Dieter Eilts was born on 13 December 1964 and is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
10 Facts About Dieter Eilts
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Dieter Eilts played 390 matches in the Bundesliga for SV Werder Bremen, his only club during his whole professional career, and scored seven goals.
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Dieter Eilts was lauded as one of the most responsible and sensible players of the league, never appearing in the yellow press and always leading by example.
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Dieter Eilts is regarded as one of the finest discoveries of legendary coach Otto Rehhagel.
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Dieter Eilts was a regular with the German squad, collecting 31 caps.
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Dieter Eilts went to EURO '96 with the reputation of an outstanding club servant with Werder Bremen under future competition hero Otto Rehhagel, but at international level he was relatively inexperienced and had never previously participated in a major tournament.
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Dieter Eilts closed his international career in 1997 with 31 caps, six of those coming in England, but captained Bremen until 2002, clocking up 390 Bundesliga appearances over a 17-year period.
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Dieter Eilts won two German championships, three German Cups and, in 1992, the UEFA European Cup Winners' Cup.
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In 2009, Dieter Eilts was appointed as youth manager for VfL Oldenburg.
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Dieter Eilts got on 27 January 2012 the job as Director of football academy at SV Werder Bremen.