Heinz Hermann
![]() Hermann in 2002 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Seefeld Zürich | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1985 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 213 | (38) |
1985–1990 | Neuchâtel Xamax FC | 139 | (32) |
1990–1992 | FC Servette | 90 | (12) |
1992–1993 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 18 | (1) |
1993–1994 | FC Aarau | 34 | (1) |
Total | 494 | (84) | |
International career | |||
1978–1991 | Switzerland | 118 | (15) |
Managerial career | |||
1997 | FC Basel | ||
2000–2002 | SR Delémont | ||
2002–2005 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (Assistant) | ||
2005–2007 | FC Basel (Youth Coach) | ||
2007–2008 | FC Vaduz | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Heinz Hermann (born 28 March 1958 in Zürich) is a former Swiss international footballer.
On 1 July 1977 Heinz Hermann changed from FC Seefeld Zürich to Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he became Swiss league champion four times and cup champion once. At the end of the season 1984/1985 he changed to Neuchâtel Xamax, and he later played for Servette FC and FC Aarau. Between 1984 and 1988 he was awarded Player of the year five years in a row.
With 118 international matches[1] (15 goals) between 1978 and 1991 for Switzerland he is record national player ahead of Alain Geiger and Stéphane Chapuisat. Hermann's first international match came in September 1978 with the 2:0 victory against the USA. In November 1991 he ended his international match career after a 0:1 loss to Romania.
His clubs as a coach include SR Delémont (manager), FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein, SV Waldhof Mannheim (assistant coach) and FC Basel, where he had filled a number of roles. In July 2012 he became new sports director of FC Luzern, but he was sacked on 6 February 2013.[2]
Honours
- Swiss Super League: 1978, 1982, 1983 & 1985.
- Swiss Cup: 1983.
With Neuchâtel Xamax
- Swiss Super League: 1987 & 1988.
Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 & 1987–88.
References
- ^ SI (9 December 2009). "Hermann hat neu 118 Länderspiele absolviert" (in German). 20min.ch. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.20min.ch/sport/fussball/story/17655479
External links
- Heinz Hermann at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Swiss football managers
- Servette FC players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- FC Aarau players
- FIFA Century Club
- Servette FC managers
- FC Basel managers
- FC Vaduz managers
- Expatriate football managers in Liechtenstein
- Swiss-German people
- Sportspeople from Zürich
- Association football midfielders
- Swiss football biography stubs