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 nameJosef Herberger
Date of birth(1897-03-28)28 March 1897
Place of birthMannheim, German Empire
Date of death28 April 1977(1977-04-28) (aged 80)
Place of deathWeinheim-Hohensachen,
West Germany
Position(s)Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1914–1921Waldhof Mannheim127(101)
1922–1926VfR Mannheim66(55)
1926–1930Tennis Borussia Berlin43(30)
Total236(186)
National team
1921–1925Germany3(2)
Teams managed
1928–1929SV Nowawes 03
1930–1932Tennis Borussia Berlin
1932–1933Western Germany
1932–1936Germany (assistant coach)
1936–1942Germany
1945–1946Eintracht Frankfurt (interim)
1950–1964West Germany

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

Coaching record

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
Germany1936194270421315060.00
West Germany1950196497521431053.61
total record167942746056.29[1]

Honours

As a player

VfR Mannheim

  • South German Championship: 1925

As a manager

West Germany

Individual

  • World Soccer 20th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[2][3]

Filmography

  • The Big Game (1942)

References

Other websites