Ludwig "Pipin" Lachner (27 July 1910 – 19 May 2003) was a German footballer and manager.

Club career

Lachner began his career at the Munich-based worker's football club FT Gern in the Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund championship. He switched to 1860 Munich in 1929. In 1934 Lachner left Munich and joined Eintracht Braunschweig, where he played for the next 15 years. After retiring from top-level football in 1949, Lachner continued for a time as player-manager at MTV Braunschweig in the Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen.^[1]

During the 1950s and 60s, Lachner also worked as a football manager, including three stints at VfL Wolfsburg.

International career

Lachner was capped eight times for the Germany national team, scoring four goals.^[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results table.^[3] Germany's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 September 1930	Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany	Hungary	4–3	5–3	Friendly
2.	19 March 1933	Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany	France	3–1	3–3	Friendly
3.	19 November 1933	Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	14 January 1934	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Hungary	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours

• German championship runner-up: 1931

References

External links

• Ludwig Lachner at WorldFootball.net