Heiko Herrlich

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Heiko Herrlich (born 3 December 1971 in Mannheim) is a former German soccer player.

As a player, Heiko Herrlich played 258 matches (1989-2004) in the German Bundesliga and scored 76 goals for Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund. With Borussia Dortmund won German championship in 1996 and 2002, won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Borussia Moenchengladbach he won the DFB Pokal in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen.

In 1995 he played 5 matches for the German National Team and scored once.

In the fall of 2000, it was discovered that he had a malignant brain tumor. He was successfully treated with radiation therapy. He returned to the Bundesliga in 2001 but was not able to return to his former glory as a player. He ended his professional career in 2004 after several injuries.

Herrlich was part a scandal when he tried to terminate his existing contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Quite suddenly, he ceased playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach and began training with Fortuna Köln. Finally, Herrlich transferred from Mönchengladbach to Borussia Dortmund for approximately eleven million marks.

He received his training license in 2005 and began training the A-Jugend team in Borussia Dortmund. He also became the German spokesman for the 2006 Soccer Worldcup for people with disabilities.

In July of 2007 he became trainer of the U-17 team and won third place in the 2007 Worldcup in South Korea.