Benno Möhlmann

Benno Hans Möhlmann (born 1 August 1954) is a German retired football player and manager. He played for Preußen Münster, Werder Bremen, and Hamburger SV.

Benno Möhlmann

Möhlmann in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Benno Hans Möhlmann
Date of birth	(1954-08-01) 1 August 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Lohne, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1972	Blau-Weiß Lohne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1978	Preußen Münster	199	(27)
1978–1987	Werder Bremen	230	(33)
1987–1989	Hamburger SV	25	(2)
Total		454	(62)
International career
1982	West Germany U21	1	(0)
1982	West Germany Olympic	1	(0)
Managerial career
1989–1990	Hamburger SV (assistant)
1992–1995	Hamburger SV
1995–1997	Eintracht Braunschweig
1997–2000	Greuther Fürth
2000–2004	Arminia Bielefeld
2004–2007	Greuther Fürth
2007–2008	Eintracht Braunschweig
2008–2009	Greuther Fürth
2010–2011	FC Ingolstadt
2011–2015	FSV Frankfurt
2015–2016	1860 Munich
2016–2017	Preußen Münster
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Möhlmann began his senior career in 1972 as a midfielder with Preußen Münster in third tier Regionalliga. In 1978, he moved to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. He remained with Bremen until 1987 when he moved to Hamburger SV, finishing his playing career in 1989. In total, Möhlmann played in 255 Bundesliga matches, scoring 35 goals.^[1][2]

Managerial career

Möhlmann's managing career started at Hamburger SV in 1992. From 1995 until 1997 Möhlmann was manager of Eintracht Braunschweig, then Möhlmann moved to Greuther Fürth, staying at that club until 2000. From 2000 until 2004, Möhlmann was manager of Arminia Bielefeld, winning promotion to 1. Bundesliga in 2002, but the team was immediately relegated the year after. Möhlmann was left in February 2004 and returned to Greuther Fürth.^[3] Möhlmann became manager of Eintracht Braunschweig in July 2007.^[4] After a string of unsatisfying performances by the team, Möhlmann stepped down as manager in May 2008.^[4] In July 2008, Möhlmann became for the third time the manager of Greuther Fürth, but he cancelled his contract on 20 December 2009.^[5] On 7 November 2010, Möhlmann was appointed manager of FC Ingolstadt.^[6] After almost exactly one year with Ingolstadt, Möhlmann was sacked as manager on 9 November 2011, after losing four of the five previous matches.^[7] Möhlmann became manager of FSV Frankfurt on 21 December 2011.^[8] He was sacked on 18 May 2015.^[9] His final match was a 3–1 loss to Union Berlin.^[10] On 6 October he was appointed as the head coach of 1860 Munich.^[11] He was sacked on 19 April 2016.^[12]

On 15 October 2016, he was appointed as the new head coach of Preußen Münster.^[13] He was sacked on 10 December 2017.^[14]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 May 2017

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Hamburger SV	23 September 1992[15]	5 October 1995[15]	109	34	34	41	031.19	[15]
Eintracht Braunschweig	22 October 1995[16]	30 June 1997[16]	59	39	9	11	066.10
Greuther Fürth	15 October 1997[4]	21 October 2000[4]	108	40	39	29	037.04	[17]
Arminia Bielefeld	23 October 2000[4]	17 February 2004[3]	119	43	33	43	036.13
Greuther Fürth	17 February 2004[3]	30 June 2007[4]	122	57	25	40	046.72	[17]
Eintracht Braunschweig	1 July 2007[16]	12 May 2008[16]	34	11	13	10	032.35	[16]
Greuther Fürth	27 May 2008[18]	20 December 2009[5]	55	25	9	21	045.45	[17]
FC Ingolstadt	7 November 2010[6]	9 November 2011[7]	39	13	12	14	033.33
FSV Frankfurt	21 December 2011[8]	18 May 2015[9]	122	43	30	49	035.25
1860 Munich	6 October 2015[11]	19 April 2016	11	3	2	6	027.27
Preußen Münster	15 October 2016	10 December 2017	34	16	5	13	047.06
Total			801	321	209	271	040.07	—

Honours

• Bundesliga runner-up: 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1985–86
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship runner-up: 1982