Henning Bürger
German footballer
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Henning Bürger (born 16 December 1969) is a German professional football coach and a former player.[1] As a player, he spent three seasons in the DDR-Oberliga with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as five seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
 Bürger with Carl Zeiss Jena in 1990 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Zeulenroda-Triebes, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1984 | BSG Motor Zeulenroda | ||
| 1984–1988 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988 | Wismut Gera | 28 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 53 | (4) |
| 1991–1992 | Schalke 04 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 85 | (2) |
| 1996–1999 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 44 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | FC St. Pauli | 64 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 53 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (13) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Carl Zeiss Jena (youth) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| 2010–2011 | FC Ingolstadt 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig II | ||
| 2015–2016 | Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg (U17 assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | VfL Wolfsburg (U19) | ||
| 2020–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg II | ||
| 2022 | Carl Zeiss Jena (academy) | ||
| 2022 | Carl Zeiss Jena (U17) | ||
| 2022 | Carl Zeiss Jena (caretaker) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
Bürger took over as manager of then 2. Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 2008,[2] but could not prevent the club's relegation to the 3. Liga at the end of the season. He was released by Jena after a 0–6 defeat on 14 September 2008 against VfB Stuttgart II.[3] Since 2011, Bürger manages the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] During the 2015–16 season, Bürger additionally worked as assistant coach of Eintracht's first team.[5]
