Dieter Hecking

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Dieter Hecking
Dieter Hecking - Pressekonferenz zur Vorstellung von Luiz Gustavo 2013.jpg
Hecking at a press conference with Wolfsburg in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-09-12) 12 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg (Manager)
Youth career
Westfalia Soest
Soester SV
Borussia Lippstadt
1. FC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 (0)
1985–1990 Hessen Kassel 168 (63)
1990–1992 Waldhof Mannheim 54 (14)
1992–1994 VfB Leipzig 61 (1)
1994–1996 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus 71 (24)
1996–1999 Hannover 96 74 (22)
1999–2000 Eintracht Braunschweig 18 (5)
Total 452 (129)
International career
1985–1986 West Germany U21 12 (8)
Managerial career
2000–2001 SC Verl
2001–2004 VfB Lübeck
2004–2006 Alemannia Aachen
2006–2009 Hannover 96
2009–2012 1. FC Nürnberg
2012– VfL Wolfsburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dieter Hecking (pronounced [ˈdiːtɐ ˈhɛkɪŋ]; born 12 September 1964) is a German football manager and former professional player who works as manager of VfL Wolfsburg. He played for both Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs.

Managerial career

SC Verl

On 1 July 2000, Hecking moved into management as he took over as manager at Regionalliga Nord outfit SC Verl.[1] His debut season started competently enough, with SC Verl sat seventh at the time of the winter break. However, Hecking's proclamations that he was seeking a new position irked the club to such an extent they fired him on 31 January 2001, after just 20 games in charge.[1]

VfB Lübeck

Hecking wasn't free for long as another Regionalliga Nord side, VfB Lübeck, came calling on 27 March 2001.[2] Again, Hecking achieved a solid job in the remaining games, leaving the club in third place, just one short of promotion. This set the basis for the following season as the team claimed the title and moved up into the 2. Bundesliga. Hecking then managed to secure VfB Lübeck a mid-table position in the 2002–03 season. The following season was not to prove so successful though, as the team slipped back down to the Regionalliga Nord, occupying the final relegation position. This proved the catalyst for VfB Lübeck to announce that they would not be extending his contract further and he left the club on 25 May 2004.[3]

Alemannia Aachen

Once again, Hecking was not short of work as just a week later 2. Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen announced that he would be taking the managerial reins at their club from July 2004, after the departure of Jörg Berger.[3][4]

Hecking's time guiding Alemannia Aachen in the top flight was to be short, though. Just three games in, he requested to be able to leave the club for his former club and fellow Bundesliga side Hannover 96 on 7 September 2006, to fill the vacancy left by their sacking of Peter Neururer.[5] Ironically, the final straw for Neururer was a 0–3 home defeat to Hecking's Alemannia Aachen.[5]

Hannover 96

Hecking became manager on 7 September 2006.[5] Dieter Hecking officially took over the manager's job with immediate effect on 7 September 2006.[5] However, caretaker manager Michael Schjönberg managed the DFB-Pokal match against Dynamo Dresden on 9 September 2006.[6][7] Hecking recovered Hannover 96 from a dismal start that left them bottom at the time of his arrival. The team also achieved a good run through to the quarter finals of the German Cup, and finished comfortably in eleventh place in the Bundesliga. On 19 August 2009 Hecking resigned voluntarily [8] from his post after a disappointing 2008–09 season and a slow start to the 2009–10 season.[9]

1. FC Nürnberg

On 22 December 2009, he was named as the new manager of 1. FC Nürnberg, replacing Michael Oenning.[10] Hecking used a clause in his contract[11] to leave the club.[12]

VfL Wolfsburg

Hecking became manager of VfL Wolfsburg on 22 December 2012.[12] He made his debut on 19 January 2013 in a 2–0 win against VfB Stuttgart.[13] In March 2015, Wolfsburg defeated Inter Milan by a 3–1 score in the first leg[14] and 2–1 in the second leg[15] for a 5–2 aggregate score.[16] On 30 May 2015, in the German Cup final, Wolfsburg defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1.[17] This was Hecking's first major trophy.[18] Under his tenure, Wolfsburg won two trophies.

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2016
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
SC Verl 1 July 2000[1] 31 January 2001[1] 20 8 7 5 40.00
VfB Lübeck 27 March 2001[2] 30 June 2004[3] 181 82 38 61 45.30
Alemannia Aachen 1 July 2004[3][4] 7 September 2006[5] 83 42 14 27 50.60 [19]
Hannover 96 7 September 2006[5] 19 August 2009[9] 109 39 30 40 35.78 [20]
1. FC Nürnberg 22 December 2009[10] 22 December 2012[12] 112 42 23 47 37.50 [21]
VfL Wolfsburg 22 December 2012[12] Present 156 80 36 40 51.28 [22]
Total 661 293 148 220 44.33 —

Honours

Manager

VfB Lübeck
Alemannia Aachen
VfL Wolfsburg

References

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