Dieter Hoeneß

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Personal information
Dieter Hoeneß
Full name	Dieter Hoeneß
Date of birth	January 7, 1953 (1953-01-07) (age 55)
Place of birth	Ulm, West Germany
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1975-1979 1979-1987	VfB Stuttgart FC Bayern München	104 (44) 224 (102)
National team²
1979-1986	Germany	6 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 19, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Dieter Hoeneß, (alternative spelling: Hoeness), (born January 7, 1953 in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) was a German football (soccer) player and is now general manager of the football club Hertha BSC Berlin.

Dieter Hoeneß played on amateur level for VfB Ulm and SSV Ulm 1846 before he started a professional career in the German Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. There he played between 1975 and 1979, the first two years in the 2nd Bundesliga. After this he transferred to Bayern Munich. There he had his most successful time and won five German championships (1980, 81, 85, 86, 87) and three German Cups (1982, 84, 86). The striker, whose strength were headers, scored 127 goals in 258 league matches, before he ended his career in 1987.

Between 1979 and 1986 Dieter Hoeneß also played six times for the German national football team for which he scored 4 goals. He took part in the German 1986 FIFA World Cup campaign in Mexico, where the team finished as runner up. There he obtained the distinction of having been the oldest player in the final with 33 years and 173 days.

After his years on the pitch he first took on a position as PR manager with computer manufacturers Commodore, which were then a major sponsor of Bayern Munich. Between 1990 and 1995 he was appointed as commercial/general manager with his former club VfB Stuttgart. In 1996 he became vice president of league rivals Hertha Berlin where, after a year, he switched into the job as commercial/general manager.

Dieter Hoeneß is the brother of Uli Hoeneß, who was also a successful player in the Bundesliga and who is now commercial/general manager with Bayern Munich.

[edit] Honours

German Champions: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987
German Cup: 1982, 1984, 1986

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Brehme • 4 Förster • 5 Herget • 6 Eder • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Magath • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Stein • 13 Allgöwer • 14 Berthold • 15 Augenthaler • 16 Thon • 17 Jakobs • 18 Rahn • 19 Allofs • 20 Hoeneß • 21 Rolff • 22 Immel • Coach: Beckenbauer