Christian Backs

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Christian Backs
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Backs (front row, second from right) in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-08-26) 26 August 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth East Berlin, East Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973-1981 BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1992 BFC Dynamo / FC Berlin 219 (38)
1985–1989BFC Dynamo II 7 (0)
1989–1990SG Bergmann-Borsig 18 (3)
1992–1997 Reinickendorfer Füchse 107 (5)
Total334(46)
International career
1983–1985 East Germany 9 (1)
Managerial career
2000–2004 Reinickendorfer Füchse
2004–2005 BFC Dynamo
2005 Berliner AK
2005–2009 Reinickendorfer Füchse
2009–2010 BFC Dynamo
2012 Reinickendorfer Füchse
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Backs (born 26 August 1962) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Backs came through the youth academy of BFC Dynamo and played professionally for BFC Dynamo (later named FC Berlin) for 12 seasons, [1] winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.

International career

During this time he won nine caps for East Germany, scoring once. [2] He was also involved in the East German Olympic team who qualified for the 1984 Olympics, but was forced to stay at home, because of the East Germans' boycott of the tournament.

Coaching career

After reunification, Backs wound down his career with Reinickendorfer Füchse, where he played from 1992 to 1997. He took over as manager of the 'Foxes' in 2000, where he remained until 2004 when he took the reins at his old club Dynamo. He only lasted a year, however, and after a brief spell at Berliner AK, returned to Reinickendorf, where he remained until 2009. In summer 2009 returning to BFC Dynamo for a second spell as manager and was in March 2010 fired.

Honours

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References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (25 June 2015). "Christian Backs - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (25 June 2015). "Christian Backs - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2015.