sentences:  FC Saarbrücken, but was eventually dismissed there on 29 November 2000.From 1 July 2001 Toppmöller was coach with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, whom in his first season led to the final of the UEFA Champions League, as well as second place in federal league and the German cup final.Toppmöller was eventually declared by German sports journalists as "football coach of the year" for 2002.