René Tretschok (born 23 December 1968) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. As a player of

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

he was part of their Champions League victory in

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. He scored an important goal in the semi final of their victorious campaign against Manchester United, giving Dortmund a crucial 1–0 lead going into the second leg. He was then rewarded with a place on the bench in the

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, however he remained unused for the entire match.

Coaching career

On 25 June 2009, he was named as the new manager of the

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

Under-19 squad. After

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was sacked as manager of Hertha on 12 February 2012, Tretschok was appointed caretaker.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

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: 1994–95, 1995–96 *

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: 1996–97 * DFL-Supercup:

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Hertha Berlin *

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Fussballschule Tretschok
1968 births Living people People from Bitterfeld-Wolfen German footballers East German footballers Association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Hallescher FC players Borussia Dortmund players Tennis Borussia Berlin players 1. FC Köln players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players SV Babelsberg 03 players German football managers Bundesliga managers Hertha BSC managers UEFA Champions League winning players SV Babelsberg 03 managers Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt People from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub