Reiner Hollmann

Reiner Hollmann (born 30 September 1949) is a German former football player^[2] and now manager.

Reiner Hollmann

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-09-30) 30 September 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Walsum, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1973	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	91	(9)
1973–1984	Eintracht Braunschweig	305	(27)
Total		396	(36)
International career
1970–1972	West Germany Amateur	13	(1)
1975–1977	West Germany B	2	(0)
Managerial career
1984–1985	MTV Gifhorn
1988–1992	1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant)
1992–1993	Carl Zeiss Jena
1993–1994	Galatasaray
1994–1995	1. FC Saarbrücken
1995–1997	Al Ahly
1997–1998	Carl Zeiss Jena
1998–1999	Al Hilal
1999–2000	Al-Nasr
2000–2001	Al-Kuwait
2001–2002	Al-Shaab
2002–2004	Al Shabab
2004–2006	Al Wahda
2006–2007	Al-Nasr
2007	Al-Wakrah
2008	Zamalek
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the youth section of Eintracht Duisburg. He played from 1970 to 1984 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Eintracht Braunschweig in 350 games in the Bundesliga scoring 33 goals.^[3]

He took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.^[4][5]

In 1977, Hollmann was playing for Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. When protesting against a penalty kick he thought it was not justified, the referee unintentionally knocked him unconscious, and Hollmann woke up in the ambulance.^[6]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Hollmann worked as a football coach. His greatest success as a coach was winning the Turkish Super Cup and the Turkish League with Galatasaray for the 1993–94 season. Further coaching positions were, amongst other clubs, 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Al Ahly (Cairo).^[1]

For several years he has been in the United Arab Emirates where he has worked with Al Nasr, Al Shabab (Dubai) and Al Wahda (Abu Dhabi).^{[citation needed]}