Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (born 2 June 1934) is a German retired football manager and player.^[2]

Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

Personal information
Full name	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp^[1]
Date of birth	(1934-06-02) 2 June 1934 (age 89)
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1967	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	316	(42)
Managerial career
1972–1975	Wattenscheid
1975–1976	Gütersloh
1976–1978	Arminia Bielefeld
1978–1982	Kaiserslautern
1982–1983	Borussia Dortmund
1983–1984	Arminia Bielefeld
1984–1987	Uerdingen
1987–1988	Eintracht Frankfurt
1988–1989	Ismaily SC
1990–1992	Kaiserslautern
1992–1993	Galatasaray
1999	Beşiktaş
2007–2008	Galatasaray
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Feldkamp started coaching in 1968. In Germany, he coached Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul club, Beşiktaş in 1999. During his 1992–93 tenure at the Istanbul club, Feldkamp helped Galatasaray establish a competitive squad with promising Turkish youngsters. These would-be stars included, but are not limited to: Hakan Şükür, Bülent Korkmaz, Hamza Hamzaoğlu, Tugay Kerimoğlu, and Mustafa Kocabey.

While manager of Kaiserslautern he won the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, followed by the 1990–91 Bundesliga and the 1991 DFB-Supercup.^[3] He also won the DFB-Pokal in 1985 with Bayer Uerdingen and in 1988 with Eintracht Frankfurt.^[4] While managing in Turkey he guided Galatasaray to the 1992–93 1.Lig title and the 1992–93 Turkish Cup.

He is commonly referred to as "Kalli". Due to his direct and honest interaction with the Turkish media, Turkish newspapers often write about the "Kalli aphorisms."

In June 2007, he returned to Galatasaray by signing a two-year contract and replacing outgoing coach Erik Gerets. He was respected and elevated to the level of almost a "living legend" by Galatasaray supporters. He was known for his rigid "discipline" on and off the training pitch and did not differentiate between "star" and "team" players.

On 5 April 2008, Feldkamp resigned from Galatasaray due to a huge amount of disagreements between himself and the board. Galatasaray President Adnan Polat previously stated that, Feldkamp would not be Galatasaray coach for the 2008–09 season but was responsible for the reserve team and an advisor to the new coach. It was rumoured that his previous occasions with Lincoln and Hakan Şükür just before the derby game against Beşiktaş J.K., and recent modifications in the squad led to the resignation.^{[citation needed]}

On 26 November 2008, Feldkamp officially returned to Galatasaray as the team consultant in order to assist the team manager Michael Skibbe.^[5]

References

1. "Karl Hei̇nz Feldkamp" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
2. Langner, Wolfgang (10 December 2018). "Bundesliga: Einer, der oft tief im Dreck steckt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
3. "Deutscher Supercup, 1991, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "DFB-Pokal, 1987/1988, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
5. "Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Returns as Team Consultant". Galatasaray.org. 26 November 2008.

External links

• Karl-Heinz Feldkamp at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
• Karl-Heinz Feldkamp at WorldFootball.net