The DFB are mourning the loss of Gero Bisanz. The long-standing head of coach development at the German Sport University in Cologne and the first manager of the Germany women’s national team unexpectedly died of a heart attack on Friday at the age of 78.
DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach said: “The news of his sudden death has hit us all very hard at the DFB. Gero Bisanz was a wonderful person and true professional, who made a lasting contribution to football. He left influenced manager school for many years and by winning the European Championship in 1989, he helped women’s football in Germany make its breakthrough in terms of public awareness and appreciation.”
Neid: “I’ve got a lot to thank him for”
Current women’s national team coach Silvia Neid has fond memories of Bisanz: “I am deeply shocked and saddened. Gero Bisanz was an incredibly caring person, who always knew the right thing to say. I have a lot to thank him for personally, because I learnt so much from him as a player and later as a manager. Without his commitment, passion and professional expertise, women’s football wouldn’t have the status and the structure that it has today. My thoughts are with his family.”
Tina Theune, successor to Bisanz in 1996, said: “He influenced my life in a big way, he was a mentor. He thought ahead, he developed systematic structures and pushed things forward at the time to help women’s football, such as the Women’s Cup final in Berlin.”
Bisanz was head of coach development at the DFB from 1971 to 2000. Between 1982 and 1996, he managed the Germany women’s national team. The women’s team were UEFA European Champions three times during Bisanz’s tenure (1989, 1991, 1995). Along with his silver badge of honour, Bisanz was awarded the Honorary Manager Prize by the DFB in 2013.
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The DFB are mourning the loss of Gero Bisanz. The long-standing head of coach development at the German Sport University in Cologne and the first manager of the Germany women’s national team unexpectedly died of a heart attack on Friday at the age of 78.
DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach said: “The news of his sudden death has hit us all very hard at the DFB. Gero Bisanz was a wonderful person and true professional, who made a lasting contribution to football. He left influenced manager school for many years and by winning the European Championship in 1989, he helped women’s football in Germany make its breakthrough in terms of public awareness and appreciation.”
Neid: “I’ve got a lot to thank him for”
Current women’s national team coach Silvia Neid has fond memories of Bisanz: “I am deeply shocked and saddened. Gero Bisanz was an incredibly caring person, who always knew the right thing to say. I have a lot to thank him for personally, because I learnt so much from him as a player and later as a manager. Without his commitment, passion and professional expertise, women’s football wouldn’t have the status and the structure that it has today. My thoughts are with his family.”
Tina Theune, successor to Bisanz in 1996, said: “He influenced my life in a big way, he was a mentor. He thought ahead, he developed systematic structures and pushed things forward at the time to help women’s football, such as the Women’s Cup final in Berlin.”
Bisanz was head of coach development at the DFB from 1971 to 2000. Between 1982 and 1996, he managed the Germany women’s national team. The women’s team were UEFA European Champions three times during Bisanz’s tenure (1989, 1991, 1995). Along with his silver badge of honour, Bisanz was awarded the Honorary Manager Prize by the DFB in 2013.
