Harry Koch (German footballer)
{{short description|German footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Harry Koch
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|11|15}}
| birth_place = Bamberg, West Germany
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Hallstadt
| years1 = 1988–1990
| clubs1 = SV Hallstadt
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1990–1995
| clubs2 = TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1995–2003
| clubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| caps3 = 220
| goals3 = 23
| years4 = 2003–2006
| clubs4 = Eintracht Trier
| caps4 = 69
| goals4 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2006–2011
| managerclubs1 = SV Dörbach
}}
Harry Koch (born 15 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back,{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/990/vereinsspieler_harry-koch.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213953/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/990/vereinsspieler_harry-koch.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | title = Koch, Harry | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 11 March 2012}} and a coach.
His son Robin (b. 1996) is also a footballer, playing for Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national football team.
Football career
Born in Bamberg, Koch arrived in the Bundesliga at already 26, with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, after having played amateur football, and quickly became an undisputed starter. In 1997–98, he played in 31 matches as the club won the national league straight out of the second division.
In 2003, after 187 matches with 17 goals in the first division, Koch moved to SV Eintracht Trier 05, closing out his career three years later. Immediately after, he took up coaching, replacing Werner Kartz at the helm of lower-level team SV Dörbach.
Honours
- Bundesliga (1): 1997–98
- DFB-Pokal (1): 1995–96; runner-up 2002–03
- 2. Bundesliga (1): 1996–97
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Fussballdaten|kochharry}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|harry-koch}}
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Category:SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
Category:German football managers
Category:Footballers from Bamberg
Category:West German men's footballers
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