Werner Fuchs

Werner Fuchs (25 October 1948 – 11 May 1999) was a German football player and coach. Fuchs was born in Kaiserslautern. A centre forward, he began his professional career in 1967 with a professional contract at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where his older brother Fritz also played professionally. Werner Fuchs only appeared once in the first team against Eintracht Braunschweig on 10 February 1968, and would remain his only appearance in the Bundesliga. Although he did feature in another Bundesliga team, Hannover 96 in 1972, he transferred to the regional league team SC Preußen Münster in that same season without making an appearance. He played on in Münster until his retirement in 1980. His greatest achievements came as a football manager. As trainer of Alemannia Aachen, he enjoyed huge popularity among the citizens of Aachen. He was trainer there from 1984 to 1987, and then again from 1996 until his death in 1999.