Uwe Fuchs - 13 Game Hero
By Degsyg79 • May 16th, 2009 • Category: Featured ArticlesThink back to January 1995, Robsons' Red and White army had taken the First Division by storm, but as the sparkling lights of the Premier League gleamed in front of the Ayresome Park faithful, we began the usual stutter towards the finish line.
Then Robson realised we needed a fresh impetus on the playing field to relight the season and guide us towards the Holy Grail.
As the impeding transfer of Jan Age Fjortoft from Swindon Town was taking longer than had been expected, Robson had to look elsewhere.
Then enter Uwe Fuchs. "Who is he?" cried the Boro faithful. This was a player we'd never heard of and Uwe was brought in on loan until the end of the season. Could this be the answer to the Boro's plight.
Sitting in 3rd place and with prospects of Premier League football at the to be opened Riverside Stadium dwindling away, could the man with a surname like a swear word be the answer?
A love affair with the mullet man from Kaiserslautern had begun and he was to be nicknamed the German Bomber by the Ayresome Angels.
What followed was Roy of the Rovers' stuff, Uwe netted an incredible 9 goals in only 13 appearances for the Boro including a hat-trick against Bristol City en route to helping the Boro achieve their Premier League goal.
Wow. Surely Uwe was to be the man to help enter a new era at the sparklingly new Riverside Stadium? No was the emphatic answer as Robson went on to splash the cash. Uwe was gone but never to be forgotten, Millwall being his next destination.
Ask any Boro fan about the German Bomber and it brings a smile to their faces, the man with a funny surname helped fire Boro towards their short-term goal and will be remembered on Teesside as a legend, even if its only for allegedly dating Jet from Gladiators.
Uwe decided after his playing days had come to an end to follow in his father and uncles' footsteps and moved into coaching and management in German. He currently managers Wuppertaler SV Borussia in the third tier of the German League.
Good lcuk for the future Uwe and your always welcome back at the Boro with open arms.
"Uwe, Uwe, Uwe, Uwe, Uwe!"
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Saw Uwe at a Boro game a few years back, a bit of a legend. Probably the right decision not to sign him permantly, I think he lacked the class to play at Premier League level but he was a cracking signing by Robson to get us promotion.
Big, bruising centre forward who could get goals! Made his debut in my very first Boro game at Ayresome, legend!
[...] brought in some very good players on loan, the likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Geremi, Mendieta and the legendary Uwe Fuchs so you would hope that there is someone, somewhere who could come in and spark us on to a promotion [...]
my second ever boro game he came off the bench to score and then after the match spent a good 30 mins shaking everyone around the grounds hands. true boro legend. supposedly only not kept on by robson after a training ground bust up with hendrie over jett from gladiators. rock and roll.