Max Eberl

Maximilian Michael Eberl (German pronunciation: [ˈmaks ˈeːbɐl]; born 21 September 1973) is a German professional football executive and former player who works as Bayern Munich's director of sport. He previously was the longtime director of sport of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Playing career

Born in Bogen, Eberl's career as a professional footballer began in 1991 as a defender with Bayern Munich. A highly rated youngster, he represented Germany at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia. During the tournament he started the group games against Ghana and Portugal.

After making only one Bundesliga appearance in two years at Munich, Eberl dropped down a division to the 2. Bundesliga to play for VfL Bochum. Eberl spent four seasons at Bochum, split evenly between the top two divisions, before moving to Greuther Fürth. He spent only 18 months playing for Greuther Fürth before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach halfway through the 1998–99 season. Eberl saw out the rest of his career with Mönchengladbach, retiring in 2005. In a career lasting over 200 games in the first and second Bundesliga, Eberl did not score a single goal.

Executive career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

At the beginning of 2005, Eberl worked as youth coordinator at Borussia Mönchengladbach; he was still officially part of the squad for the 2004/05 season.

After head coach Jos Luhukay was dismissed on 5 October 2008, Eberl and Steffen Korell took over responsibility for finding a new coach; sports director Christian Ziege coached the professional team as interim coach.