Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Geiger | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Heilbronn, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1979 | Union Böckingen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 203 | (22) |
1986–1993 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
International career | |||
West Germany Youth | |||
1981–1982 | West Germany U-21 | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1995 | VfB Fallersleben | ||
1995–1998 | SSV Vorsfelde | ||
1998–2005 | VfB Fallersleben | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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