1. Bernd Walter Stange was born on 14 March 1948 and is a German football manager who last managed the Syria national team.
15 Facts About Bernd Stange
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Bernd Stange continued to play for Chemie Gnaschwitz in the lower divisions until 1965 followed by a year at Vorwarts Bautzen.
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Bernd Stange was head coach East Germany Olympic Team from 1982 to 1984.
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Bernd Stange moved to coach Hertha BSC where his old ties as an informant for the East German police, the Stasi, surfaced.
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Bernd Stange's tasks included informing the Stasi about his players' views of the government and whether any of them were breaking the law by making contact with West Germans.
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In 1996 Bernd Stange briefly joined CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv, but had to leave before the start of the season due to a scheme organized by leadership of the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the Football Federation of Ukraine.
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Bernd Stange was very popular among supporters in Perth to the point where a demonstration was held to prevent him from being sacked.
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In 2005 Bernd Stange joined Apollon Limassol in Cyprus and helped them to avoid relegation.
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On 30 July 2007, Bernd Stange was appointed by the Belarus Football Federation to coach the national team after previous manager Yuri Puntus resigned the month before due to a poor performance in the Euro 2008 qualifying.
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On 7 October 2011, Bernd Stange stood down from his post after the end of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
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Bernd Stange has often commented on his desire to eventually settle in Perth with his wife Dorothea.
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On 15 May 2013, Bernd Stange was unveiled as the head coach of Singapore national football team.
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Bernd Stange openly criticized Singapore players for their lack of fitness and refusal to meet him personally for further fitness drills.
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In January 2018, the Syrian Football Association announced that from February 2018, Bernd Stange would be the new coach for the Syrian national team.
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Bernd Stange's salary was about 35 Thousand dollars which was about 30 times more than the former manager of the team Ayman Hakeem who managed the team during the final phase of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and led the team to the knockout stage.