34 Facts About Ewald Lienen

Ewald Lienen was born on 28 November 1953 and is a German football manager and former player.

The club had just won three successive titles, but Ewald Lienen did not manage to achieve this as the team finished runners-up in his first season then failed to mount a title challenge in the subsequent years.

Ewald Lienen played in the final, and in each of the previous rounds, scoring two goals along the way.

Ewald Lienen again played in all rounds of the trophy and again chipped in with two goals.

The club managed to survive and stabilise as a top-flight team during Ewald Lienen's spell here in the early 1980s.

The wound required 23 stitches; nevertheless, after just 17 days, Ewald Lienen started practicing again.

Ewald Lienen did play in the 1984 DFB-Pokal final where he narrowly missed out as the team lost on penalties to Bayern Munich.

In Summer 1987, Ewald Lienen left Borussia Monchengladbach to set up a union for professional footballers in Duisburg, along with Benno Mohlmann and Frank Pagelsdorf.

Ewald Lienen concentrated on studying for a football coaching license, which he achieved with an A grade in 1989.

Ewald Lienen won promotion again to the top flight two years later and played out a final year in the Bundesliga.

Ewald Lienen remained at MSV Duisburg after ending his playing days, coaching the club's amateurs from 1 July 1989 to 22 March 1993.

Ewald Lienen quickly got the opportunity to move up into the first team management on 22 March 1993, after the club regained its Bundesliga status.

Ewald Lienen finished his reign with a record of 25 wins, 14 draws, and 26 losses in 65 matches.

Ewald Lienen then accepted the invitation of his former Borussia Monchengladbach coach Jupp Heynckes to join him at Spanish club CD Tenerife as his assistant.

Ewald Lienen finished his reign with 18 wins, 18 draws, and 24 losses in 60 matches.

Ewald Lienen immediately returned the club to the Bundesliga, as champions in his first season.

Ewald Lienen finished his tenure with a record of 38 wins, 24 draws, and 32 losses in 94 matches.

Ewald Lienen returned to Spain in the following season, when CD Tenerife returned to him after suffering relegation.

Ewald Lienen's spell back in the Canary Islands was less successful as before as the team failed to mount a promotion challenge.

Ewald Lienen was not on the sideline for long, as his former club Borussia Monchengladbach looked to him after the sudden resignation of Hans Meyer and hired Ewald Lienen on 1 March 2003.

The club had slumped into the relegation zone, but Ewald Lienen stabilised them in their remaining 11 games and moved them up to 12th.

Ewald Lienen was retained for the next season, but after a weak start, he was replaced by Holger Fach on 21 September 2003.

Ewald Lienen finished with a record of seven wins, five draws, and six losses in 18 matches.

The club were flirting with the drop, but Ewald Lienen again proved adept at taking over in such circumstances, as he maintained the club's top-flight status with a 14th-place finish.

Ewald Lienen's tenure finished with 22 wins, 17 draws, and 24 losses.

Ewald Lienen's first season in Athens was a success, as the club finished fifth, enough to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

Ewald Lienen was released from the Greek club by mutual consent on 11 November 2008.

Ewald Lienen finished his tenure with 15 wins, eight draws, and 16 losses.

Ewald Lienen became the new head coach of Olympiacos on 17 June 2010.

On 8 November 2010 he was named the successor of Christian Ziege at Arminia Bielefeld, Ewald Lienen decided not to be manager of the club if they are relegated.

Ewald Lienen was sacked on 10 April 2013 while the club was a point above the relegation zone with two matches remaining.

On 6 November 2013, Ewald Lienen was appointed as the new manager of Romanian Liga I club Otelul Galati on a two-year contract.

Ewald Lienen was hired as the head coach of FC St Pauli on 16 December 2014.

Ewald Lienen has a record of four wins, three draws, and five losses since becoming head coach.