Fritz Korbach

Fritz Korbach

Personal information
Date of birth	18 July 1945
Place of birth	Diez, Germany
Date of death	14 August 2011 (aged 66)
Place of death	Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	ZSC Patria
	SV Baarn
Teams managed
1973–1977	FC Wageningen
1977–1982	FC Zwolle
1982–1983	FC Volendam
1983–1986	FC Twente
1986–1988	SC Cambuur
1988–1990	Go Ahead Eagles
1990–1992	SC Heerenveen
1992–1993	FC Volendam
1993–1995	SC Cambuur
1995–1998	De Graafschap
1999–2001	Heracles Almelo
2003	Sparta Rotterdam
2004–2005	ROHDA Raalte
2005–2006	PSM Makassar
2006–2007	Harkemase Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Fritz Korbach (18 July 1945 – 14 August 2011) was a German professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands, where he died in 2011.

In a 1991 interview, Korbach racially abused black players Bryan Roy ("een kleine rotneger"; "a putrid little negro") and Romário ("die koffieboon van PSV", "that coffee bean of PSV").^[1]

Career

After a brief playing career with ZSC Patria and SV Baarn, Korbach managed a number of clubs in the Netherlands, including FC Wageningen, FC Zwolle, FC Volendam, FC Twente, SC Cambuur, Go Ahead Eagles, SC Heerenveen, De Graafschap, Heracles Almelo, Sparta Rotterdam (where his management spell famously lasted only two days^[2]), ROHDA Raalte and Harkemase Boys.^[3] He also managed PSM Makassar in Indonesia.

References

1. "Pap, Wesley praat ook zo hoor" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
2. Ben McFarland (20 August 2008). "Who is football's most successful bench-warmer?". The Guardian.
3. (Dutch) CV - Fritz Korbach