Christian Schweichler

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Christian Schweichler (born 16 September 1978) is a former german goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach.

CV

Christian Schweichler is currently in charge of Lebanon national team as goalkeeper coach. He studied sports science at the highly esteemed German Sport University Cologne and holds goalkeeper coach qualifications of German Football Association (DFB) and Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). He coached goalkeeper of clubs and teams associated to Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Al-Merreikh SC

In 2009/2010 Christian Schweichler was appointed as goalkeeper coach of sudanese top club Al-Merreikh SC. He accompanied coach Michael Krüger, who joined the club in 2008. He was in charge of the goalkeeper during the CAF Champions League and Sudan Premier League competitions. In 2010 he achieved the Sudan Cup after winning the final against arch rival Al-Hilal Club. Michael Krüger and Christian Schweichler also lead the team to qualify again for the CAF Champions League.

Lebanon

In 2012 Christian Schweichler signed a contract as goalkeeper coach of Lebanon national team, recommended by national team manager Theo Bücker. He coached the goalkeeper of the team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. By reaching the fourth and final AFC qualification round, the national team achieved the biggest success in lebanese football history. Among his activity as national team goalkeeper coach he is acting as goalkeeper coach instructor of the Lebanese Football Association.