SC Freiburg — mid 1990s (around the 1995/96 season)

SC Freiburg is a professional football club from Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the mid-1990s the team was managed by Volker Finke, who was head coach from 1991 until 2007 and is remembered as one of the longest-serving and most influential coaches in the club’s history.

• Home stadium: Dreisamstadion (often referred to as the Schwarzwaldstadion in later years).
• Club colours: Red and white.
• Manager (mid‑90s): Volker Finke — built Freiburg into a stable Bundesliga side through youth development, organization and tactical discipline.
• Context around 1995/96: After promotion-to-and-consolidation-in the Bundesliga in the early 1990s, Freiburg reached a high point in 1994–95 and qualified for European competition for the following season. During 1995/96 the club competed domestically in the Bundesliga and took part in European competition as a result of that prior league success.
• Playing style and legacy: Finke’s teams were known for strong team shape, collective work ethic, flexible formations and a focus on developing young players — traits that established Freiburg as a respected, well-organized side in German football throughout his long tenure.

Volker Finke’s era in the 1990s is widely seen as the transformational period that turned SC Freiburg from a small regional club into a stable Bundesliga competitor with a clear identity and emphasis on youth and teamwork.