Erich Ribbeck

Erich Ribbeck
Ribbeck around 1980
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-06-13) 13 June 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Wuppertal, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
SSV 1904 Wuppertal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1962 SSV 1904 Wuppertal
1962–1965 Viktoria Köln
Managerial career
1965–1967 Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant)
1967–1968 Rot-Weiss Essen
1968–1973 Eintracht Frankfurt
1973–1978 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1978–1984 West Germany (assistant)
1984–1985 Borussia Dortmund
1985–1988 Bayer Leverkusen
1992–1993 Bayern Munich
1995–1996 Bayer Leverkusen
1998–2000 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erich Ribbeck (born 13 June 1937) is a German former professional football player and manager, best known for coaching in the Bundesliga. In 1988, he won the UEFA Cup as manager of Bayer Leverkusen, the first title in the club's history.