- Heiko Herrlich
Infobox Football biography
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|3
cityofbirth =Mannheim
countryofbirth =West Germany
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =centre forward
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs = FC Emmendingen FC KollnauSC Freiburg
years = 1989-1993 1993-1995 1995-2004
clubs =Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund
caps(goals) = 075 0(6) 055 (28) 128 (42)
nationalyears = 1990-1993 1995
nationalteam = Germany U-21 Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 020 (17) 005 0(1)
manageryears = 2007-
managerclubs = Germany U-17Heiko Herrlich (born
3 December 1971 inMannheim ) is a Germansoccer centre forward.Heiko Herrlich played 258 matches (1989-2004) in the German Bundesliga and scored 76 goals for
Bayer Leverkusen ,Borussia Mönchengladbach andBorussia Dortmund . With Borussia Dortmund won German championship in 1996 and 2002, won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Borussia Moenchengladbach he won theDFB Pokal in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen.In 1995 he played 5 matches for the German national team and scored once.
In autumn 2000, it was discovered that he had a malignant
brain tumor . He was successfully treated with radiation therapy and returned to Bundesliga action 2001 but was not able to return to his former glory as a player. He ended his professional career in 2004 after several injuries.Herrlich was part a scandal when he tried to terminate his existing contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Quite suddenly, he ceased playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach and began training with
Fortuna Köln . Finally, Herrlich transferred from Mönchengladbach to Borussia Dortmund for approximately eleven million marks.He received his coaching license in 2005 and began coaching the youth team of Borussia Dortmund. He also became the German spokesman for the
2006 World Cup for people with disabilities .In July 2007 he was appointed as coach of the Germany U-17 team and won third place at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in
South Korea .Honours
As a player
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DFB Pokal : 1993, 1995
*Bundesliga: 1996, 2002
*UEFA Champions League : 1997
*FIFA Intercontinental Cup : 1997
*European Super Cup : Runner-up 1997
*UEFA Cup : Runner-up 2002Individual
* Bundesliga Torschützenkönig: 1995 (joint with
Mario Basler )As a coach
* FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Third place 2007
External links
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/herrlichheiko/ Career stats at fussballdaten.de]
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