008, Holstein Kiel announced Götz as head coach of the club and would take over during the winter break.^[7] Götz was dismissed on 17 September 2009.^[8]

In 2011, Götz was appointed as head coach of Vietnam.^[9] After some positive games in national-level team, however their under-23 team disappointed, and he was fired on 23 December 2011, just six months after taking charge.^[10]

On 29 April 2013, he was appointed as coach of Erzgebirge Aue.^[11] He was sacked on 2 September 2014.^[12]

He was hired by FSV Frankfurt on 11 April 2016.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 9 March 2014

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Hertha BSC II	1 July 1997^[6]	30 June 2000^[6]	92	48	15	29	052.17
Hertha BSC	7 February 2002^[14]	30 June 2002^[14]	13	9	1	3	069.23	^[14]
1860 München	12 March 2003^[6]	17 April 2004^[6]	41	12	10	19	029.27
Hertha BSC	1 July 2004^[14]	10 April 2007^[14]	121	47	40	34	038.84	^[14]
Holstein Kiel	1 January 2009^[7]	17 September 2009^[8]	25	11	7	7	044.00
Vietnam	6 June 2011^[9]	23 December 2011^[10]	5	3	0	2	060.00
Erzgebirge Aue	29 April 2013^[11]	2 September 2014	28	9	5	14	032.14	^[15] ^[16]
Total			325	139	78	108	042.77	—

Honours

BFC Dynamo

DDR Oberliga: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83

BFC Dynamo also won the DDR-Oberliga title in 1984, but Götz had defected half-way through the season.

Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Cup: 1987–88

Galatasaray

Turkish Super League: 1992–93, 1993–94
Turkish Cup: 1992–93

References

^ "Götz, Falko" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Braun, Jutta; Wiese, René (3 November 2013). "Die Flucht". 11 Freunde (in German). Berlin: 11FREUNDE Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dirk Schlegel and Falko Götz: The East Berlin footballers who fled from the Stasi, BBC Sport, 5 November 2019
^ Bardow, Dominik (17 January 2010). "Fußballer auf der Flucht". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin: Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Mit falschen Pässen in den Westen". mdr.de (in German). Leipzig: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Falko Götz" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Götz und Thom nach Kiel!". kicker (in German). 15 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Holstein Kiel trennt sich von Falko Götz" (in German). handelsblatt.com. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Götz: "Eh ich gar nix mache, geh ich nach Vietnam"". kicker (in German). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Götz steht vor Rauswurf". kicker (in German). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Falko Götz soll Aue retten" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
^ "Aue beurlaubt Götz - Wird Menze Sportchef?" [Aue sacks Götz - Does Menze become sportchef?] (in German). Kicker. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
^ "Zwei neue Trainer in Liga zwei" (in German). dfb.de. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hertha BSC". kicker. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ "Erzgebirge Aue" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ "Erzgebirge Aue" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.