Heiko Vogel

Heiko Vogel
Personal information
Date of birth 21 November 1975 (1975-11-21) (age 36)
Place of birth Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Basel
Youth career
TuS Wachenheim
FC 08 Hassloch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SV Edenkoben
Teams managed
1998–2007 FC Bayern Munich
(U-10, U-13, U-15, U-17)
2007–2009 FC Ingolstadt 04 (assistant)
2009–2011 FC Basel (assistant)
2011– FC Basel (manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Heiko Vogel (21 November 1975 in Bad Dürkheim) is a German football manager. Presently he is manager of the Swiss Super League club FC Basel.

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Active Career

Vogel grew up in Wachenheim and played football for his local clubs TuS Wachenheim and FC 08 Hassloch. Later he played for SV Edenkoben.

Bayern Munich and Ingolstadt

He did his apprenticeship as and became sports teacher. He worked for many years within the youth system of FC Bayern Munich as coach of the U-10, U-13, U-15 and U-17 teams.[1] From 2007 until 2009, he worked as assistant to Thorsten Fink at FC Ingolstadt 04.

Basel

On 9 June 2009, Fink was appointed as the new manager of FC Basel and Vogel followed as assistant straight away.[2] Under Fink and Vogel Basel won the Swiss Cup 2010 and the national Championship in 2010 and 2011.

On 13 October 2011, Fink left the club to join Hamburger SV and on the same day Vogel was appointed as caretaker Manager.[3] Vogel's first three games in charge of the team were the Swiss Cup fixture on 15 October, which ended in a 5:1 away win against FC Schötz,[4] the Champions League Group C fixture on 18 October 2011, a 0:2 home defeat against Benfica,[5] and the 1:0 away win in the Super League against FC Zürich.[6] On the 7 December 2011 he guided FC Basel to the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League, defeating the 2011 runners up Manchester United by 2-1.[7] After 11 games, four of which in the Champions League, with eight wins, two draws and only one defeat, it was announced on 12 December that Vogel had signed as head coach and manager. [8]

Honours

Basel

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