Klaus-Dieter Pagels

German football coach
Klaus-Dieter Pagels
Personal information
Date of birth 1 September 1949[1]
Place of birth Stade, Germany
Managerial career
Years Team
1991–199? VfL Stade[1]
2012–2013 Zimbabwe
2016 Emirates Club[2][3][4][5]

Klaus-Dieter Pagels (born 1 September 1949 in Germany) is a German football coach.

Career

On a Germany-Zimbabwe government project, Pagels went to Zimbabwe in 2009 to educate schoolchildren and develop grassroots as well as women's football.[6]

Nominated to take the position of Zimbabwe coach in 2009,[7] Pagels was named as interim of the Warriors near the close of 2012[8] with his appointment seen as ludicrous to some.[9] Tasked with bringing Zimbabwe to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, putting a confident mentality into the team and making most of the talent in the country,[10] he planned on selecting a mainly local-based squad for the World Cup qualifying[11] but only chose five for the 18-man roster for their qualifier away to Egypt[12] amid work permit problems,[13] Going down 1-2 to Egypt, the German employed a technical style of play similar to Barcelona's tiki-taka style, where possession is highlighted and the offensives build up from the back to the front line.[14] However, he was criticized for not calling up the most talented Zimbabwean footballers[14] and crashed out to Egypt again 2-4 in their second leg a few months later, becoming the only African selection to go down on back-to-back home rounds.[15] At the 2013 COSAFA Cup, his last tournament,[16] the then 63-year old aimed to defend the tournament title[17] but let in goals in all three games[18] and conceded 0-2 to Zambia in the final,[19] with failing to read the opposition one of the causes for his poor run.[18] His contract expiring on July 31 that year,[20] the Stade local stated that low finances are one of the greatest problems with Zimbabwean football[21] and that he regretted his departure since the new manager would have to start form scratch with the team.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b VfL Stade DSFS
  2. ^ AGCup Preview: Emirates v Hatta UAE Pro League Committee
  3. ^ AGCup Preview: Emirates v Al Jazira UAE Pro League Committee
  4. ^ AGL Preview: Emirates v Sharjah UAE Pro League Committee
  5. ^ AGL Preview: Al Ain v Emirates UAE Pro League Committee
  6. ^ Vom Realschullehrer sum Nationaltrainer ZEIT ONLINE
  7. ^ German Pagels for Warriors Coach The Zimbabwe Independent
  8. ^ Zimbabwe appoint German Klaus Dieter Pagels as new coach BBC
  9. ^ Klaus Dieter Pagels’ appointment surprising The Herald (Zimbabwe)
  10. ^ I can deliver the goods — Pagels The Standard (Zimbabwe)
  11. ^ Pagels speaks out NewsDay Zimbabwe
  12. ^ Pagels sticks to his guns DailyNews Live
  13. ^ Pagels’ permit problems The Zimbabwe Independent
  14. ^ a b FINAL WHISTLE: You are wrong Herr Dieter Pagels The Standard (Zimbabwe)
  15. ^ Shambolic warriors are dead men walking Nehanda Radio
  16. ^ Pagels to quit Warriors after Cosafa The Chronicle (Zimbabwe)
  17. ^ Pagels attempts to deflect Zimbabwe pressure for Cosafa title Goal.com
  18. ^ a b Pagels was a blunder and the mere fact he was European didn't make him a better coach than Gishon Ntini The Herald (Zimbabwe)
  19. ^ National-Football-Teams
  20. ^ Zifa mum as Pagels contract nears expiry The Chronicle (Zimbabwe)
  21. ^ Pagels'parting shot DailyNews Live
  22. ^ Pagels speaks on departure NewsDay Zimbabwe

External links

  • We feel very safe: Pagels
  • Pagels gets down to work
  • v
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  • e
Zimbabwe national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager