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28.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Michael Schjönberg

1.FC Kaiserslautern(Ger)

Den

19.01.1967

DLC

Jun 01

injury

Joszef Wandzik

Athinaikos(Gre)

Pol/Gre

13.08.1963

GK

Jun 01

unknown

Kiriakos Karataidis

Olympiakos(Gre)

Gre

04.07.1965

DC

Jun 01

unknown

Daniel Batista

Aris(Gre)

Por/Gre

09.09.1964

SC

Jun 01

unknown

25.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Tony Mowbray

Ipswich(Eng)

Eng

22.11.1963

DC

Jun 01

the player-coach has confirmed his playing days are over, he stays as coach at the club

19.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Wolfgang Feiersinger

Linzer ASK(Aut)

Aut

30.01.1965

SWDMC

Jun 01

age

Wolfgang "Teddy" de Beer

Borussia Dortmund(Ger)

Ger

02.01.1964

GK

Jun 01

age, and coaching job

Martin Wagner

VFL Wolfsburg(Ger)

Ger

24.02.1968

D/DML

Jun 01

injury

17.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Heiko Nowak

Rot-Weiß Erfurt(Ger)

Ger

27.09.1968

SWDMRC

Jun 01

unknown

15.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Dwight Yorke

Manchester Utd(Eng)

Tto/Eng

03.12.1971

Sc

Jun 01

retired only from international duty

Thorsten Legat

FC Schalke 04(Ger)

Ger

07.11.1968

D/DML

Jun 01

injury

13.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Altin Rrakli

Unterhaching(Ger)

Alb

17.07.1970

SC

Jun 01

retired only from international duty

10.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Jörg Heidenreich

SV Elversberg(Ger)

Ger

07.01.1967

GK

Jun 01

age

Robert Fernandez Bonillo "Robert"

Cordoba CF(Spa)

Spa

05.07.1962

SWD/DMC

Jun 01

age

Didier Deschamps

Valencia(Spa)

Fra

15.10.1968

DMC

Jun 01

appointed as Monaco manager

Didier Xhardez

La Louviere(Bel)

Bel

01.06.1970

GK

Jun 01

decision afer he was harassed to throw matches.

07.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Kevin Hannon

Wrexham(Eng)

Eng

1981

DL

Jun 01

unknown

Tony Dorigo

Stoke City(Eng)

Eng/Aus

31.12.1965

D/DML

Jun 01

unknown

02.06.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Colin Calderwood

Nottingham Forest(Eng)

Sco

20.01.1965

DC

Jun 01

unknown

Ronnie Jepson

Burnley(Eng)

Eng

15.04.1964

AMSC

Jun 01

unknown

Jimmy Phillips

Bolton Wanderers(Eng)

Eng

08.02.1966

DL

Jun 01

unknown

Alexander Woloschin

Kickers Emden(Ger)

Rus/Ger

04.04.1968

DMRC

Jun 01

unknown

Michael Köpper

Kickers Offenbach(Ger)

Ger

07.11.1966

DMC

Jun 01

unknown

Peter Schmeichel

Sporting Lisbon(Por)

Den

18.11.1963

GK

May 01

is disappointed about poor

season

24.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Stephen Froggatt

Coventry(Eng)

Eng

09.03.1973

AML

May 01

injury

22.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Constantin Galca

Espanyol(Spa)

Rom

08.03.1972

DMC

May 01

retired only from international duty

20.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Sven Demandt

FSV Mainz(Ger)

Ger

13.02.1965

SC

Jun 01

age

Herbert Ilsanker

FSV Mainz(Ger)

Aut

24.05.1967

GK

Jun 01

unknown

Andy Hunt

Charlton Athletic(Eng)

Eng

09.06.1970

SLC

May 01

on medical advice, illness

15.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Staale Solbakken

FC FC Kobenhavn(Den)

Nor

27.02.1968

MC

May 01

health problems

Carsten Geimeinhardt

VfL Pinneberg(Ger)

Ger

??.??.????

???

Jun 01

age

Tony Adams

Arsenal London(Eng)

Eng

10.10.1966

DC

Jun 02

age

06.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Axel Roos

1.FC Kaiserslautern(Ger)

Ger

19.08.1964

D/DMC

Jun 01

age

Richard Gough

Everton(Eng)

Sco

05.04.1962

DC

Jun 01

age

01.05.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Gheorghe Hagi

Galatasary(Tur)

Rom

05.02.1965

AMC

Apr 01

retired only from international duty

Franco Foda

Sturm Graz(Aut)

Ger

24.04.1966

SWDC

Jun 01

age

26.04.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Predrag Mijatovic

Fiorentina(Ita)

Yug

19.01.1969

AMSRC

Apr 01

retired only from international duty

Ivan Zamorano

America (Mex)

Chi/Spa

18.01.1967

SC

Apr 01

retired only from international duty

25.04.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Peter Schmeichel

Sporting Lisbon(Por)

Den

18.11.1963

GK

Apr 01

retired only from international duty

18.04.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Karlheinz Riedle

Fulham(Eng)

Ger

16.09.1965

SC

Jun 01

age, will be coaching

Kennet Andersson

Fenerbahce(Tur)

Swe

06.10.1967

SC

Apr 01

retired only from international duty

Steffen Enge

Güterslof 2000(Ger)

Ger

06.12.1965

SC

Jun 01

gets a job as scout

06.04.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Marc Keller

West Ham Utd(Eng)

Fra

14.01.1968

SC

Jun 01

moves to Strasbourg as dir of football

31.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Frank Nierlich

Rot-Weiß Erfurt(Ger)

Ger

11.05.1972

D/DMR

Mar 01

injury

Ludger Matena

VfB Hüls(Ger)

Ger

??.??.????

???

Jun 01

unknown

Thorsten Daniel

TuS Hordel(Ger)

Ger

??.??.????

???

Mar 01

injury

Ned Zelic

1860 München(Ger)

Aus

04.07.1971

SWD/DMC

Mar 01

retired only from international duty

26.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Ioan Viorel Ganea

VfB Stuttgart(Ger)

Rom

19.08.1973

SC

Mar 01

retired only from international duty

Sascha Kühn

DJK TuS Hordel(Ger)

Ger

??.??.????

GK

Jun 01

unknown

Andreas Roch

Lüner SV(Ger)

Ger

1970

GK

Jun 01

can't combine job and soccer

23.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Anders Limpar

Djurgarden(Swe)

Swe

24.09.1965

AMRLC

Mar 01

his body strikes, tired

Kubilay Türkyilmaz

FC Lugano(Swi)

Swi/Tur

04.03.1967

SLC

Mar 01

retired only from international duty

20.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Jes Hogh

Chelsae(Eng)

Den

07.05.1966

D/DMRC

Mar 01

injury

12.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

David Watson

Barnsley(Eng)

Eng

10.11.1973

GK

Mar 01

unknown

11.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Zoltan Pal

Vasas(Hun)

Hun

01.06.1976

SRC

Mar 01

retires due to heart problems

08.03.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Stan Collymore

Real Oviedo(Spa)

Eng

22.01.1971

SC

Mar 01

unknown

Michael Spies

VfB Lübeck(Ger)

Ger

09.07.1965

AMC

Jun 01

ends his career cause of age

28.02.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Thomas Strunz

Un-attached

Ger

25.04.1968

DMRC

Feb 01

couldn't find new club

16.02.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Ludwig Kögl

Unterhaching(Ger)

Ger

07.03.1966

AMSL

Feb 01

injury

13.02.01

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Nikos Kourkounas

Apollon(Gre)

Gre

05.01.1966

GK

Feb 01

hired as Panachaiki (Gre) manager

Uwe Harttgen

Werder Bremen Amat(Ger)

Ger

06.07.1964

AMC

Jun 01

ends his career cause of age

??.??.??

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

D.o.c.

Reason

Manuel Sanchis

Real Madrid(Ger)

Spa

23.05.1965

SWDC

Jun 01

ends his career

Ralf Sievers

Lüneberger SK(Ger)

Ger

30.11.1961

DMC

Jun 01

ends his career

Dragan Trkulja

SSV Ulm(Ger)

Yug

30.09.1964

AMSC

Jan 01

moves to coach staff

Uwe Fuchs

Un-attached

Ger

23.07.1966

SC

Jan 01

unknown

Luc Nilis

Aston Villa(Eng)

Bel

25.05.1967

SC

Jan 01

injury

Kalusha Bwalya

Necaxa(Mex)

Zam

16.08.1963

SC

Jan 01

unknown

Heinz Vossen

Fortuna Düsseldorf(Ger)

Ger

08.07.1968

D/DML

Jan 01

unknown

Steffen Binke

Erzgebirge Aue(Ger)

Ger

17.09.1972

AMLC

Jan 01

injury

Javier Margas

West Ham Utd(Eng)

Chi

10.05.1969

DC

Jan 01

due to long term knee injuries

Andreas Köpke

1.FC Nürnberg(Ger)

Ger

12.03.1963

GK

Jun 01

retires due to age

Peter Ehlers

Raspo Elmshorn(Ger)

Ger

1965

???

Apr 01

becomes manager at Kummerfelder SV(Ger)

??.??.??

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

Karsten Bäron

Hamburger SV(Ger)

Ger

24.04.1973

SC

injury