Gerd vom Bruch
 Vom Bruch in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1941 | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2026 (aged 84) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | |||
| VfL Klafeld-Geisweid 08 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1976 | SpVgg Olpe | ||
| 1976–1980 | SSV Dillenburg | ||
| 1980–1985 | Rot-Weiss Lüdenscheid | ||
| 1985–1986 | Eintracht Haiger | ||
| 1986–1987 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| 1987–1989 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant) | ||
| 1989–1991 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 1992–1993 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 1994–1996 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
| 1997–1998 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerd vom Bruch (19 August 1941 – 22 May 2026) was a German football player and coach.[1]
After working with lower-division clubs, he became an assistant coach at the Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1987. In 1989, he was promoted to head coach of the club, which was facing relegation from the Bundesliga, and managed to keep them in the league.[2] He was fired in 1991, after which he went on to coach Wuppertaler SV, Alemannia Aachen, and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
After his last stint in Oberhausen in 1998, he worked as a player agent.[3] Among his more notable clients were Marc-André ter Stegen, Marcell Jansen, Christoph Kramer, and Patrick Helmes.[4]
Bruch died on 22 May 2026, at the age of 84.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gerd vom Bruch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Im Alter von 84 Jahren verstorben: Gladbach trauert um Klublegende vom Bruch". t-online (in German). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Wille, Klaus; vom Stein, Artur (2 April 2008). ""20 bis 30 teilen sich den Kuchen"". NRZ (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- 1 2 Bauschert, Uwe; Kruppa, Frank (28 May 2026). "Siegerländer Fußballszene trauert um Gerd vom Bruch" [The Siegerland football community mourns the loss of Gerd vom Bruch]. Siegener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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