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Horst Köppel
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker, midfielder
Youth career
1953–1958 SpVgg Neuwirtshaus
1958–1964 FV Zuffenhausen
1964–1966 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 VfB Stuttgart 61 (25)
1968–1971 Borussia Mönchengladbach 100 (23)
1971–1973 VfB Stuttgart 63 (19)
1973–1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach 84 (16)
1976 → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) 12 (1)
1977 → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) 8 (0)
1979–1981 1. FC Viersen
International career
West Germany Amateurs 2 (1)
1966–1972 West Germany U-23 9 (2)
West Germany B 1 (2)
1968–1973 West Germany 11 (2)
Managerial career
1979–1981 1. FC Viersen
1981–1982 1. FC Köln (assistant)
1982–1983 Arminia Bielefeld
1983–1987 West Germany (assistant)
1987 Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1988–1991 Borussia Dortmund
1992 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1993–1994 FC Tirol Innsbruck
1994–1995 Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant)
1997 Urawa Red Diamonds
1997 Borussia Dortmund (scout)
2001–2004 Borussia Dortmund II
2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach (caretaker)
2004–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2005–2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2006 Al-Wahda FC
2009 Ingolstadt 04
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Köppel, born on May 17, 1948, is a famous German football manager and a former player. He was known for his skills on the field and later for leading many football teams. His last role as a manager was with FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2009.

Playing Career: Horst Köppel's Time on the Field

Horst Köppel was a talented football player. He scored 83 goals in Germany's top football league, the Bundesliga. He also played 11 games for the West German national team, representing his country.

Managerial Career: Leading the Teams

After his playing days, Horst Köppel became a football manager. He led many different teams throughout his career.

Arminia Bielefeld: First Steps as a Manager

Köppel was the manager of Arminia Bielefeld from July 1, 1982, to June 30, 1983.

Bayer 05 Uerdingen: A Short Period

He then managed Bayer 05 Uerdingen for a few months in 1987. He started on July 1 and finished on December 1 of that year.

Borussia Dortmund: A Key Role

One of his most important roles was managing Borussia Dortmund. He led the team from July 1, 1988, to June 30, 1991.

Fortuna Düsseldorf: A Brief Challenge

Köppel also managed Fortuna Düsseldorf for a short time in 1992. He was there from March 26 to August 10.

Tirol Innsbruck: Managing in Austria

From July 1, 1993, to May 15, 1994, Köppel managed Tirol Innsbruck in Austria.

Urawa Red Diamonds: An Adventure in Japan

He took on a new challenge by managing Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan. This was from February 1 to December 31, 1997.

Borussia Dortmund II: Working with Young Talent

Köppel returned to Borussia Dortmund to manage their reserve team, Borussia Dortmund II. He led this team from July 1, 2001, until June 30, 2004.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Different Roles

In 2004, Köppel joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. He first managed their reserve team, Borussia Mönchengladbach II. Later, he became the temporary manager for the main team. After a new manager was hired, he went back to the reserve team. He then became the main team's manager again from April 18, 2005, until May 16, 2006.

Al-Wahda FC: Managing in the UAE

From August 5 to October 11, 2006, Köppel managed Al-Wahda FC in Abu Dhabi.

Ingolstadt 04: Final Managerial Role

His last job as a manager was with Ingolstadt 04. He managed them from April 27 to November 10, 2009.

Managerial Statistics: A Look at the Numbers

Here is a summary of Horst Köppel's record as a manager for different teams:

Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Arminia Bielefeld 1 July 1982 30 June 1983 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.84000036.84
Bayer Uerdingen 1 July 1987 1 December 1987 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035.00
Borussia Dortmund 1 July 1988 30 June 1991 &&&&&&&&&&&&0121.&&&&&0121 &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.15000042.15
Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 March 1992 10 August 1992 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.2500006.25
Tirol Innsbruck 1 July 1993 15 May 1994 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.46000041.46
Urawa Reds 1 February 1997 31 December 1997 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&053.13000053.13
Borussia Dortmund II 1 July 2001 30 June 2004 &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 &&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 &&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&4000048.04
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 1 July 2004 27 October 2004 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&066.67000066.67
Borussia Mönchengladbach 27 October 2004 1 November 2004 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100.000
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2 November 2004 18 April 2005 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.14000057.14
Borussia Mönchengladbach 18 April 2005 16 May 2006 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.27000029.27
Al-Wahda FC 5 August 2006 11 October 2006 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
Ingolstadt 04 27 April 2009 10 November 2009 &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.36000036.36
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0464.&&&&&0464 &&&&&&&&&&&&0195.&&&&&0195 &&&&&&&&&&&&0117.&&&&&0117 &&&&&&&&&&&&0152.&&&&&0152 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&3000042.03 —

Honours: What Horst Köppel Won

As a Player

  • He won the UEFA Euro 1972 championship.
  • He was a runner-up in the European Cup in the 1976–77 season.
  • He won the UEFA Cup twice: in 1974–75 and 1978–79.
  • He was a Bundesliga champion five times: in 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1976–77.
  • He was a Bundesliga runner-up twice: in 1973–74 and 1977–78.

As a Coach

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