Harald Karger (born 14 October 1956 in Weilburg) is a former German footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harald Karger | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-10-14) 14 October 1956 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Weilburg, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS Waldhausen | |||
| 0000–1979 | FC Burgsolms | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | (9) |
| 1983–1984 | SV Wiesbaden | ||
| 1984–1987 | SpVgg EGC Wirges | ||
| 1987 | VfL Bad Ems | ||
| 1989 | FC Werdorf | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt (Youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1979. The qualified mail man scored nine goals in 23 appearances in his first season. In the UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and he scored in the first leg of the 1980 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The rising star suffered a collateral ligament damage in this match, which meant he missed the second leg. He only made a handful of further Bundesliga appearances after this injury. He was on the bench when Frankfurt won the 1981 DFB-Pokal Final the following season.
Because of his heading strength, Karger was awarded the nickname Schädel-Harry (Skull Harry) by journalists.[2]
After initial tenures at some local amateur clubs, Karger is one of twenty youth coaches in the football academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and works together with former Eintracht players like Charly Körbel, Ralf Weber and Norbert Nachtweih.[3]