Reinhard Saftig (born 23 January 1952) is a German retired football player[1] and manager.

[2] Saftig has served as head coach of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, VfL Bochum, and Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.

He began his head coaching career as the short-term manager of Bayern Munich, as a replacement for Pal Csernai.

The following season was much stronger and resulted in Borussia Dortmund qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th.

After his untimely firing by the club, Leverkusen would go on to clinch the Cup, defeating Hertha Berlin Amateurs in the final.