[1] Sources from 1976 vary whether he rowed for ASK Vorwärts Rostock[2] or for SC Dynamo Berlin.

After the German reunification in 1990, he went to Boston[10] in the United States and trained their national women's team from 1991 until 2000.

[13] In 1988, he was awarded a Banner of Labor (2nd Class) by the East German government for his coaching work at SC Dynamo Berlin.

[14] Under Buschbacher's guidance, Kathrin Haacker and Judith Zeidler won gold in the coxless pair at the 1989 World Rowing Championships; it was the first East German win in this boat class since 1983.

[15] In the following year, Buschbacher coached the women's coxless four and whilst they were the clear favourite at the 1990 World Rowing Championships, they only won silver.