Herbert Müller (born September 3, 1962 in Timişoara)[1] is a Romanian-born German[2][3][4] handball coach and former handball player. He is currently in charge by Thüringer HC of the German Bundesliga, and beside his club duties he also serves as the head coach of the Austria women's national handball team.
He was born to ethnic German parents, Franz and Anna Müller in Timişoara, and started to play handball for the local team CSU Politehnica Timişoara in 1976. Four years later he left the contry with his family because of the hard times under the communist regime, and settled in Germany.[1] He continued his playing career in Augsburg, where he ended his career in 1988.[5]
He began coaching in 1984 by TSG Augsburg, while he was still an active player. In 1999 he took the hot seat of 1. FC Nürnberg, with them he achieved his biggest successes, winning two domestic championship and as many domestic cup titles. In addition, he also obtained the EHF Challenge Cup in 2004.[1][5]
In 2008 Müller became the head coach of the Romanian team Rulmentul Brașov. He spent a year and a half with Rulmentul before the growing financial problems and the unpaid wages by club have caused a mass exodus, and Müller alongside with most of the key players have left the team.[1]
Müller moved back to Germany, signing for Thüringer HC in July 2010. He brought the Bundesliga title and the German Cup for THC in 2011 for the first time in the history of the club.[3]
He is married and has two daughters, Nadia (b. 2001) and Vanessa (b. 2007).[1] Herbert's brother, Helfried is also a handball expert, serving as the assistant coach of Thüringer HC.[6]
Müller was a mathematics docent at the Institut für Integration in Nürnberg.[4]
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