Football club "Stuttgart" - a team from Germany, which is based in the city of the same name. The foundation date is September 9, 1893.
Team History
Stuttgart Football Club has a long and interesting history. Initially, the German team was engaged in another sport, namely rugby. The beginning of football history begins only twenty years later. Stuttgart Football Club to date has gathered more than forty thousand members. However, the German team boasts not only a huge number of members, but also a mass of achievements and titles. In addition, āStuttgartā is famous for its loyal fans who support him even in the most difficult moments of existence.
First half of the twentieth century
Stuttgart Football Club in the early years of its life could not boast of great achievements. The team was peacefully located in the middle of the table and only occasionally went up. However, the weakling āStuttgartā could not be called. āStuttgartā - a football club that could impose a fight even to the giants and for this was considered a very strong middle peasant.
Team Rise
Significant development of the team begins only in the 1950s of the last century. It was during this period that the first serious trophies began to fall into the piggy bank of the club. The creator of success can be called the newly minted coach Robert Shlins. The new mentor spent eight years on the post. By the way, the coach was also known for having no hands. He lost her in a car accident. Leading the German team, Schlins helped to win four titles. For fans of āStuttgartā this time was one of the best in history. During this period, the team won two German champions and two country cups. āStuttgartā is a football club, the composition of which stood out quite strongly in the national championship. However, in the German national team from āStuttgartā at that time not a single player got. This can be explained by the fact that although the players in the team shone, it was impossible to single out the stars.
The second half of the twentieth century
The brightest football in the second half of the last century began to demonstrate the German āStuttgartā. The football club was replenished with many famous players who significantly strengthened the team. Hans-JĆ¼rgen Sundermann, who managed the club from Germany not bad, but all the time grabbed something in order to lead the team to the champion, became a mentor in the period of the 80s. Twice, āStuttgartā stopped one step from the league title, and one took third place. However, 1982 the team completely finished in ninth place, which led to the dismissal of the coach.
The new mentor was Helmut Bentaus. In the first season of his work, the coach returned to the club the status of a formidable team and won the bronze medals of the German championship. āStuttgartā is a football club whose photo in 1983 was in every newspaper. That season brought the team the third championship in its history.
A good German club has made itself known in international tournaments. In 1989, Stuttgart reached the final of the UEFA Cup, which pleased their fans. However, the Italian āNapoliā prevented him from taking the title. After two meetings, the team from Italy became the winner with a total score of 5: 4. However, it is worth mentioning that at that time the legendary Maradona shone with the Italians.
1990s
Christoph Down in the year 92 rose to the post of chief mentor of āStuttgartā. The very first season of his stay, he adorned the German champion title, which became the fourth for the team.
The famous Joachim Lƶw in 96 received an offer to lead a German club. At that moment he was a young but promising specialist. Before the call to the post of head coach, he was in āStuttgartā deputy. Many people know that subsequently Joachim became a famous coach of the German national team and led her to many trophies. However, in āStuttgartā he showed himself not very successfully. As the teamās chief specialist, he spent two years. During this period, he took the German Cup with the club, and in the national championship for two consecutive seasons, āStuttgartā took fourth place. Joachim Loew also brought the team to the Cup Winners Cup finals, but lost to London āChelseaā with a minimum score of 1: 0.
Today
A new time for the German team came when a well-known specialist Felix Magata rose to the post of coach . Mentor made a special emphasis on young players who were mainly pupils of āStuttgartā. I must say that this approach worked. The youth looked at the most experienced captain of the club and progressed very quickly. The fresh team managed to achieve silver medals in the German championship in the 2003 season.
In the same period, very well-known footballers appeared on the team today. Most notable: Philip Lam, Kevin Kuranyi, Alexander Gleb. After the mentor left the ranks of āStuttgartā, the leadership decided to continue to focus on young players.
In 2007, under the leadership of Armin Fe, āStuttgartā took first place in the German championship and, thus, won this title for the fifth time in its history.
To date, the club is not doing well. The team is trying to survive in the lower parts of the German champion. One can only dream about entering international club competitions. However, fans believe that āStuttgartā will again be able to show their best game.