Sepp Herberger

Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager.

Sepp Herberger

Herberger in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Josef Herberger
Date of birth	(1897-03-28)28 March 1897
Place of birth	Mannheim, German Empire
Date of death	28 April 1977(1977-04-28) (aged 80)
Place of death	Weinheim-Hohensachen, West Germany
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1914–1921	Waldhof Mannheim	127	(101)
1922–1926	VfR Mannheim	66	(55)
1926–1930	Tennis Borussia Berlin	43	(30)
Total		236	(186)
International career
1921–1925	Germany	3	(2)
Managerial career
1928–1929	SV Nowawes 03
1930–1932	Tennis Borussia Berlin
1932–1933	Western Germany
1932–1936	Germany (assistant coach)
1936–1942	Germany
1945–1946	Eintracht Frankfurt (interim)
1950–1964	West Germany
Signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching record

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Germany	1936	1942	70	42	13	15	060.00
West Germany	1950	1964	97	52	14	31	053.61
total record			167	94	27	46	056.29	[1]

Honours

As a player

VfR Mannheim

• South German Championship: 1925

As a manager

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1954

Individual

• World Soccer 20th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013^[2][3]

Filmography

• The Big Game (1942)