Sepp Herberger

German footballer and manager (1897-1977)

Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager.

Sepp Herberger
Herberger in 1957
Personal information
Full name Josef Herberger
Date of birth (1897-03-28)28 March 1897
Place of birth Mannheim, German Empire
Date of death 28 April 1977(1977-04-28) (aged 80)
Place of death Weinheim-Hohensachen,
West Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1921 Waldhof Mannheim 127 (101)
1922–1926 VfR Mannheim 66 (55)
1926–1930 Tennis Borussia Berlin 43 (30)
Total 236 (186)
National team
1921–1925 Germany 3 (2)
Teams managed
1928–1929 SV Nowawes 03
1930–1932 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1932–1933 Western Germany
1932–1936 Germany (assistant coach)
1936–1942 Germany
1945–1946 Eintracht Frankfurt (interim)
1950–1964 West Germany

Signature
Sepp Herberger's signature
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coaching record

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Germany 1936 1942 70 42 13 15 060.00
West Germany 1950 1964 97 52 14 31 053.61
total record 167 94 27 46 056.29 [1]

Honours

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As a player

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VfR Mannheim

As a manager

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West Germany

Individual

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Filmography

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References

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  1. "Nationaltrainer" (in German). DFB. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. Rainbow, Jamie (4 July 2013). Written at Farnborough. "The Greatest manager of all time". World Soccer. London: TI Media. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. Rainbow, Jamie (2 July 2013). Written at Farnborough. "The Greatest: – how the panel voted". World Soccer. London: TI Media. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

Other websites

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