Key Figures
The promotion coach: As of December 2019, Uwe Neuhaus is Union's record-holding manager. For seven years, from 2007 to 2014, the "Wessi" born in 1959 sat on the sideline at Union. No head coach in the club's 53-year history has served longer in one stretch…
The successful big man: For two years, the Hanoverian steered the fortunes at Union Berlin. In the 1992/93 season, the heavyweight was appointed head coach of the later "Unpromoteables," who at that point were playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte. For the fans, the second-division dream seemed…
The elegant technician: An absolute fan favourite and identification figure of the club. The Union fans strike up the "Torsten Mattuschka" song whenever there's a free kick or penalty for Union. The Cottbus-born player pulled on the red-and-white shirt 299 times and buried the ball 70 times…
The shrewd president: Since July 1, 2004, Dirk Zingler has been president of 1. FC Union. The club chairman has led the club all the way to the Bundesliga — including setbacks like the first-ever relegation to the fourth tier in 2005. The logistics entrepreneur has stubbornly fought for the football venue in the Alte Försterei…
The promotion fisherman: The Swiss success coach has more than earned his beer showers and celebrations in Berlin. Under Fischer, Union fans witnessed the greatest achievement in the club's 53-year history in May 2019: the Swiss led the club of underdogs to the Bundesliga for the very first time…
The cup winner: Werner "Schwenne" Schwenzfeier was a player for Union's predecessor club BSG Motor Oberschöneweide from 1954 to 1959. From 1965 to 1969, he coached Union Berlin. He led Union to promotion to the DDR-Oberliga and, in 1968, to victory in the FDGB-Pokal final against Carl Zeiss Jena…
