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Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West German national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match later dubbed The Miracle of Bern, defeating the overwhelming favourites from Hungary. Previously he had also coached the Breslau Eleven, one of the greatest teams in German football history.

Sepp Herberger
Herberger in 1957
Personal information
Full name Josef Herberger
Date of birth (1897-03-28)28 March 1897
Place of birth Mannheim, German Empire
Date of death 28 April 1977(1977-04-28) (aged 80)
Place of death Weinheim-Hohensachen,
West Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1921 Waldhof Mannheim 127 (101)
1922–1926 VfR Mannheim 66 (55)
1926–1930 Tennis Borussia Berlin 43 (30)
Total 236 (186)
National team
1921–1925 Germany 3 (2)
Teams managed
1928–1929 SV Nowawes 03
1930–1932 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1932–1933 Western Germany
1932–1936 Germany (assistant coach)
1936–1942 Germany
1945–1946 Eintracht Frankfurt (interim)
1950–1964 West Germany
Signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and career


Born in Mannheim, Herberger grew up in a poor, Catholic family of farmers, which moved to Mannheim in order to work in the local Saint-Gobain glass factory.

He later played three times for the German football team between 1921 and 1925[1] before becoming assistant to Otto Nerz in 1932. Herberger succeeded him as national coach after Germany's uninspired loss to Norway in quarter finals at the 1936 Olympics.[2] After the war, he had a short spell as interim coach with Eintracht Frankfurt, before being recalled as national team coach in 1950. He remained the position until 1964, when he was succeeded by Helmut Schön. He died of pneumonia in Weinheim-Hohensachsen (de), aged 80.


1954 World Cup win, "The Miracle of Bern"


Hungary was the overwhelming favourite to win the 1954 World Cup. Its legendary Golden Team, also known as the Mighty Magyars, had not lost a match in four years. They were the reigning Olympic Champion and had won the Central European International Cup in 1953. Once the World Cup started, Hungary had been dominant, outscoring their opponents 17–3 in their two group games while West Germany had been outscored 9–7. In their match against each other, Hungary had won 8–3. The final was played in heavy rain. Hungary scored an early goal and minutes later doubled their lead. Germany pulled one back within two minutes, and equalized eight minutes after that. Hungary had more chances the rest of the way, but was unable to score. West Germany scored with six minutes left in the match to win 3–2. Among Herberger's moves credited with helping the team in the final are: fielding a below strength and largely out-of-position team in the first match against Hungary, to disguise the team's strengths; giving Fritz Walter defensive help, so he could concentrate his energies on attacking; and instructing his team to attack the Hungarian penalty area from the wings, instead of down the middle.



Three of these sayings are quoted in the beginning of the 1998 film Run Lola Run. The first is at the very beginning of the film (Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel, "After the game is before the game"). Then after a series of intentionally confusing and seemingly innocuous statements and character introductions, a simple minded security guard utters the phrase "Der Ball ist rund und das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten", which is a commonly used amalgamation of two separate famous quotes.

The 2003 film, The Miracle of Bern, following Herberger and his team's path to victory in the 1954 World Cup, also features a number of these quotations including the amalgamation of two of the above, "The ball is round and the game lasts for 90 minutes" (Der Ball ist rund und das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten).


Controversy


Herberger joined the Nazi Party in 1933.[3] His nomination to the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 caused some criticism because of his Nazi past.[4]


Coaching record


Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Germany 1936 1942 70 42 13 15 060.00
West Germany 1950 1964 97 52 14 31 053.61
total record 167 94 27 46 056.29 [5]

Honours



As a player


VfR Mannheim


As a manager


West Germany


Individual



Filmography



References


  1. Arnhold, Matthias (20 June 2019). "Josef "Sepp" Herberger - International Matches as Coach". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (20 June 2019). "Josef "Sepp" Herberger - International Matches as Coach". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "German Federation Admits to Nazi Past". The New York Times. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. "'Hall of Fame' Sparks Controversy: Germany Launches Valhalla of Sporting Legends". Der Spiegel. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. "Nationaltrainer" (in German). DFB. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. Skorobahatko, Anatolii (3 October 2016). "Messi ta Ronal'du: rivnopravni!" Мессі та Рональду: рівноправні! [Messi and Ronald: Equal!]. Ukrayins'kyy futbol Український футбол [Ukrainian Football] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  7. Rainbow, Jamie (4 July 2013). Written at Farnborough. "The Greatest manager of all time". World Soccer. London: TI Media. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. Rainbow, Jamie (2 July 2013). Written at Farnborough. "The Greatest: – how the panel voted". World Soccer. London: TI Media. Retrieved 23 December 2019.



На других языках


[de] Sepp Herberger

Josef „Sepp“ Herberger (* 28. März 1897 in Mannheim-Waldhof; † 28. April 1977 in Mannheim) war ein deutscher Fußballspieler und -trainer. Als Spieler war er in den 1920er Jahren für die Vereine SV Waldhof und VfR Mannheim sowie Tennis Borussia Berlin aktiv und wurde für zahlreiche Auswahl- sowie drei Länderspiele berufen. Berühmt wurde er als Reichs- bzw. Bundestrainer der deutschen Fußballnationalmannschaft, für die er von 1936 bis 1942 und von 1950 bis 1964 verantwortlich war. Der Höhepunkt seiner Karriere war der Gewinn des Titels der Weltmeisterschaft 1954, deren Endspiel als „Wunder von Bern“ in die Fußballgeschichte einging.
- [en] Sepp Herberger

[es] Sepp Herberger

Josef "Sepp" Herberger (Mannheim, 28 de marzo de 1897-Weinheim-Hohensachsen, 28 de abril de 1977) fue un jugador y entrenador de fútbol alemán, famoso por ser el entrenador del equipo ganador de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1954, más conocido como Milagro de Berna.

[fr] Sepp Herberger

Josef « Sepp » Herberger (28 mars 1897, Mannheim - 28 avril 1977, Mannheim, Allemagne), a été entraîneur de l'équipe d'Allemagne de football de 1936 à 1942 et de 1949 à 1964 et aussi entraîneur par intérim de l'Eintracht Francfort (1945-1946).

[it] Sepp Herberger

Josef "Sepp" Herberger (Mannheim, 28 marzo 1897 – Weinheim-Hohensachsen, 20 aprile 1977) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio tedesco.

[ru] Хербергер, Зепп

Йо́зеф «Зепп» Хе́рбергер (нем. Joseph «Sepp» Herberger; 28 марта 1897[1][2][3][…], Мангейм, Великое герцогство Баден — 28 апреля 1977[2][3][4], Мангейм[5]) — немецкий футболист и тренер. Дважды тренировал сборную Германии, с которой в 1954 году выиграл чемпионат мира. Рекордсмен по числу появлений на чемпионатах мира в качестве главного тренера сборных команд.



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