Heinz Hermann

Heinz Hermann
Personal information
Date of birth 28 March 1958 (1958-03-28) (age 53)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Vaduz (Head Coach)
Youth career
FC Seefeld Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977-1985 Grasshopper-Club Zürich 213 (38)
1985-1990 Neuchâtel Xamax FC 139 (32)
1990-1992 FC Servette 90 (12)
1992-1993 Grasshopper-Club Zürich 18 (1)
1993-1994 FC Aarau 34 (1)
1995-1999 FC Basel 153 (27)
Total 545 (101 )
National team
1978-1991 Switzerland 117 (15)
Teams managed
2000-2002 (Assistant)
2002-2005 FC Basel (Youth Coach)
2005-2007 FC Vaduz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Heinz Hermann (born 28 March 1958 in Zürich) is a former Swiss international footballer.

On 1 July 1977 Heinz Hermann changed from FC Seefeld Zürich to Grasshopper-Club Zürich, where he became Swiss league champion four times and cup champion once. At the end of the season 1984/1985 he changed to Neuchâtel Xamax, and he later played for Servette FC and FC Aarau. Between 1984 and 1988 he was awarded Player of the year five years in a row.

With 117 international matches (15 goals) between 1978 and 1991 for Switzerland he is record national player ahead of Alain Geiger and Stéphane Chapuisat. Hermann's first international match came in September 1978 with the 2:0 victory against the USA. In November 1991 he ended his international match career after a 0:1 loss to Romania.

His clubs as a coach include SR Delémont (manager), SV Waldhof Mannheim (assistant coach) and FC Basel, where he had filled a number of roles, most recently U-17 coach. He is currently in charge of FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein.

Honours

With Grasshopper Club Zürich

With Neuchâtel Xamax

With FC Aarau

Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 & 1987-88.

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