Karger moved from amateur club
FC Burgsolms to the
Bundesliga side
Eintracht Frankfurt in 1979. The qualified mail man scored nine goals in 23 appearances in his first season. In the
UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and he scored in the first leg of the
1980 UEFA Cup Final against
Borussia Mönchengladbach. The rising star suffered a collateral ligament damage in this match, which meant he missed the second leg. He only made a handful of further Bundesliga appearances after this injury. He was on the bench when Frankfurt won the
1981 DFB-Pokal Final the following season. Because of his heading strength, Karger was awarded the nickname
Schädel-Harry (
Skull Harry) by journalists. ==Manager career==