Heinz Patzig
{{Short description|German footballer (1929–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heinz Patzig
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|9|19}}
| birth_place = Chemnitz, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|3|28|1929|9|19}}
| death_place = Braunschweig, Germany
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = PSV Chemnitz
| years1 = 1948–1950
| clubs1 = BSG Fewa Chemnitz
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1950–1954
| clubs2 = VfB Lübeck
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1954–1961
| clubs3 = Eintracht Braunschweig
| caps3 = 191
| goals3 = 43
| manageryears1 = 1963–1991
| managerclubs1 = Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1979
| managerclubs2 = Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 1983
| managerclubs3 = Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 1985
| managerclubs4 = Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
| manageryears5 = 1986
| managerclubs5 = Eintracht Braunschweig (caretaker)
}}
Heinz Patzig (19 September 1929 – 28 March 2013) was a German football player and manager.
Playing career
Patzig was born in Chemnitz. Early in his career he played for Fewa Chemnitz (a predecessor club of Chemnitzer FC) in East Germany. In 1950 Patzig fled into West Germany and went on to play successfully for Oberliga Nord sides VfB Lübeck and Eintracht Braunschweig, until an injury forced him to retire in 1961.{{cite web | url = http://www.wirsindeintracht.de/index.php?view=article&catid=41%3Awas-geht-eintracht-braunschweig&id=75%3Awas-geht-heinz-patzig&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=79 | title = Interview with Heinz Patzig | accessdate = 21 April 2012 | publisher = wirsindeintracht.de | language = German }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Coaching career
After his playing career, Patzig worked as Eintracht Braunschweig's assistant coach for 27 straight seasons, from 1963 to 1991,{{cite web | url = http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/sport/phantoms/heinz-patzig-der-ewige-co-trainer-id304639.html | title = Heinz Patzig – der ewige Co-Trainer | accessdate = 21 April 2012 | publisher = Braunschweiger Zeitung | language = German | archive-date = 17 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140517153447/http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/sport/phantoms/heinz-patzig-der-ewige-co-trainer-id304639.html | url-status = dead }} under managers such as Helmuth Johannsen, Otto Knefler, Branko Zebec, Uli Maslo, Aleksandar Ristić, and others. The biggest success during his time as an assistant came in 1967, when Eintracht won the Bundesliga. Four times Patzig took over as caretaker manager: in 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. In total, he was the team's head coach for 15 Bundesliga and 13 2. Bundesliga games.
Death
Patzig died on 28 March 2013, at the age of 83.{{cite news |last1=Fröhlich |first1=Thomas |title=Eintracht trauert um den „ewigen Co-Trainer“ Heinz Patzig |trans-title=Eintracht mourns the death of "eternal assistant coach" Heinz Patzig |url=https://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/sport/eintracht-braunschweig/article150952227/Eintracht-trauert-um-den-ewigen-Co-Trainer-Heinz-Patzig.html |access-date=5 September 2023 |work=Braunschweiger Zeitung |date=2 April 2013 |language=German}}{{cite web | url = http://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/heinz-patzig-verstorben/ | title = Heinz Patzig verstorben | accessdate = 2 April 2013 | publisher = eintracht.com | language = German | archive-date = 14 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144942/http://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/heinz-patzig-verstorben/ | url-status = dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|heinz-patzig}}
- {{fussballdaten|patzigheinz}}
{{Eintracht Braunschweig managers}}
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:East German men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Chemnitz
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Chemnitzer FC players
Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players
Category:German football managers
Category:2. Bundesliga managers