Lothar Buchmann


Lothar Buchmann was a German football player and coach.

Career

As a player, he played for Mainz 05 and Eintracht Bad Kreuznach in the first-tiered Oberliga Südwest, where he appeared in 191 matches, scoring 49 goals between 1955 and 1963. After the introduction of the Bundesliga in the 1963–64 season, he joined the second division Regionalliga Südwest and Süd clubs Wormatia Worms and VfR Bürstadt. In 131 league matches he marked 26 goals.
In the Bundesliga, he managed SV [Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98], VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, and Karlsruher SC between 1978 and 1985. At the helm of Eintracht Frankfurt, Buchmann won the DFB-Pokal in 1981.

Death

Buchmann died on 21 November 2023, at the age of 87.

Honours

Manager

VfR Bürstadt

SV Darmstadt 98

Eintracht Frankfurt

Kickers Offenbach