Karl-Heinz Geils

Karl-Heinz Geils
Personnel
birthday	May 20, 1955
size	182 cm
position	Defender
Juniors
Years	station
0000-1972	TSV Ritterhude
1972–0000	Werder Bremen
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1974-1980	Werder Bremen	132 0(2)
1980-1984	Arminia Bielefeld	131 (16)
1984-1987	1. FC Cologne	81 0(3)
1987-1990	Hannover 96	96 0(3)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1982	Germany U-21	2 (0)
1976-1988	Germany amateurs	8 (1)
1982-1983	Germany Olympia	6 (0)
1981-1982	Germany B	6 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
0000-1996	SV Atlas Delmenhorst
1 Only league games are given.

Karlheinz Geils (born May 20, 1955 ) is a former German soccer player .

Athletic career

Club career

With a total of 405 appearances between 1974 and 1989 for the clubs Werder Bremen , Arminia Bielefeld , 1. FC Cologne and Hannover 96 , defender Karlheinz Geils was one of the pillars of Bundesliga operations for many years . Only 56 players had played more games in the German elite class before the 2019/20 season.

He was denied titles. His greatest success was taking part in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup finals with 1. FC Köln. Overall, the Domstadt team lost 3-5 against Real Madrid after both games .

Selection bets

Karlheinz Geils played 22 international matches for various DFB selection teams, but none for the senior national team. As one of the older players who could still be used as support for the young players at the time, he finished second in the young European championships in 1982 with the German U-21 national team .

Coaching career

In the mid-1990s, Geils was the coach of SV Atlas Delmenhorst . In the Regionalliga season 1995/96 he was released after the 27th matchday.

Further career

Today he lives in his hometown Ritterhude , a town in Lower Saxony bordering to the north of Bremen , where he runs a driving school. His wife Susanne was elected mayor of this municipality in 2006.

statistics

• 1st National League
  • 132 games, 2 goals - Werder Bremen
  • 131 games, 16 goals - Arminia Bielefeld
  • 81 games, 3 goals - 1. FC Köln
  • 61 games, 2 goals - Hannover 96
• 2nd Bundesliga
  • 35 games; 1 goal - Hannover 96
• DFB Cup
  • 14 games - Werder Bremen
  • 1 game - Werder Bremen amateurs
  • 8 games, 2 goals - Arminia Bielefeld
  • 6 games - 1. FC Köln
  • 3 games - Hannover 96
• European Cup
  • 18 games, 1 goal - 1. FC Köln

successes

• 1986 UEFA Cup final
• 1982 U21 Vice European Champion
• 1978 third in the UEFA Amateur Cup

literature

• Christian Karn, Reinhard Rehberg: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Player Lexicon 1963–1994 . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2012. ISBN 978-3-89784-214-4 , page 150.

Web links

• Karl-Heinz Geils in the database of weltfussball.de
• Karl-Heinz Geils in the database of fussballdaten.de
• Karl-Heinz Geils (player profile) in the database of transfermarkt.de
• Karl-Heinz Geils (Trainer Profile) in the database of transfermarkt.de
• Karl-Heinz Geils in the database of the German Football Association
• Karl-Heinz Geils in the database of kicker.de
• Karl-Heinz Geils in the FuPa.net database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Karlheinz Geils - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. May 8, 2014. Accessed June 22, 2020.
2. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Germany - All-Time Most Matches Played in Bundesliga . RSSSF.com . June 20, 2019. Accessed June 23, 2020.
3. ↑ Markus Krücken: Ex-FC professional: This Cologne UEFA Cup hero is a driving instructor today. In: Express. January 30, 2020, accessed January 30, 2020 .