Reinhard Saftig (born 23 January 1952) is a German retired football player^[1] and manager.^[2]

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Reinhard Saftig

Saftig coaching Mainz 05 in 1997
Personal information
Full name	Reinhard Saftig
Date of birth	(1952-01-23) 23 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Uersfeld, West Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–	TuS Mayen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1974	TuS Mayen
1974–1975	FV 04 Godesberg
1975–1977	Sportfreunde Eisbachtal
1977–1979	TuS Mayen
Managerial career
1979–1983	Bayern Munich (assistant)
1983	Bayern Munich (caretaker)
1983–1986	Borussia Dortmund (assistant)
1986–1988	Borussia Dortmund
1989	Hannover 96
1989–1991	VfL Bochum
1991–1993	Bayer Leverkusen
1994	Kocaelispor
1994–1995	Galatasaray
1997	Mainz 05
2003–2005	Borussia Dortmund (scout)
2005–2008	Arminia Bielefeld (general manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Saftig has served as head coach of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, VfL Bochum, and Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.^[3]

Saftig was born in Uersfeld. He began his head coaching career as the short-term manager of Bayern Munich, as a replacement for Pal Csernai. Saftig was in this role for 45 days only (17 May to 30 June 1983).

He then took over in Borussia Dortmund in the latter half of the 1985–86 season and secured Borussia's stay in the top flight in three intense relegation play-offs against 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Köln. The following season was much stronger and resulted in Borussia Dortmund qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th.

In 1991, Saftig arrived at the scene of a fatal highway accident involving Maurice Banach, a former player in the A-Youth squad of Borussia Dortmund, before the emergency services arrived. Banach had played for Saftig during his time with the youth squad.

During the 1992–93 season, Saftig led Bayer Leverkusen to the final of the German Cup. After his untimely firing by the club, Leverkusen would go on to clinch the Cup, defeating Hertha Berlin Amateurs in the final.

In 1994, he briefly took over the reins of Turkish club Kocaelispor before switching to Galatasaray.

From 22 June 2005 until 2008, Saftig served as general manager for Arminia Bielefeld. Prior to this position, he had worked as chief scout for Borussia Dortmund.

As of 27 October 2014