Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former

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and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of

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. As a player, he played as an

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, most notably for

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

. 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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and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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Club career

Born in

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, Austria, Herzog started his career at local giants

Rapid Vienna Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English language, English, is an Football in Austria, Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian cham ...

, 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

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side

where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

where he won the

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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, 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

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in 2004. Under head coach,

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, 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

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in an April 1988 friendly match against

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and was a participant at the

and

World Cups, scoring one goal in the latter tournament, a spot kick against Italy. Herzog surpassed striker Anton Polster's appearances record for Austria in May 2002 when winning his 96th against

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. His last international was an April 2003 friendly match against

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. He altogether earned 103 caps, scoring 26 goals, making him Austria's most capped player until

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overtook with his 104th Austria cap on 26 September 2022.

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 2002 World Cup qualifier. Famous midfielder

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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 Willibald Ruttensteiner replaced him as Israel's head coach.

Personal life

Andreas Herzog is married, has two sons and lives in

Breitenfurt bei Wien Breitenfurt bei Wien (Central Bavarian: ''Braadnfuat bei Wean'') is a town in the district of Mödling (district), Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Geography Breitenfurt lies in the Vienna woods directly abutting the city of Vienn ...

. His father is Anton "Burli" Herzog (born 1941), who played in the Austrian Bundesliga between 1961 and 1975 for clubs like

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

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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 *

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

: 1986–87, 1987–88 ;Werder Bremen *

: 1992–93 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

: 1993–94, 1998–99 *

DFL-Supercup The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup or ''German Super Cup'' is a one-off association football, football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The competition is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (E ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

;Bayern Munich *

: 1995–96 ;Individual *

Austrian Footballer of the Year The Austrian Footballer of the Year award () is an annual football award, established in Austria in 1984 and sponsored by the Austria Press Agency (APA). The coaches of all Austrian Football Bundesliga clubs vote to elect the player of the year. E ...

: 1992 * ''

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Team of the Season: 1994–95

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Player profile and stats
– Rapid Archive * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herzog, Andi 1968 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian men's footballers Men's 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 Europa League–winning players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Austria men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FIFA Men's Century Club Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's 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 Admira Wacker managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Austrian expatriate football managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Austrian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Expatriate football managers in Israel Expatriate football managers in South Korea People from Meidling 20th-century Austrian sportsmen