Josef "Jupp" Derwall (10 March 1927 – 26 June 2007) was a German professional football manager and

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. He was head coach of the West Germany national team between 1978 and 1984, winning the UEFA Euro 1980 and reaching the final of the

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. Derwall's hairdo provided the basis for his nickname "Chieftain Silver Curl" (''Häuptling Silberlocke'').

Playing career

Derwall started in 1938 with Rhenania Würselen. Later, he played for

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and Fortuna Düsseldorf in the western division of the five-way split first German league called Oberliga. With

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, Derwall reached the DFB-Pokal final in 1953 where he scored one goal at the 1–2 defeat at the hands of Rot-Weiss Essen. Five years later he reached the cup final with Düsseldorf, which was lost 3–4 against

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. In 1954, after the Herberger team won the

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, Derwall was also called twice to play for

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Managerial career

Early career

Not yet retired, Derwall took up player-managing first in Switzerland with

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(1959–1961) and Schaffhausen (1961–1962). After completely retiring from playing, he became the new manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf. Derwall reached the cup final with Fortuna in 1962, losing to

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1–2 after extra time. Afterwards he became manager of the regional association of

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for six years. In 1965, he was also manager of

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, winning the 1964–65 Regionalliga Südwest and promoting Saarbrücken to the

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West Germany

In 1970, Derwall was appointed as successor to Udo Lattek as the West German national team's assistant coach under the legendary Helmut Schön. At the

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, he was responsible for the West German team, taking it into the last eight. Derwall served as Schön's assistant until after the

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. When Schön retired from managing, also in light of the achievements in the tournament, Derwall was chosen to take his place as head coach of West Germany. His major rivals for this appointment were his coaching staff colleague

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and Helmut Benthaus, then manager with the reigning German champions

, who received no release from his contract. Derwall's first major tournament as West Germany head coach was UEFA Euro 1980 in

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, and under his guidance West Germany won the championship in impressive fashion, winning four out of their five games and finishing with the tournament's top scorer in Klaus Allofs. Confidence was high going into the

in Spain. Derwall was heard to have said before the first match against Algeria, "If we don't beat Algeria I'll take the next train home!" As things turned out he didn't stick to his promise. After a shock 1–2 defeat by

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in the first match, Derwall's West Germany regained their composure and progressed all the way to the final after some tough matches, including the infamous 1–0 win over

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( "The Shame of Gijón") and the more memorable semi-final against

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, where the Germans came back from 1–3 down to tie 3–3 and win on penalties. In the final itself, Germany lost 3–1 to Italy. The stars of this side were

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and Paul Breitner. Notwithstanding this setback, Derwall remained a highly regarded manager and West Germany were still counted among the favourites for

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, but their performance in France was not impressive and Derwall's team were eliminated in the first round. Public opinion in West Germany turned against Derwall rapidly. It reached an absolute low point when people would begin to yell angrily at Derwall had they spotted him in public. He in the end, of what amounted to a public campaign, was forced to resign his position, being replaced by the hitherto-untested

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who acted as team manager.

Galatasaray

Derwall then shocked observers by turning down several job offers in the

in favour of accepting the manager's position at

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club Galatasaray. At the time, Turkish football was not well regarded in Europe, and Turkish clubs had never made any real impression on the international scene. The arrival of Derwall, an internationally respected and experienced manager, changed this perception, and his tenure at Galatasaray is often credited with having helped spark the revival in the fortunes of

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. As well as winning one national championship and one Turkish Cup, Derwall's time in Istanbul also involved his introducing modern Western European training techniques and tactical ideas to the Turkish game. Therefore, he's regarded as the revolutionizer of Turkish football. Two of Turkey's most respected managers,

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and

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, both trained under Derwall during his time in Turkey, have been quick to praise Derwall's influence. Derwall retired from managing with Galatasaray in 1987 after helping his club become league champions (for the first time since 1973); despite speculation that he might take over as head coach of the Turkey national team, he chose instead to return to Germany and enjoy his retirement, with the managerial position of the Turkish national side later went to

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, also a German and one of Derwall's students. He was happy to see that the spark he lit grew enormously, with Galatasaray reaching the semi-finals of the

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(predecessor of the

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) and winning both the

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and

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in 2000. His work in Turkey was also considered a major contribution to German-Turkish relations and was honoured with an honorary doctorate of the University of Hacettepe in

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and the German Cross of Merit 1st Class (''Bundesverdienstkreuz'').

Health problems and death

Derwall died after a

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on 26 June 2007. He already had suffered a heart attack in 1991. His former club Galatasaray gave his name to their training ground after his death.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

1. FC Saarbrücken * Regionalliga Südwest: 1964–65 Galatasaray *

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: 1986–87 *

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: 1984–85 *

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: 1987 West Germany *

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

runner-up:

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