Christian Backs

Christian Backs

Personal information
Date of birth	26 August 1962 (1962-08-26) (age 49)
Place of birth	East Germany
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1992	Berliner FC Dynamo	219	(38)
1989–1990	→ BSG Bergmann-Borsig
1992–1997	Reinickendorfer Füchse	107	(5)
National team
1983–1985	East Germany	9	(1)
Teams managed
2000–2004	Reinickendorfer Füchse
2004–2005	Berliner FC Dynamo
2005	Berliner AK
2005–2009	Reinickendorfer Füchse
2009–2010	Berliner FC Dynamo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Christian Backs (born 26 August 1962) is a German former footballer who was last manager of Berliner FC Dynamo.

Career

Backs played for Dynamo Berlin for 12 years, winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.

International career

During this time he won nine caps for East Germany, scoring once. He was also involved in the East German Olympic team who qualified for the 1984 Olympics, but was forced to stay at home, because of the East Germans' boycott of the tournament.

Coaching career

After reunification, Backs wound down his career with Reinickendorfer Füchse, where he played from 1992 to 1997. He took over as manager of the 'Foxes' in 2000, where he remained until 2004 when he took the reins at his old club Dynamo. He only lasted a year, however, and after a brief spell at Berliner AK, returned to Reinickendorf, where he remained until 2009. In summer 2009 returning to BFC Dynamo for a second spell as manager and was in March 2010 fired.

Honours

• DDR-Oberliga: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
• FDGB Pokal: 1988, 1989

External links

• Career history
• International career

Persondata
Name	Backs, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	26 August 1962
Place of birth	East Germany
Date of death
Place of death