Bernhard Trares
Bernhard Trares (born August 18, 1965 in Bensheim) is a former German professional footballer, in the central defender role. He is currently working as head coach with German Oberliga team Wormatia Worms.
Football career
Having played in his youth for SV Kirschhausen, Trares joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 1982. His professional career started in 1985 in the second division at SV Darmstadt 98, as a defensive midfielder. During four seasons he made 126 appearances for the "lilies", scoring 28 goals (11 in his last).
In 1989 Trares joined Alemannia Aachen, also in the category, being relegated in his first season, and switching to fellow league side TSV 1860 München in 1991, in another relegation. In just two further seasons, however, the Bavarian outfit succeeded in being promoted right into the Bundesliga, finishing fourth, with Trares netting 4 goals in 31 contests, while also being sent off twice.
After three years, Trares left Munich to join SV Werder Bremen, where he became an important player in the team's defence, also helping it to the 1999 German Cup, in a penalty shootout win over FC Bayern Munich (0-0 after extra time). At age 35, he moved to second division team SV Waldhof Mannheim, after which he joined Karlsruher SC for another two years in the category, with a further 55 matches (3 goals).
Altogether Trares, who retired at almost 39, made 183 top level appearances scoring 16 goals, with an additional 281 games in the second division, scoring 46. He was selected two times for the German U-21s.
Trares began his coaching career as an assistant coach with former side 1860 München from December 2004 through April 2006. In January 2007, he took the reins of Wormatia Worms, in Oberliga Südwest. In his first season, he led the team to the Südwest-Pokal (the cup of the Südwestdeutscher Fußballverband, i.e. South-West German football association), thus qualifiying for the first round of the German Cup.