Controversial Effenberg named as Paderborn coach


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015

Joachim Loew, Andreas Koepcke, Stefan Effenberg and Hansi Flick (L-R) arrive before the Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona at Arena stadium in Munich April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Germany international and Champions League winner Stefan Effenberg took over as head coach at second division club Paderborn on Tuesday in his first coaching appointment, more than a decade after the end of his playing career.

The 47-year-old former midfielder, who captained Bayern Munich to the 2001 Champions League title and earned 35 caps for Germany, is currently a television commentator and received his coaching licence three years ago.

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