Ludwig Lachner

Ludwig "Pipin" Lachner 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] List of [German football champions#Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund.281920.E2.80.931933.29|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.
During the 1950s and 60s, Lachner also worked as a football manager, including three stints at VfL Wolfsburg.

Lachner was capped eight times for the Germany national team, scoring four goals.

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

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