Club: 1. FC Nürnberg (commonly “Nuremberg” or “Der Club”) — German professional football club founded 1900.

Context (around 1995/96):

• Mid-1990s was a period of fluctuation for Nürnberg between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga; the club was rebuilding and pushing to regain stable top-flight status.
• Their home ground at the time was the Frankenstadion (later renamed Max-Morlock-Stadion).
• Club colours: red, black and white; typical formations of the era were often 4-4-2 or 3-5-2, depending on the coach and squad available.

Head coach — Hermann Gerland (mid-1990s)

• Hermann “Tiger” Gerland (born 1954) is a German coach and former professional player. He worked as a head coach in the 1990s, including a spell in charge at 1. FC Nürnberg in the mid-1990s.
• Reputation: pragmatic, emphasis on physical fitness and organisation; later became well known as a long-term assistant and youth developer at FC Bayern München.
• Role at Nürnberg: led the team through a rebuilding phase, focusing on defensive solidity and discipline typical of Gerland’s teams.

Practical notes / where to get full season details

• For exact 1995/96 squad lists, match results, lineups and league standing, consult contemporary archives such as Transfermarkt, worldfootball.net, Kicker archives or RSSSF — these provide season-by-season squad and fixture data.
• Club media guides and historical yearbooks (1. FC Nürnberg club publications) are useful for matchday squads, appearances and goal scorers from that season.

Summary

• 1. FC Nürnberg in the mid-1990s was in a transitional phase, playing at the Frankenstadion and wearing their traditional red/black/white.
• Hermann Gerland was the club’s head coach during the mid-1990s period and is remembered for organisation, fitness emphasis and later long-term coaching roles at higher-profile clubs.