Key Figures
Ernst Lehner was born on November 7, 1912 in Augsburg and died on January 10, 1986 in Aschaffenburg. Lehner is a German football icon who played for Schwaben Augsburg in the 1930s and for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin during World War II. He is regarded as one of the best German right wingers of all time…
Bernd Schuster won the European Championship with Germany in 1980 and the Cup Winners' Cup with FC Barcelona in 1982. Schuster began his football career in 1971 in the youth ranks of local Augsburg club SV Hammerschmiede. He moved to FC Augsburg in 1976 and…
Helmut Haller played as an inside forward or midfielder for the German national team from 1958 to 1970, earning 33 caps and scoring 13 goals. Haller came through the youth ranks of the then BC Augsburg, in whose service he won the first 19 of his 33…
In December 2012, Stefan Reuter arrived as successor to Jürgen Rollmann as sporting director and completely overhauled the then relegation-threatened club. He kept faith with coach Weinzierl and signed André Hahn and Sunderland loanee Ji Dong-won as two key new additions…
For four years the Upper Bavarian led the Swabians and celebrated what remain FCA's greatest achievements to date. Taking charge for the 2012/13 season, Weinzierl transformed the team's defensive approach after a mixed first half. He demanded more from his players…
