“Eisenfuß” was the assistant coach of Jupp Heynckes
At the age of 80: Egon Coordes is dead
Updated on June 19, 2025 – 12:54 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
As a player, he stood on the pitch for Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart, as a long -time assistant at Bayern, his career continued. Now Egon Coordes has died.
Grief for Egon Coordes: The long-time assistant coach of Jupp Heynckes, Udo Lattek and Giovanni Trapattoni died at the age of 80. The report of the “kickers” and the “picture” on Thursday. Accordingly, he died on Tuesday in the presence of his wife in Memmingen (Bavaria).
Coordes comes from Bremerhaven, where he also took the first steps in his career as a footballer. He also went to VfB Stuttgart via Werder Bremen. In total, he made more than 150 Bundesliga games, was considered a duel defender with the nickname “iron foot”.
After his player career, Coordes became a coach and initially worked at the OSC Bremerhaven before joining Bavaria as an assistant coach. He initially worked for two years under Udo Lattek (1984 to 1986), later under Jupp Heynckes (1988 to 1991) and also under Giovanni Trapattoni (1997 to 1998).
In addition, he was head coach of teams such as VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96 and Austria Vienna. In the 2010s he worked at FC Bayern as a scout, athletic coach and analyst, also under PEP Guardiola. In 2021 he left the club.