Dieter Hecking
![]() Hecking at a press conference with VfL Wolfsburg in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dieter-Klaus Hecking | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Westfalia Soest | |||
Soester SV | |||
Borussia Lippstadt | |||
1. FC Paderborn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | (0) |
1985–1990 | Hessen Kassel | 168 | (63) |
1990–1992 | Waldhof Mannheim | 54 | (14) |
1992–1994 | VfB Leipzig | 61 | (1) |
1994–1996 | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 71 | (24) |
1996–1999 | Hannover 96 | 74 | (22) |
1999–2000 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | (5) |
Total | 452 | (129) | |
National team | |||
1985–1986 | West Germany U21 | 12 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
2000–2001 | SC Verl | ||
2001–2004 | VfB Lübeck | ||
2004–2006 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
2006–2009 | Hannover 96 | ||
2009–2012 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
2012–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
2016– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dieter-Klaus Hecking (pronounced [ˈdiːtɐ ˈhɛkɪŋ]; born 12 September 1964) is a German football manager for Borussia Mönchengladbach and former professional player. He played for Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs.
Managerial career
Early career (2000–04)
On 1 July 2000, Hecking moved into management as he took over as manager at Regionalliga Nord outfit SC Verl.[1] His first match was a 2–0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig on 1 August 2000.[2] However, Hecking's proclamations that he was seeking a new position irked the club to such an extent they fired him after just 20 games in charge. He was sacked on 31 January 2001.[1] His final match was a 2–1 win to Tennis Borussia Berlin.[2] Verl were in seventh place when Hecking was sacked.[3]
Hecking wasn't free for long as another Regionalliga Nord side, VfB Lübeck, came calling on 27 March 2001.[4] His first match was a 1–0 loss to Fortuna Düsseldorf on 30 March 2001.[5] Hecking achieved a solid job in the remaining games, leaving the club in third place, just one short of promotion.[6] This set the basis for the following season as the team claimed the title and moved up into the 2. Bundesliga.[7] Lübeck were knocked out of the German Cup by Werder Bremen.[8] Hecking then managed to secure Lübeck an 11th place in the 2002–03 season.[9] Lübeck were knocked out of the German Cup by MSV Duisburg.[10] The following season proved to have mixed results. In the league, the club slipped back down to the Regionalliga Nord, occupying the final relegation position.[11] However, they also got to the semi-finals of the German Cup, where they were eliminated by Werder Bremen.[12] This proved the catalyst for VfB Lübeck to announce that they would not be extending his contract further and he left the club on 25 May 2004.[13]
Alemannia Aachen (2004–06)
Once again, Hecking was not short of work as just a week later 2. Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen announced that he would be taking the managerial reins at their club, after the departure of Jörg Berger.[14]
Hecking's first match was a 1–1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on 9 August 2004.[15] During the 2004–05 season, Alemannia Aachen participated in the UEFA Cup, where they got to second round when they eliminated by AZ Alkmaar.[15] In the German Cup, Alemannia Aachen were eliminated in the second round by Bayern Munich.[15] In the league, Alemannia Aachen finished in sixth place.[16] The 2005–06 season started with a 2–1 loss to Erzgebirge Aue on 8 August 2005.[17] Hannover 96 eliminated Alemannia Aachen in the second round of the German Cup.[17] Alemannia Aachen finished second in the 2. Bundesliga and was promoted to the Bundesliga.[18]
Hecking's time guiding Alemannia Aachen in the top flight was short. Just three games in,[19] he requested to be able to leave the club for his former club and fellow Bundesliga side Hannover 96 on 7 September 2006, to fill the vacancy left by their sacking of Peter Neururer.[20] Ironically, the final straw for Neururer was a 0–3 home defeat to Hecking's Alemannia Aachen.[20] Alemannia Aachen were in 14th place when Hecking left the club.[21] Hecking finished with a record of 42 wins, 14 draws, and 27 losses in 82 matches.[22]
Hannover 96 (2006–09)
Hecking became manager on 7 September 2006.[20] Dieter Hecking officially took over the manager's job with immediate effect on 7 September 2006.[20] However, caretaker manager Michael Schjönberg managed the DFB-Pokal match against Dynamo Dresden on 9 September 2006.[23][24] Hecking recovered Hannover from a dismal start that left them bottom at the time of his arrival. The team also achieved a good run through to the quarter finals of the German Cup,[25] and finished comfortably in 11th place in the Bundesliga.[26] During the following season, Hanover were knocked out of the German Cup in the second round by Schalke 04.[27] Hannover improved on their league position by finishing in eighth place.[28] Hannover started the 2008–09 season with a 5–0 win against Hallescher FC on 9 August 2008.[29] They were eventually eliminated in the second round by Schalke, for the second consecutive year.[29] Hannover defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 on 14 September 2008.[30] The following week, on 19 September 2008, Hannover lost to Bayer Leverkusen 4–0.[31] Hannover lost to 1899 Hoffenheim 5–2 on 18 October 2008.[32] Hannover lost 4–0 to Eintracht Frankfurt on 22 November 2008.[33] The match against VfB Stuttgart on 14 February 2009 finished in a 3–3 draw.[34] Hannover lost to Bayern Munich 5–1 on 7 March 2009.[35] The match against Borussia Dortmund on 14 March 2009 finished in a 4–4 draw.[36] Hannover lost to Wolfsburg 5–0 on 16 May 2009.[37] Hannover finished the 2008–09 season in 11th place.[38] On 19 August 2009 Hecking resigned voluntarily[39] from his post after a disappointing 2008–09 season and a slow start to the 2009–10 season.[40] Hecking's final match was a 1–1 draw against Mainz.[41] Hannover were tied for 14th place with 1899 Hoffenheim when Hecking left the club.[42] Hecking finished with a record of 39 wins, 30 draws, and 40 losses in 109 matches.[43]
1. FC Nürnberg (2009–12)
On 22 December 2009, he was named as the new manager of 1. FC Nürnberg, replacing Michael Oenning.[44] His first match was a 1–0 loss to Schalke on 17 January 2010.[45] Nürnberg finished in 16th place and went into the relegation playoff.[46] Nürnberg won both legs of the relegation playoff.[45] During the 2010–11 season, Nürnberg got to the quarter-finals of the German Cup, where they were eliminated by Schalke.[47] Nürnberg finished in sixth place in the league.[48] They had finished one spot and 11 points behind Mainz for a Europa League spot.[48] Nürnberg started the 2011–12 season with a 5–1 win against Arminia Bielefeld in the German Cup.[49] They were eventually eliminated in the round of 16.[49] Nürnberg finished in 10th place in the league.[50] Hecking used a clause in his contract[51] to leave the club.[52] His final match was a 1–1 draw against Werder Bremen on 16 December 2012.[53] Nürnberg were in 14th place when Hecking left the club.[54] Hecking finished with a record of 42 wins, 23 draws, and 47 losses in 112 matches.[55]
VfL Wolfsburg (2012–16)
Hecking became manager of Wolfsburg on 22 December 2012.[52] He made his debut on 19 January 2013 in a 2–0 win against Stuttgart.[56] During the 2012–13 season, Wolfsburg lost to Bayern Munich twice.[57] Wolfsburg lost to Bayern 2–0 in the league on 15 February 2013 and 6–1 in the German Cup on 16 April 2013.[57] Wolfsburg finished in 11th place.[58] Wolfsburg started the 2013–14 season with a 3–1 win against Karlsruher SC.[59] Wolfsburg again got to the semi-finals of the German Cup.[59] This time losing to Borussia Dortmund.[59] Wolfsburg finished the season in fifth place and won a spot in the Europa League.[60] Wolfsburg started the 2014–15 season by knocking out SV Darmstadt 98.[61] The match finished in a 0–0 draw before Wolfsburg defeated Darmstadt in a shootout.[62] Wolfsburg started the league season with a 2–1 loss to Bayern Munich.[61] However, in the reverse fixture, Wolfsburg won 4–1.[61] In March 2015, in the Europa League, in the round of 16, Wolfsburg defeated Inter Milan by a 3–1 score in the first leg[63] and 2–1 in the second leg[64] for a 5–2 aggregate score.[65] Wolfsburg were eliminated by Napoli.[61] Wolfsburg finished the league season in second place, 10 points behind Bayern.[66] The second-place finish qualified Wolfsburg for the Champions League.[66] On 30 May 2015 Wolfsburg defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in the German Cup final.[67] This was Hecking's first major trophy.[68] Wolfsburg started the 2015–16 season by defeating Bayern Munich in a shootout to win German Super Cup.[69] In Champions League, Wolfsburg won Group B, finishing two points above PSV Eindhoven.[70] Wolfsburg were eventually eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.[71] Wolfsburg finished the league season in eighth place.[72] Wolfsburg sacked Hecking on 17 October 2016.[73] Hecking's final match was a 1–0 loss to RB Leipzig.[74] Wolfsburg were in 14th place when Wolfsburg sacked Hecking.[75] Hecking finished with a record of 81 wins, 42 draws, and 43 losses in 166 matches.[76]
Borussia Mönchengladbach (2016–present)
On 21 December 2016, Hecking was appointed as the new head coach by Borussia Mönchengladbach with a contract spanning until 2019.[77]
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played on 6 October 2018.
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
SC Verl | 1 July 2000[1] | 31 January 2001[1] | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 40.00 | [3] |
VfB Lübeck | 27 March 2001[4] | 25 May 2004[13] | 119 | 51 | 24 | 44 | 42.86 | [5][8][10][12] |
Alemannia Aachen | 1 June 2004[13][14] | 7 September 2006[20] | 83 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 50.60 | [22] |
Hannover 96 | 7 September 2006[20] | 19 August 2009[40] | 109 | 39 | 30 | 40 | 35.78 | [43] |
1. FC Nürnberg | 22 December 2009[44] | 22 December 2012[52] | 112 | 42 | 23 | 47 | 37.50 | [55] |
VfL Wolfsburg | 22 December 2012[52] | 17 October 2016[73] | 166 | 81 | 42 | 43 | 48.80 | [76] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 21 December 2016[77] | present | 70 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 44.29 | |
Total | 678 | 293 | 158 | 227 | 43.22 | — |
Honours
Manager
- VfB Lübeck
- Alemannia Aachen
- 2. Bundesliga promotion: 2005–06
- VfL Wolfsburg
Individual
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External links
- Dieter Hecking at KSV Hessen Kassel Archive (in German)
- Dieter Hecking at kicker.de (in German)