Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former footballer and manager who last managed Admira Wacker. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Werder Bremen. A full international between 1988 and 2003, he won 103 caps and scored 26 goals for the Austria national team. He represented his country at the

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Club career

Born in Vienna, Austria, Herzog started his career at local giants Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to city rivals First Vienna during 1987–88. That move proved to be successful and he was soon recalled to Rapid to start the 1988–89 season. He made his name at Rapid in the next years to secure a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at

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where he won the UEFA Cup, beating

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in a two-legged final. After returning to Rapid in 2002, he decided to end his career with

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franchise Los Angeles Galaxy in 2004. Under head coach, Sigi Schmid, Herzog played well but following a mid-season coaching change, he saw his playing time decrease and at the end of the season, Herzog announced his retirement from football on 10 November 2004. A stylish attacking midfielder, Herzog was well known for his ability to score stunning free-kicks. He captained the Rapid Wien side and was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999.

International career

Herzog made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the

and

World Cups, scoring one goal in the latter tournament, a spot kick against Italy. He earned 103 caps, scoring 26 goals, making him Austria's most capped player of all-time. Herzog surpassed striker

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in May 2002 when winning his 96th cap against Germany. His last international was an April 2003 friendly match against Scotland.

Managerial career

On 23 January 2015, Herzog was named coach of USA's under 23s. On 1 August 2018, Herzog was announced as coach of Israel's national team, a move which was divisive due to his last minute strike to deny them a play off place in their World Cup 2002 qualifier. Famous midfielder Eyal Berkovic said of the appointment, "Whoever made this decision needs urgent psychiatric attention, I can't think of any other explanation for the appointment. It's a huge disgrace." On 24 June 2020, he left his position after almost two years in charge, while Israel's Sports Director and Austrian colleague of his

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replaced him as Israel's head coach.

Personal life

Andreas Herzog is married, has two sons and lives in Breitenfurt bei Wien. His father is Anton "Burli" Herzog (* 1941), who played in the Austrian Bundesliga between 1961 and 1975 for clubs like

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, Wiener Sport-Club and Admira/Wacker Mödling. Herzog junior grew up with his family in Vienna-Meidling, where he attended Singrienergasse grammar school.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herzog goal''.

Honours

;Rapid Wien *

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: 1986–87, 1987–88 ;Werder Bremen * Bundesliga:

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* DFB-Pokal: 1993–94, 1998–99 * DFL-Supercup:

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;Bayern Munich * UEFA Cup: 1995–96 ;Individual * Austrian Footballer of the Year: 1992 * '' kicker'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1994–95

Managerial statistics

References

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Player profile and stats
– Rapid Archive * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herzog, Andi 1968 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian footballers Association football midfielders SK Rapid Wien players First Vienna FC players SV Werder Bremen players FC Bayern Munich footballers LA Galaxy players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players UEFA Cup winning players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Austria international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FIFA Century Club Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate soccer players in the United States Austrian football managers Austria national football team managers Austria national football team non-playing staff Israel national football team managers United States men's national soccer team non-playing staff FC Admira Wacker Mödling managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Austrian expatriate football managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate soccer managers in the United States Expatriate football managers in Israel