Wilfried Hannes

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Wilfried Hannes
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Hannes
Date of birth May 17, 1957 (1957-05-17) (age 51)
Place of birth    Echtz, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Sweeper
Club information
Current club retired
Youth clubs
Sportfreunde Düren
Düren 99
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1975-1986
1986-1988
1988-????
????-????		 Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Schalke 04
AC Bellinzona
FC Aarau		 261 (58)
48 (4)
?? (??)
?? (??)   
National team2
1981-1982 West Germany 8 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 30, 1988.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 30, 1982.
* Appearances (Goals)

Wilfried Hannes (born May 17, 1957 in Echtz) is a former German football player and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually impaired after a pupil-tumor had let him lose his right eyesight as a child.

At first a striker, Hannes was a defender in his professional career for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he joined the club during the Bundesliga Championship and UEFA cup winning season of 1975. He was a fans favourite and a crucial player, he went on to collect two more German Bundesliga titles in 1976 & 1977 and another UEFA Cup (in 1979). In his years with the club he also helped them to a European Cup runner-up (in 1977), and a UEFA Cup runner-up (in 1980) and once a German Cup runner-up (in 1984).

As a Sweeper Hannes was renowned for his surges forward and his great long distance strikes at goal, many resulting in fantastic goals. He was also a great header of the ball and his record of 58 goals in 261 games at Borussia Mönchengladbach speaks volumes for Hannes technique and contribution to any team.

His international career for West Germany lasted for just about one year in the early 1980s. In these months he won eight caps in qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He went to the 1982 FIFA World Cup with West Germany and they came runners-up in the tournament. The fact he only made eight appearances were more to do with the great defensive partnership of the Förster brothers at that time rather than his lack of ability.

Lothar Matthaus has been previously quoted has saying that during his early career at Borussia Mönchengladbach he learnt very much from Wilfried Hannes whilst playing alongside him.

His life as manager includes spells at Alemannia Aachen (1991-1994) and other clubs of the size of fourth divisional outfits. Lately he coached SC Borussia 1912 Freialdenhoven in the fifth division.

Honours:



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West Germany squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Breitner • 4 K. Förster • 5 B. Förster • 6 Dremmler • 7 Littbarski • 8 Fischer • 9 Hrubesch • 10 Müller • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Hannes • 13 Reinders • 14 Magath • 15 Stielike • 16 Allofs • 17 Engels • 18 Matthäus • 19 Hieronymus • 20 Kaltz • 21 Franke • 22 Immel • Coach: Derwall
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Alemannia Aachen – Managers

Pfau (1962–65) • Weth (1965–66) • Hoffmann (1966–67) • Pfeiffer (1967–69) • Stollenwerk (1969) • Weth (1969–70) • Lindemann (1970) • Kottmann & Schütt (1970–71) • Baumann (1971–72) • Schütt (1972) • Thomas (1972–73) • Pfeiffer (1973–74) • Prokop (1974) • Witzler (1974–76) • Prokop (1976–78) • Haag (1978) • Ahmann (1978–81) • Habig (1981) • Martinelli (1981) • Buhtz (1981–82) • Cendic (1982–83) • Ahmann (1983–84) • Grünther (1984) • Fuchs (1984–87) • Ferner (1987) • Neururer (1987–89) • Grünther (1989) • Denizli (1989–90) • Krautzun (1990) • Wagner (1990–91) • Schleiden (1991) • Hannes (1991–94) • Graf (1994) • von Bruch (1994–96) • Fuchs (1996–99) • Winkhold (1999) • Hach (1999–2001) • Berger (2001–04) • Hecking (2004–06) • Frontzeck (2006–07) • Buchwald (2007) • Schmadtke (2007) • Seeberger (2008–)
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