Career
As a player, he spent three seasons in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik-Oberliga with Football Club Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as five seasons in the Bundesliga with Football Club Schalke 04, 1. Football Club Saarbrücken, 1. Football Club Nürnberg, Football Club Saint Pauli, and Eintracht Frankfurt. Bürger took over as manager of then 2.
Bundesliga side Football Club Carl Zeiss Jena in 2008, but could not prevent the club"s relegation to the 3.
Liga at the end of the season. He was released by Jena after a 0–6 defeat on 14 September 2008 against VfB Stuttgart World War II Since 2011, Bürger manages the reserve side of Eintracht Braunschweig.
Since 2015, Bürger additionally works as assistant coach of Eintracht"s first team