Herbert Neumann (born 14 November 1953) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Neumann was born in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. He played for 1. FC Köln,

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Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

, Olympiacos Piraeus, and

FC Chiasso FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in Chiasso. It was founded in 1905. Chiasso also played in the Italian first league between 1914 and 1923. The team's most glorious period was between 1948 and 1961, when the team was promoted to the ...

. In the

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Neumann scored 36 goals in 194 matches.

International career

In 1978 Neumann made his one international appearance for West Germany national team.

Coaching career

After his professional career as a player, Neumann started to work as a football manager for

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, Istanbulspor, NAC Breda, Vitesse, and

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Herbert Neumann
at beijen.net 1953 births Living people Footballers from Cologne German footballers Association football midfielders Germany international footballers Germany B international footballers German football managers 1. FC Köln players Udinese Calcio players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Olympiacos F.C. players FC Chiasso players Bundesliga players Serie A players Super League Greece players FC Chiasso managers FC Zürich managers VVV-Venlo managers SBV Vitesse managers R.S.C. Anderlecht managers İstanbulspor managers NAC Breda managers German expatriate footballers German expatriate football managers German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Belgium German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate football managers in Turkey {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub