| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Emmendingen | |||
| FC Kollnau | |||
| SC Freiburg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1993 | Bayer Leverkusen | 75 | (6) |
| 1993–1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 55 | (28) |
| 1995–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 128 | (42) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1993 | Germany U-21 | 20 | (17) |
| 1995 | Germany | 5 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | Borussia Dortmund U-19 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U-17 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U-19 | ||
| 2009–2010 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2011– | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Heiko Herrlich (born 3 December 1971 in Mannheim) is a German former football centre forward and the current manager of 3rd Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.
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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 Mönchengladbach he won the DFB Pokal in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen.
In autumn 2000, it was discovered that he had a malignant brain tumor. He was successfully treated with radiation therapy and returned to Bundesliga action 2001 but was not able to return to his former glory as a player. He ended his professional career in 2004 after several injuries.
In 1995 he played five matches for the German national team and scored once.
He received his coaching license in 2005 and began coaching the youth team of Borussia Dortmund. He also became the German spokesman for the 2006 World Cup for people with disabilities.
In July 2007, he was appointed as coach of the Germany U-17 team and won third place at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in South Korea.[1] On 27 October 2009, he was released from the German Football Association.[2] He became later the head coach of VfL Bochum but was dismissed on 29 April 2010.[3]
He also got awarded "Best Under 17 Coach" in 2008
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