Manfred Binz
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Manfred Binz (September 22, 1965 in Frankfurt) is a German footballer.
In his active career the sweeper won the DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt and became runner-up at EURO 1992 with Germany. Since the 1986-87 season Manfred Binz was the undisputed chief of the Frankfurt defence and appeared in 246 Bundesliga games in a row.Although Frankfurt was always a championship contender in the begin of the 1990s Binz failed to win the Bundesliga with the eagles. Finally the national cup victory was the highlight of his active career. Manfred Binz probably won't count the runner-up title of the EURO 92 in Sweden to his personal honours. After making rough mistakes his ambitions for playing for Germany ended and never was capped again. After being eliminated in the UEFA cup in March 1994 he fell out with manager Klaus Toppmöller, beginning the slow departure of the sweeper. The situation calmed down but in 1996 he left Eintracht Frankfurt for Italian side Brescia Calcio, playing in Serie B with whom he immediately promoted to Serie A. In the winter break 1997-98 he returned to the Bundesliga, signing at Borussia Dortmund, slowly fading his pro career.
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- Bundesliga debut: March 2, 1985
- 1985-1996 Eintracht Frankfurt: 336 Bundesliga appearances, 26 goals
- 1998 Borussia Dortmund: 13 Bundesliga appearances, 0 goals (total: 349 appearances, 26 goals)
- Last Bundesliga appearance: August 14, 1998
- Honours as pro footballer:
- DFB-Pokal (1): 1988 mit Eintracht Frankfurt.
