Werner Kern (football manager)

Werner Kern (born 23 February 1946 in Berchtesgaden) is a German football coach, who is head of the youth department at FC Bayern Munich.

Werner Kern
Personal information
Full name Werner Kern
Date of birth (1946-02-23) 23 February 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Germany
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
(Director of Youth)
Managerial career
Years Team
1970–1977 Bayern Munich II
1977–1978 Wormatia Worms
1978–1979 1. FC Nürnberg
1979–1981 Eintracht Trier
1981–1983 SSV Ulm 1846

After a career playing amateur football, Kern was appointed assistant manager of Bayern Munich in 1970, where he remained until 1977, serving during the club's golden era. He assisted Udo Lattek and Dettmar Cramer, and also managed the reserve team.

He then went into management himself, working at Wormatia Worms, 1. FC Nürnberg, Eintracht Trier and SSV Ulm 1846. In 1998, he was to return to Bayern Munich to head up the revamped youth setup but later retired.

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