# Werner Lorant

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German footballer and manager (1948–2025)

Werner Lorant Personal information Full name Werner Heinz Erich Lorant[1] Date of birth (1948-11-21)21 November 1948 Place of birth Welver,[2] North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Date of death 20 April 2025(2025-04-20) (aged 76) Place of death Wasserburg am Inn, Bavaria, Germany Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Positions Defender defensive midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1971–1973 Borussia Dortmund 23 (0) 1973–1977 Rot-Weiss Essen 116 (16) 1977–1978 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 (9) 1978–1982 Eintracht Frankfurt 137 (21) 1982–1983 Schalke 04 18 (0) 1983–1984 Hannover 96[3] 33 (8) Total 361 (54) Managerial career 1986–1990 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1990–1992 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 1992–2001 1860 Munich 2002 Fenerbahçe 2002–2003 LR Ahlen 2003–2004 Incheon United 2005 APOEL 2005–2006 Sivasspor 2006 Saipa Karaj 2006–2007 Kayseri Erciyesspor 2007 SpVgg Unterhaching 2007 Kasımpaşa 2008 Liaoning 2008 SV ATA Spor München 2008–2009 DAC Dunajská Streda 2012 DAC Dunajská Streda 2015 TSV Waging 2017 ÖTSU Hallein 2019 FC Hallein 04 [de] * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Werner Heinz Erich Lorant** (21 November 1948 – 20 April 2025) was a German [football player](/source/Association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) or as a [defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder). He later became a manager, notably managing [TSV 1860 Munich](/source/TSV_1860_Munich) for nine years between 1992 and 2001 and taking the club from the third division to the [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup).

## Playing career

Born in [Welver](/source/Welver), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), Lorant commenced his professional career in 1970, in the second division with [Westfalia Herne](/source/Westfalia_Herne). In 1971, he moved to [Borussia Dortmund](/source/Borussia_Dortmund). There he was part of a team that lost 11–1 against [Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) and was relegated in 1972. He stuck with the club in its first second-division season, but later joined [Rot-Weiss Essen](/source/Rot-Weiss_Essen) in 1973, who had just been promoted to the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga). Lorant stayed with the struggling club around their star [Willi Lippens](/source/Willi_Lippens) and players like [Manfred Burgsmüller](/source/Manfred_Burgsm%C3%BCller) and [Horst Hrubesch](/source/Horst_Hrubesch) until relegation in 1977. Then he joined [1. FC Saarbrücken](/source/1._FC_Saarbr%C3%BCcken) for a season, experiencing his third relegation.

The next four-and-a-half years he spent with [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt). With the club, he won the [UEFA Cup 1980](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_UEFA_Cup), prevailing in the finals against [Borussia Mönchengladbach](/source/Borussia_M%C3%B6nchengladbach). In 1981, he helped win the [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal) with a 3–1 victory in the final against [1. FC Kaiserslautern](/source/1._FC_Kaiserslautern). With Frankfurt, Lorant played, amongst others, alongside the World Cup winners of 1974 [Jürgen Grabowski](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Grabowski) and [Bernd Hölzenbein](/source/Bernd_H%C3%B6lzenbein). Other notable players were [Norbert Nachtweih](/source/Norbert_Nachtweih), [Bernd Nickel](/source/Bernd_Nickel) and the Austrian international [Bruno Pezzey](/source/Bruno_Pezzey).

Lorant left Eintracht mid-season 1982–1983 for [FC Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04), who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga. By the end of the season, he had to face the fourth relegation of his career. He then quickly moved on to second-division team [Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96), where he ended his time as a professional player after one season.

## Coaching career

After a brief stint as part-time coach of an amateur team in 1982, he commenced a full-time coaching career as player-manager of [SV Heidingsfeld](/source/SV_Heidingsfeld) from 1984 to 1986 and with [1. FC Schweinfurt 05](/source/1._FC_Schweinfurt_05) from 1986 to 1990, with which he achieved the then-amateur third division championship and promotion. From 1990 to 1992, he coached [Viktoria Aschaffenburg](/source/Viktoria_Aschaffenburg), also in the third division, where he won the championship in 1992.

After this he was hired by [TSV 1860 Munich](/source/TSV_1860_Munich), a team that had been dwelling for some years in the third division. He took the club to the first division within two years and in 1997 qualified for the [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup), where 1860 was ousted in the first round by Austrian team [Rapid Wien](/source/SK_Rapid_Wien). In 2000, he led 1860 into the qualification for the [Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League), where the team lost against [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.) with 2–1 and 1–0. In the ensuing UEFA Cup campaign, 1860 Munich was stopped by Italian club [AC Parma](/source/AC_Parma); after a respectable 2–2 draw away, 1860 Munich lost the home leg 2–0. During the season, a sweltering conflict with club president Karl-Heinz Wildmoser came to a head after the team lost the derby against [Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) 5–1, and Lorant was let go.

Notable players during his tenure with 1860 were the German internationals [Thomas Häßler](/source/Thomas_H%C3%A4%C3%9Fler) and [Martin Max](/source/Martin_Max), who played there from 1999 in the twilight of their careers. Max became top scorer of the Bundesliga twice in this phase. German international [Jens Jeremies](/source/Jens_Jeremies) was discovered at the club during Lorant's tenure. Foreign internationals were, amongst others, [Abédi Pelé](/source/Ab%C3%A9di_Pel%C3%A9) from Ghana, [Harald Cerny](/source/Harald_Cerny) from Austria, [Miroslav Stevic](/source/Miroslav_Stevic) from Serbia, as well as Australians [Paul Agostino](/source/Paul_Agostino) and [Ned Zelic](/source/Ned_Zelic). [Horst Heldt](/source/Horst_Heldt), [Olaf Bodden](/source/Olaf_Bodden), [Manfred Schwabl](/source/Manfred_Schwabl) and [Bernhard Trares](/source/Bernhard_Trares) were further players of note in this era.

In the ensuing years, Lorant coached [SpVgg Unterhaching](/source/SpVgg_Unterhaching) and [LR Ahlen](/source/Rot_Weiss_Ahlen) in Germany, [Fenerbahçe](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(football)), [Sivasspor](/source/Sivasspor), [Kayseri Erciyesspor](/source/Kayseri_Erciyesspor) and [Kasımpaşa](/source/Kas%C4%B1mpa%C5%9Fa_S.K.) in Turkey, [APOEL](/source/APOEL_F.C.) in Cyprus, [Saipa Teheran](/source/Saipa_Teheran) in Iran, [Incheon United](/source/Incheon_United) in South Korea, [Liaoning Hongyun](/source/Liaoning_Hongyun) in China, and [DAC Dunajská Streda](/source/FC_DAC_1904_Dunajsk%C3%A1_Streda) in Slovakia. Most of these engagements ended up being very short term and the clubs were often struggling to retain the class. With Apoel in Cyprus, where Lorant spent two months in 2005, he became runner-up in the championship; however, the club hoped that he would take them to the title.

In March 2010, he was appointed sporting director of German fourth division club [Tennis Borussia Berlin](/source/Tennis_Borussia_Berlin); however, the club folded in May.

In April 2015, Lorant was appointed manager of TSV Waging until the end of the season.[4] In January 2017, he took charge of Austrian club ÖTSU Hallein.[5] In April 2019, he took charge of Austrian fifth division club [FC Hallein 04](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FC_Hallein_04&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Halleiner_SK#Nachfolgeverein_FC_Hallein_04)] until the end of the season.[6]

## Death

Lorant died in [Wasserburg am Inn](/source/Wasserburg_am_Inn) on 20 April 2025, at the age of 76. He had been seriously ill for a year and a half.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Werner Heinz Eri̇ch Lorant"](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=527&antID=8946) (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Werner Lorant](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe44380/) at WorldFootball.net

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Werner Lorant"](http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/lorantwerner/). *fussballdaten.de* (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jetzt spricht Werner Lorant"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190620204309/https://www.tz.de/sport/1860-muenchen/jetzt-spricht-werner-lorant-4896644.html). *tz.de* (in German). 10 April 2014. Archived from [the original](https://www.tz.de/sport/1860-muenchen/jetzt-spricht-werner-lorant-4896644.html) on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gorgos, Sönke (6 March 2017). [""Nicht viel Ahnung von Fußball": Werner Lorant schießt gegen 1860-Investor Ismaik"](https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/nicht-viel-ahnung-von-fussball-werner-lorant-attackiert-1860-investor-ismaik/). *sportbuzzer.de* (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Schwaiger, Roman (24 April 2019). ["Neuer Verein für 1860-Legende Lorant: Kult-Trainer soll FC Hallein vor Abstieg bewahren"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190620204310/https://www.merkur.de/sport/tsv-1860/werner-lorant-tsv-1860-legende-neuer-trainer-beim-fc-hallein-12215091.html). *Merkur.de* (in German). Archived from [the original](https://www.merkur.de/sport/tsv-1860/werner-lorant-tsv-1860-legende-neuer-trainer-beim-fc-hallein-12215091.html) on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ehemaliger 1860-Coach Werner Lorant verstorben"](https://www.kicker.de/ehemaliger-1860-coach-werner-lorant-verstorben-1112802/artikel). *kicker.de* (in German). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

## External links

- [Werner Lorant](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355721/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

Managerial positions v t e TSV 1860 Munich – managers Spiksley (1913) Braumüller (1919–25) Breunig (1925–28) Kohn (1928–30) Breunig (1930–34) Rechenmacher (1934–35) Prokoph (1935–36) Braumüller (1936–37) Schäfer (1937–38) Tillmann (1938–39) Eckhardt (1939–40) Schmeifler (1940–41) Schäfer (1941–45) Goldbrunner (1945–46) Ertl (1946) Schäfer (1946–51) Molzer (1951–52) Harthaus (1952–53) Schäfer (1953–56) Hipp (1956–61) Merkel (1961–66) Weber (1966–67) G. Baumann (1967) Sing (1967–68) Pilz (1968–69) Langner (1969) Binder (1969–70) Tilkowski (1970–72) Schwartz (1972–73) Gutendorf (1974) Merkel (1974–75) Lucas (1975–78) Krautzun (1979) A. Baumann (1979–80) Rühl (1980–81) Halama (1981–82) Kremer (1982) Schumm & Schwarzhuber (1982) Beer (1983) Patzke (1983–84) Popescu (1984) Beer (1984) Halama (1984–86) D. Kurz (1986) Jusufi (1986–87) Zander (1987) Klimaschefski (1987–88) W. Bierofka (1988–90) Wettberg (1990–92) Lorant (1992–2001) Pacult (2001–03) Götz (2003–04) Vanenburg (2004) Bommer (2004) Maurer (2004–06) Schachner (2006–07) M. Kurz (2007–09) Wolf (2009) Lienen (2009–10) Maurer (2010–12) Schmidt (2012–13) Funkel (2013–14) von Ahlen (a.i.) (2014) Moniz (2014) von Ahlen (2014–15) Fröhling (2015) Möhlmann (2015–16) D. Bierofka (2016) Bushuev (a.i.) (2016) Runjaić (2016) D. Bierofka (a.i.) (2016) Pereira (2017) D. Bierofka (2017–19) Beer (a.i.) (2019) Köllner (2020–23) Gorenzel (a.i.) (2023) Jacobacci (2023) Schmöller (a.i.) (2023–24) Giannikis (2024–25) Glöckner (2025) Kayabunar (a.i.) (2025) Kauczinski (2025–) v t e Fenerbahçe S.K. – managers Dalaklı (1907–10) Kulaksızoğlu (1910–15) Kayacan (1915–21) Elkatipzade (1921–24) Coşar (1924–26) Mocuk (1926–29) Çakan (1929–32) Schweng (1932–35) Elliott (1935–38) Schweng (1938–39) Nemes (1939–40) Prayer (1940–44) Dimitropoulos (1944–45) Arıcan (1945–47) Molnár (1947–48) Arman (1948–49) Molloy (1949–51) McCormick (1951) Székely (1951–53) Mihajlović (1953–55) Markos (1955) Arıcan (1955–56) Székely (1956–57) Molnár (1957–60) Székely (1960–62) Erdem (1962) Kokotović (1962–64) Hold (1964–65) Torkal c (1965) Erdem (1965–66) Gegić (1966–67) Molnár (1967–69) Ionescu (1969–70) Teașcă (1970–71) Kiraz (1971–72) Torkalc (1972) Didi (1972–75) Niş (1975) Gegić (1975–76) Datcu (1976) Günar (1976) Kaloperović (1976–78) Niş (1978–79) Ersoy (1979) Şengül (1979–80) Rausch (1980–82) Katipc (1982) Stanković (1982–84) Veselinović (1984–85) Mészöly (1985–86) Stanković (1986–87) Çakır c (1987) Yücetürk i (1987) Pekel c (1987) Csernai (1987–88) Veselinović (1988–90) Kanerc (1990) Hiddink (1990–91) Tırpan i (1991) Togayc (1991) Vengloš (1991–93) Osieck (1993–94) Ivić (1994–95) Parreira (1995–96) Lazaroni (1996–97) Veselinovićc (1997) Barić (1997–98) Muratoğluc (1998) Löw (1998–99) Dilmen (1999) Zeman (1999–2000) Sofuoğlu i (2000) Denizli (2000–02) Lorant (2002) Çetin (2002–03) Güneyc (2003) Daum (2003–06) Zico (2006–08) Aragonés (2008–09) Daum (2009–10) Kocaman (2010–13) Yanal (2013–14) Kartal i (2014–15) Pereira (2015–16) Advocaat (2016–17) Kocaman (2017–18) Cocu (2018) Koemanc (2018) Yanal (2018–20) Gölec (2020) Karapınarc (2020) Bulut (2020–21) Belözoğlui (2021) Pereira (2021) Gölec (2021–22) Kartali (2022) Jesus (2022–23) Kartal (2023–24) Mourinho (2024–25) Gölec (2025) Tedesco (2025–26) Gölec (2026) Kartal (2026–) (c) = caretaker; (i) = interim v t e Rot Weiss Ahlen – managers Sandhowe (1996–97) Berge (1997–98) Tenhagen (1998–2000) Neururer (2000–01) Rapolder (2001–02) Fuchs (2002–03) Lorant (2003) Kuntz (2003) Peter (2003–05) Straka (2005) Linz (2005–06) Dietz (2006) Bonan (2006–07) Wück (2007–09) Emmerling (2009) Zimmermann (2009) Hock (2009–10) Van Lent (2010–11) Berndsen (2011) Krug (2011–12) Feldkötter (2012) Antwerpen (2012–13) Castilla (2012–15) Antwerpen (2014–16) Onisemiuc (2016) Kruphölter (2016) Albayrak (2016–17) Schrank (2018) Britscho (2018–20) Mehnert (2020) Zimmermann (2020–22) Golombek (2022–23) Kaya (2023) Berlinski (2023) Joppe (2023–25) Tankulic (2025) Lewejohann (2025) Stöppel (2026–) v t e Incheon United FC – managers Lorant (2003–04) Chang Woe-ryong (2004–07) Park Lee-chunc (2007) Chang Woe-ryong (2007–08) Petković (2009–10) Kim Bong-gilc (2010) Huh Jung-moo (2010–12) Kim Bong-gil (2012–14) Kim Do-hoon (2015–16) Lee Ki-hyung (2016–18) Park Sung-chul (2018) Andersen (2018–19) Lim Joong-yongc (2019) Yoo Sang-chul (2019) Lim Wan-sup (2020) Lim Joong-yongc (2020) Jo Sung-hwan (2020–24) Byun Jae-subc (2024) Choi Young-keun (2024) Yoon Jong-hwan (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e APOEL FC – managers Jean (1931–33) Künsztler (1933–51) Avraamides (1951–52) Guttmann (1952–53) Avraamides (1953–54) Schwartz (1954–55) Hanz (1955–56) Zsengellér (1956–57) Talianos (1956–58) Tsigkis (1958–59) Choumis (1959–61) Lazarides (1961–62) Carver (1962–63) Franklin (1963–64) Talianos (1964–65) Zsengellér (1965–66) Szendrődi (1966–67) Archontidis (1967) Avraamides (1967–69) Carver (1969–70) Lazarides (1970–71) Wood (1971–72) Markovic (1972–74) Lazarides (1974–75) Markovic (1975) Lazarides (1975–76) Partakis (1976–77) Spurgeon (1977–78) Lazarides (1978–81) Ferguson (1981–82) Markovic (1983–85) Cassidy (1985–89) Mantzourakis (1989–90) Poklepović (1990–91) Gmoch (1991–93) Antoniou (1993–94) Veselinović (1994) Mantzourakis (1994–95) Bonev (1995–96) Šapurić (1996) Gmoch (1996–97) Alefantos (1997) Jara (1997–98) Mouskallis (1998) Georgiou (1998) Paraschos (1998–99) Vučeković (1999) Michaelides (1999–2000) Šapurić (2000) Markou (2000) Walker (2000–01) Gerards (2001–02) Lemonis (2002–03) Uhrin (2003) Jovanović (2003–04) Lorant (2005) Constantinou (2005) Engel (2005–06) Ouzounidis (2006–08) Jovanović (2008–13) Paulo Sérgio (2013) Donis (2013–15) Fink (2015) Manducac (2015) Paciência (2015) Ketsbaia (2015–16) Kostisc (2016) Christiansen (2016–17) Been (2017) Donis (2017–18) Baltazar (2018) Kostisc (2018) Tramezzani (2018–19) Doll (2019) Hadjiloukasc (2019) Ingebrigtsen (2019–20) Ouzounidis (2020) McCarthy (2020–21) Poursaitidis (2021) Avgousti (2021–22) Milojević (2022–23) Sá Pinto (2023–24) Dominguez (2024) Jiménez (2024–25) García (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e Sivasspor – managers Kafkas (1994–95) Sevim (1997) Özgen (1997–99) Ertem (2000–01) Elmas (2001) Tüfekçi (2001–02) Şahan (2002–03) Uğur (2003) Kılıç (2003–04) Kartal (2004–05) Lorant (2005–06) Pecze (2006) Uygun (2006–09) Ertuğral (2009–10) Bakkal (2010) Çalımbay (2010–13) Roberto Carlos (2013–14) Yalçın (2014–15) Buruk (2015–16) Bakkal (2016) Özköylü (2016) Bakkal (2016–17) Aybaba (2017–18) Tuna (2018) Keleş (2018–19) Çalımbay (2019–23) Çetin (2023) Uygun (2024) Erdoğan (2024–25) Çalımbay (2025) Korkmaz (2025) Altıparmak (2025–26) Taşdemir (2026–) v t e Saipa F.C. – managers Zolfagharnasab (1993–97) Abdollahi (1997–00) Fariba (2000–01) Alidoosti (2001–02) Mei (2002–03) Mayeli Kohan (2003–04) Zolfagharnasab (2004–06) Lorant (2006) Daei (2006–08) Littbarski (2008) Mayeli Kohan (2008–11) Saleh (2011–12) Taghavi (2012–13) Firat (2013–14) Jalali (2014–16) Faraki (2016–17) Daei (2017–19) Sadeghi (2019–21) Kamalvand (2021) Akhbari (2021) Ravankhah (2021–22) Derakhshan (2022) Fekri (2022–23) Hosseininasab (2023) Sarasiaei (2023–24) Hosseininasab (2024) Sadeghi (2024–) v t e SpVgg Unterhaching – managers Grosser (1977–87) Wettberg (1987–89) Sundermann (1989–90) Fuchs (1990–91) Adrion (1991–93) Grosser (1993) Roggensack (1993–94) Köstner (1994–97) Entenmann (1997–98) Köstner (1998–2001) Adrion (2001–02) Schrobenhauser (2002) Frank (2002–04) Deutinger (2004) Brehme (2004–05) Deutinger (2005–07) Lorant (2007) Hasenhüttl (2007–10) Lust (2010) Augenthaler (2010–11) Herrlich (2011–12) Schromm (2012–14) Baum (2014) Ziege (2014–15) Schromm (2015–20) Van Lent (2020–21) Wagner (2021–23) Unterberger (2023–24) Bender (2024–25) Herrlich (2025) Bender (2025–) v t e Kasımpaşa S.K. – managers Unknown (1922–56) Bilgiç (1953–56) Nayır (1956–57) Arman (1957–59) Adanırc (1959–60) Erkal (1960) Sümersan (1961) Vignolini (1961–63) Kaner (1963–64) Vignolini (1964) Unknown (1964–72) Sağınoğlu (1972) Unknown (1972–88) Erbil (1988–89) Yavaş (1989) Unknown (1989–92) Noyan (1992–93) Gülen (1993–94) Unknown (1994–95) Şerif (1995) Demiriz (1995–96) Şansal (1996–98) Ortakçı (1998–99) Şansal (1999) Şerif (1999–00) Ethem Adlığ (2000) Unknown (2000–02) İlhami Şarkan (2002–03) Vezir (2003–04) Unknown (2004–05) Başaran (2005) Durmaz (2005) Unknown (2005–06) Başaran (2006–07) Özcan (2007) Dayatc (2007) Lorant (2007) Arslanc (2007) Tütüneker (2007–09) Durmuş (2009) Vural (2009–2011) Çapa (2011) Tütüneker (2011–12) Diyadin (2012) Kılıçc (2012) Arveladze (2012–15) Woutersc (2015) Özen (2015) Çalımbay (2015–16) Özdeş (2016–18) Denizli (2018–19) Öztürk (2019) Özdeş (2019) Havutçu (2019–20) Çokerc (2020) Çapa (2020) Altıparmak (2020) Buz (2020) Çapa (2020–21) Can (2021) Arslan (2021) Kutlu (2021) Uğurlu (2021–22) Can (2022) İnan (2022–23) Özdeş (2023) Uğurlu (2023–24) Keleş (2024–25) Yılmaz (2025) Arveladze (2025) Belözoğlu (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager

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