Jos Luhukay

Jos Luhukay

Luhukay in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-06-13) 13 June 1963
Place of birth Venlo, Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 VVV-Venlo
1989–1991 SVV Schiedam
1991–1993 RKC Waalwijk
1993–1995 SV Straelen
1995–1996 KFC Uerdingen 2 (0)
1996–1998 SV Straelen
Teams managed
1998–2000 SV Straelen
2000–2002 KFC Uerdingen
2002–2003 1. FC Köln (assistant)
2003 1. FC Köln (caretaker)
2003–2005 1. FC Köln (assistant)
2005–2006 SC Paderborn 07
2007–2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2009–2012 FC Augsburg
2012–2015 Hertha BSC
2016 VfB Stuttgart
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jos Luhukay (born 13 June 1963) is a Dutch football manager and former player.

Playing career

He began his career at the age of 15 at his hometown club VVV-Venlo. In 1989, he went to play at SVV Schiedam, where he stayed until 1991. After playing for RKC Waalwijk from 1991 until 1993, he left his homeland for Germany, where he had two stints at SV Straelen (1993 to 1995 and 1996 to 1998), in-between playing for KFC Uerdingen from 1995 to 1996. At KFC Uerdingen, Luhukay played two games in the Bundesliga. In 1998, he quit his active career at SV Straelen. Jos Luhukay always played as midfielder.

Managerial career

Early coaching career

Just one month after the end of his career as a player, he became the manager at SV Straelen. Two years later he went to KFC Uerdingen again and in 2002 he was hired as an assistant coach at Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln. In 2005, he became manager at 2. Bundesliga team SC Paderborn 07. He resigned there on 11 August 2006.[1]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 2 January 2007, he was hired by Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach as an assistant coach.[2] When manager Jupp Heynckes resigned on 31 January 2007, Luhukay was the caretaker and later took over the job.[3][4] On 5 October 2008, Luhukay was sacked by Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]

FC Augsburg

On 23 March 2009, Luhukay signed with FC Augsburg as manager.[6] After the sacking of Holger Fach, Luhukay began to manage FC Augsburg on 15 April 2009.[7] Luhukay was originally to start on 1 July 2009.[7] Luhukay resigned immediately after the final league match of the 2011–12 season[8]

Hertha BSC

On 17 May 2012, Luhukay became the new manager of Hertha BSC.[9] He officially took over coaching duties on 1 July 2012.[9] In his debut on 3 August 2012, Hertha drew Paderborn 07 2–2.[10] In the 2012–13 season, Hertha broke the record for the most points in a 2. Bundesliga season.[11] On 5 February 2015, Hertha sacked Luhukay,[12] naming Pál Dárdai as replacement along with assistant Rainer Widmayer.[13] Hertha had lost 1–0[12] the previous day.

VfB Stuttgart

On 17 May 2016, he was appointed as the new head coach of VfB Stuttgart.[14]

After conflicts with club chairman Jan Schindelmeiser, Luhukay resigned as coach with immediate effect on 15 September 2016.[15] He had a record of three wins, no draws, and two losses.[16]

Managerial statistics

As of matches played on 16 September 2016.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Uerdingen 1 July 2000[17] 30 June 2002[17] 73 29 19 25 039.73 [18][19]
Köln 30 October 2003[20] 2 November 2003[20] 1 0 0 1 000.00
Paderborn 1 July 2005[17] 11 August 2006[17] 35 13 7 15 037.14 [21]
Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 January 2007[3] 5 October 2008[5] 60 23 16 21 038.33 [22]
Augsburg 15 April 2009[7] 5 May 2012[8][23] 123 53 37 33 043.09 [24]
Hertha BSC 1 July 2012[9] 5 February 2015[12] 92 40 22 30 043.48 [25]
Stuttgart 17 May 2016[14] 15 September 2016[15] 5 3 0 2 060.00 [16]
Total 389 161 101 127 041.39 —

References

  1. ↑ "Die Karriere des Jos Luhukay" (in German). RP Online. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gladbach-Coach Luhukay: Der Retter von nebenan" (in German). spiegel.de. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Heynckes verzichtet auf alles". kicker (in German). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jos Luhukay bleibt Cheftrainer". kicker (in German). 4 February 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Luhukay entlassen – Ziege übernimmt vorerst" (in German). kicker.de. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Luhukay folgt auf Fach". kicker (in German). 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Luhukay übernimmt sofort". kicker (in German). 14 April 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Hertha Berlin and Augsburg announce new coaches". Deutsche Welle. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 Bremer, Uwe (17 May 2012). "Hertha setzt jetzt auf den "kleinen Diktator" Luhukay". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Hertha BSC". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Geburtstagskind Morales beschenkt sich selbst" (in German). kicker. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Hertha trennt sich von Jos Luhukay" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Rohr, Steffen (5 February 2015). "Dardai: "Qualität für einen viel, viel besseren Platz"" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Stuttgart make Jos Luhukay coach and sack director Robin Dutt". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  15. 1 2 Uersfeld, Stephan (16 September 2016). "Jos Luhukay quits Stuttgart after just four games in charge". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  16. 1 2 "VfB Stuttgart". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Jos Luhukay" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "KFC Uerdingen 05" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "KFC Uerdingen 05" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  20. 1 2 "1. FC Köln" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  21. ↑ "SC Paderborn 07" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  22. ↑ "Bor. Mönchengladbach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "FC Augsburg" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  24. ↑ "FC Augsburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Hertha BSC" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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