Hans-Peter Briegel
Hans-Peter Briegel in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hans-Peter Briegel | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Rodenbach, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Leftback, Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | SV Rodenbach | ||
| 1974–1975 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1984 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 240 | (47) |
| 1984–1986 | Hellas Verona | 55 | (12) |
| 1986–1988 | Sampdoria | 51 | (9) |
| Total | 346 | (68) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1978 | West Germany Amateur | 6 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | West Germany B | 2 | (1) |
| 1979–1986 | West Germany | 72 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1992 | FC Glarus | ||
| 1992–1994 | SV Edenkoben | ||
| 1994–1995 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2001–2002 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 2002–2006 | Albania | ||
| 2006–2007 | Bahrain | ||
| 2007 | Ankaragücü | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hans-Peter Briegel (born 11 October 1955 in Rodenbach, West Germany) is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender or as a midfielder.
One of the most popular German players in his days, Hans-Peter Briegel's original sport was athletics, being successful in various events such as long jump (personal best: 7 metres 50 cm), triple jump and specifically in heptathlon-forerunner pentathlon. Briegel gained his best result as an athlete in Decathlon, but the son of a farmer struggled to compete properly in javelin throw and the high jump. So at the age of 17 he left athletics behind him, playing club football with hometown side SV Rodenbach near Kaiserslautern. During his playing days, he usually played as a left back and defensive midfielder. He was known primarily for his physical abilities as well as his good technical abilities and goal scoring abilities for a defensive player.
Two years after that he was picked up by Erich Ribbeck and Ribbeck took him to training with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, being impressed by the power and stamina the youngster had to offer. Ribbeck was aware that Briegel struggled to combine football need with his physical power and presence, but as practice makes perfect, Briegel was improving. Failing to cope the needs as striker, he did a lot better as defender. On 10 April 1976, Ribbeck brought him on as a sub in a 4–3 win over FC Bayern Munich. Until 1984 he stayed with local side 1. FC Kaiserslautern before he moved on to Hellas Verona in Italy. It should be seen as one of the best efforts of his career that he also gained his sort of reputation and importance in a league such as the Italian Serie A, largely seen as one of the most technical in Europe. Briegel was an immediate key to success for his new club, surprisingly capturing the Serie A title in 1985 with the Gialloblu. The same year Briegel was named Fußballer des Jahres (Footballer of the Year) in Germany, remarkable as he was the first foreign-based awardee in the history of the award.
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