Heiko Herrlich (born 3 December 1971) is a German

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manager and former player who played as a striker. He last managed

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Club career

Herrlich played 258 matches (1989–2004) in the

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and scored 75 goals for

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

and

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 ...

. With Borussia Dortmund he won the German championship in

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and

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, the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Borussia Mönchengladbach he won the

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in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen. In autumn 2000, it was discovered that he had a malignant

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. 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

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. He scored once, against

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, 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

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. On 27 October 2009, he was released from the

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. He became later the head coach of

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

between 27 October 2009 and 29 April 2010. He finished with a record of four wins, eight draws, and 10 losses. At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, he was named new manager of

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. He left the club on 25 May 2012 for personal reasons. He finished with a record of 13 wins, eight draws, and 19 losses. On 21 June 2013, he became the manager for the Bayern Munich U-17 team. In June 2015, Bayern Munich restructured their youth department and Herrlich left Munich. On 20 December 2015, he took over

Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. 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. The

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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

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as new head coach. On 23 December 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced they would be parting ways with Herrlich, citing bad tactics and poor overall performance. He was appointed as the new head coach of

on 10 March 2020. On 26 April 2021, he was sacked.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Score and result list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Herrlich goal.''

Managerial

Honours

As a player

Bayer Leverkusen *

: 1992–93 Borussia Mönchengladbach * DFB-Pokal: 1994–95 Borussia Dortmund *

: 1995–96, 2001–02 *

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: 1996–97 * Intercontinental Cup:

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runner-up: 2001–02 *

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runner-up:

Individual *

Top Scorer: 1994–95 (joint with

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)

As a coach

Germany U17 *

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third place:

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Individual *Best Under 17 Coach: 2008

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrlich, Heiko 1971 births Living people Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Bundesliga players Association football forwards German football managers VfL Bochum managers SpVgg Unterhaching managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff German footballers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners Bundesliga managers 3. Liga managers SSV Jahn Regensburg managers Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers FC Augsburg managers FC Emmendingen players UEFA Champions League winning players Footballers from Mannheim West German footballers