Fritz Korbach
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| 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. | |||
Fritz Korbach (18 July 1945 – 14 August 2011) was a German professional football player and manager. He was particularly well-known in the Netherlands, where he served eleven different teams, 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), ROHDA Raalte and Harkemase Boys.
In a February 1991 interview, Korbach used discriminatory language against player Bryan Roy ("een kleine rotneger"; "a putrid little negro") and Romário ("die koffieboon van PSV", "that coffee bean of PSV"). Korbach argued that he was just speaking in "football language," which was, according to NOS sports commentator Herman Kuiphof, "undoubtedly right."
In 1999, Korbach took over the trainer's office at Heracles Almelo. After two years there, he paused from 2001 to 2003 before Sparta Rotterdam secured the coach's services. There, Korbach was to prevent the descent from the Eredivisie. The coach stayed only two days. The reason for this was that his doctor advised him to avoid stress, and Korbach had already given up the job after two training sessions.)
At the 2003/04 season, he worked for the Dutch amateur club ROHDA Raalte. In the summer of 2005, he ventured for the first time to train a team outside the Netherlands. The Indonesian club PSM Makassar lured the German to Asia. It was hoped that he would win the Indonesia Super League. This did not happen and Korbach returned to the Netherlands. On October 26, 2006, he succeeded Pieter Bijl at the subclass association Harkemase Boys for a short while.
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