Heiko Herrlich

Heiko Herrlich (born 3 December 1971) is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker.

Heiko Herrlich
Herrlich managing Bayer Leverkusen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-03) 3 December 1971
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1978–1984 FC Kollnau
1984–1986 FC Emmendingen
1986–1989 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Bayer Leverkusen 75 (6)
1993–1995 Borussia Mönchengladbach 55 (28)
1995–2004 Borussia Dortmund 128 (41)
Total 258 (75)
International career
1990–1993 Germany U-21 20 (17)
1995 Germany 5 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Germany U-17
2008–2009 Germany U-19
2009–2010 VfL Bochum
2011–2012 SpVgg Unterhaching
2015–2017 Jahn Regensburg
2017–2018 Bayer Leverkusen
2020–2021 FC Augsburg
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany (as manager)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Herrlich played 258 matches (1989–2004) in the Bundesliga and scored 75 goals for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund.[2] With Borussia Dortmund he won the German championship in 1996 and 2002, the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Borussia Mönchengladbach he won the DFB-Pokal in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen.

In autumn 2000, it was discovered that he had a malignant brain tumor. He was successfully treated with radiation therapy and returned to Bundesliga action 2001 but was not able to return to his former glory as a player. He ended his professional career in 2004 after several injuries.

International career

In 1995, Herrlich played five matches for the Germany national team, all in qualifying matches for UEFA Euro 1996.[3] He scored once, against Wales, but missed the final tournament, which Germany won, due to injury.

Coaching career

Herrlich received his coaching license in 2005 and began coaching the youth team of Borussia Dortmund. He also became the German spokesman for the 2006 INAS World Football Championships.

In July 2007, he was appointed as coach of the Germany U-17 team and won third place at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in South Korea.[4] On 27 October 2009, he was released from the German Football Association.[5] He became later the head coach of VfL Bochum between 27 October 2009 and 29 April 2010.[6] He finished with a record of four wins, eight draws, and 10 losses.[6]

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, he was named new manager of SpVgg Unterhaching.[7] He left the club on 25 May 2012 for personal reasons.[8] He finished with a record of 13 wins, eight draws, and 19 losses.[7]

On 21 June 2013, he became the manager for the Bayern Munich U-17 team.[9] In June 2015, Bayern Munich restructured their youth department and Herrlich left Munich.[10]

On 20 December 2015, he took over Jahn Regensburg.[11] His contract was scheduled to run up to the end of the 2015–16 season, with an extension for another year if the Jahn achieved promotion to the 3. Liga.[12] The Ratisbon based club achieved back to back promotions under Herrlich's reign, returning to 2.Liga at the end of the 2016–17 season.

On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Herrlich will return to Leverkusen as new head coach.[13]

On 23 December 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced they would be parting ways with Herrlich, citing bad tactics and poor overall performance.[14]

He was appointed as the new head coach of FC Augsburg on 10 March 2020.[15] On 26 April 2021, he was sacked.[16]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17]
ClubSeasonLeagueGerman CupEurope[lower-alpha 1]Other[lower-alpha 2]Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen1989–90Bundesliga16010——170
1990–911831031—224
1991–9228352——335
1992–9313000——130
Total756723100859
Borussia Mönchengladbach1993–94Bundesliga23820——258
1994–95322066——3826
Total55288600006334
Borussia Dortmund1995–96Bundesliga1674161—269
1996–972381193—3312
1997–982173272313412
1998–9921620——236
1999–2000226109110337
2000–0110723——1210
2001–021000031—131
2002–03502020—90
Total128411573644118353
Career total2587530153954133196
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and Europa League
  2. Appearances in German League Cup and Intercontinental Cup

International
Score and result list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Herrlich goal.
International goal scored by Heiko Herrlich
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 April 1995Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany Wales1–11–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Managerial
As of match played 23 April 2021
TeamFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
Bochum27 October 200929 April 2010 22 4 8 10 018.18 [6]
Unterhaching1 July 201125 May 2012 40 13 8 19 032.50 [7]
Jahn Regensburg20 December 201530 June 2017 59 28 13 18 047.46 [11]
Bayer Leverkusen1 July 201723 December 2018 64 32 14 18 050.00
FC Augsburg10 March 202026 April 2021 42 12 9 21 028.57
Total 226 88 52 86 038.94 —

Honours

As a player

Bayer Leverkusen

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Dortmund[18]

Individual

As a coach

Germany U17

Individual

  • Best Under 17 Coach: 2008

References
  1. "Heiko Herrlich – Spielerprofil – DFB" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Heiko Herrlich – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Heiko Herrlich – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "Heiko Herrlich betreut U 17 bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Korea" (in German). DFB. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. "Herrlich neuer Trainer in Bochum" (in German). DFB. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. "VfL Bochum". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. "SpVgg Unterhaching". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. "Herrlich geht, Schromm übernimmt" (in German). kicker.de. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  9. "Heiko Herrlich neuer U17-Coach" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  10. "FCB stellt 'wichtige Weichen für die Zukunft'" [FCB 'paves the way for the future']. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  11. "Jahn Regensburg". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. "Heiko Herrlich Übernimmt!" [Heiko Herrlich takes over!]. SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  13. "Herrlich – Bayer 04 hat neuen Cheftrainer" (in German). bayer04.de. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. "Herrlich muss gehen, Bosz unterschreibt bis 2020". kicker.de (in German). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  15. "FCA präsentiert Schmidt-Nachfolger: Herrlich übernimmt" [FCA presents Schmidt-successor: Herrlich takes over]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  16. "FCA part ways with Heiko Herrlich – Markus Weinzierl new head coach". fcaugsburg.de. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  17. "Heiko Herrlich " Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  18. "Heiko Herrlich". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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