Hermann in 2002
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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) |
Total | 494 | (84) | |
National team | |||
1978–1991 | Switzerland | 118 | (15) |
Teams managed | |||
1997 | FC Basel | ||
2000–2002 | SR Delémont | ||
2002–2005 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (Assistant) | ||
2005–2007 | FC Basel (Youth Coach) | ||
2007–2008 | FC Vaduz | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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 118 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), FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein, SV Waldhof Mannheim (assistant coach) and FC Basel, where he had filled a number of roles. In July 2012 he became new sports director of FC Luzern, but he was sacked on 6 February 2013.
With Neuchâtel Xamax
Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 & 1987–88.