Ottmar Hitzfeld

Who is this?

Ottmar Hitzfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈʔɔtmaːɐ̯ ˈhɪt͡sfɛlt]; born 12 January 1949) is a German former professional football player and a former manager. He accumulated a total of 18 major titles, mostly in his tenures with Grasshoppers, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. A striker in his playing days, Hitzfeld won two Swiss Super League titles (1971–72, 1972–73) with Basel. He was top goalscorer in the league for the 1972–73 season. He earned six caps for the West Germany national team, all at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. A trained mathematician and sports teacher, Hitzfeld is one of the most successful coaches of German and international football. As manager, he won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and five Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich. He won the 1996–97 Champions League with Dortmund, beating a star-studded Juventus team in the final. He won the 2000–01 Champions League with Bayern, defeating Valencia in the final. He has been elected "World Coach of the Year" twice; he is one of only seven managers to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League with two clubs, along with Ernst Happel, Luis Enrique, Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes, and Carlo Ancelotti.

Career

1. 1949
   Born
2. 1971
   Joined FC Basel
3. 1972
   Joined Germany Olympic football team
4. 1972
   Joined Germany national amateur football team
5. 1975
   Joined VfB Stuttgart
6. 1978
   Joined FC Lugano
7. 1980
   Joined FC Luzern
8. 1985
   Won Soccer Coach of the Year Award (Switzerland)
9. 2008
   Won Football Manager of the Year
10. Member of Verein Deutsche Sprache

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Lörrach
• •Citizenship: Germany
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football