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Reiner Calmund

Reiner Calmund
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Reiner Calmund in 2002
Personal information
Full name Reinhold Calmund
Date of birth (1948-11-23) 23 November 1948 (age 68)
Place of birth Brühl, Germany

Reiner "Calli" Calmund (born as Reinhold Calmund on 23 November 1948 in Brühl) is a German football manager, presenter and author.

Calmund completed the training to be a commercial clerk and studied business administration. In Rhine-Erft he was a football player and after a serious injury became a youth coach (SpVg Frechen 20 Franken Lövenich and BC Efferen). From 1974 to 1976, he was assistant coach, under Fritz Pott, for SC Brühl. In 1975, the SC Brühl was able to participate in the final round of the German Amateur Championship.

In 1976 Calmund started working at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, as a youth leader and announcer. Then, until 1988, he was a board member. Afterwards he was manager of the professional football department. Calmund became Managing Director of Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1999.

Leverkusens greatest success during Calmund commitment was winning the UEFA Cup in 1988 and the German Cup in 1993. In addition, Leverkusen became runner-up four times for the Meisterschaft and the Champions League final.

Calmund was responsible for the obligations of Bernd Schuster, Ulf Kirsten, Michael Ballack and Rudi Völler. Additionally, he was able to win the Brazilians Paulo Sérgio, Jorginho, Emerson, Zé Roberto, Lúcio and Juan, as well as Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov for the club.


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