Personal information | |||
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Full name | Holger Osieck | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Duisburg, West Germany | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1958–1965 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1970 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | ||
1970–1972 | SSV Hagen | ||
1972–1976 | 1. FC Mülheim | 55 | (11) |
1976 | 1. FC Bocholt | ||
1977 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 21 | (2) |
1978 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
Teams managed | |||
1978–1979 | Canada (assistant) | ||
1979–1987 | West Germany (youth) | ||
1987–1990 | West Germany (assistant) | ||
1990 | FC Schalke 04 (youth) | ||
1990–1991 | Olympique Marseille (assistant) | ||
1991–1992 | VfL Bochum | ||
1993–1994 | Fenerbahçe | ||
1995–1996 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
1997–1998 | Kocaelispor | ||
1998–2003 | Canada | ||
2007–2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
2010–2013 | Australia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Holger Osieck (born 31 August 1948) is a German football manager who last managed the Australian national association football team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J. League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of the West Germany national football team when they won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also led Canada in winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In his native country, he played for FC Schalke 04, Eintracht Gelsenkirchen, SSV Hagen, 1. FC Mülheim, 1. FC Bocholt and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. However, he never appeared in a top-flight Bundesliga match. Toward the end of his playing career, he moved to Canada to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
After finishing his playing career in Canada, Osieck became an assistant coach to Franz Beckenbauer for the Germany that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He then managed VfL Bochum,Fenerbahçe, the Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kocaelispor.