Heinz Hermann (born 28 March 1958) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Hermann in 2002 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Seefeld Zürich | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1985 | Grasshoppers | 213 | (38) |
| 1985–1990 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 139 | (32) |
| 1990–1992 | Servette | 90 | (12) |
| 1992–1993 | Grasshoppers | 18 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Aarau | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 494 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1991 | Switzerland | 118 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | FC Basel | ||
| 2000–2002 | SR Delémont | ||
| 2002–2005 | Waldhof Mannheim (Assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | FC Basel (Youth Coach) | ||
| 2007–2008 | FC Vaduz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
With 118 international caps[1] (and 15 goals) between 1978 and 1991 for the Switzerland national team, Hermann is the nation's third-highest appearance maker, behind Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri.
Club
editHerrmann was born in Zürich. On 1 July 1977, he moved 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 1984–85 season, he changed to Neuchâtel Xamax. He later played for Servette FC and FC Aarau. From 1984 to 1988 he was awarded Player of the Year five consecutive seasons.
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 1–0 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
editGrasshoppers
Neuchâtel Xamax
- Nationalliga A: 1986–87, 1987–88
- Swiss Super Cup: 1987[3]
Individual
- Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ SI (9 December 2009). "Hermann hat neu 118 Länderspiele absolviert" (in German). 20min.ch. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Hermann in Luzern entlassen". 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Switzerland Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
edit- Heinz Hermann at National-Football-Teams.com
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