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Sepp Herberger
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German footballer and manager (1897-1977)
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Sepp Herberger (1897–1977) was a German association football player and coach who was also a university teacher. Born and died in Mannheim, he played as a forward for clubs including SV Waldhof Mannheim, VfR Mannheim, and Tennis Borussia Berlin, as well as the Germany men's national association football team. He later served as a coach for Tennis Borussia Berlin and was employed by the German Sport University Cologne.
Herberger was a member of the Nazi Party and held citizenship in Germany and West Germany. He received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame. He spoke German and died of pneumonia from natural causes.
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Key facts
- 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
- Mannheim , West Germany
- Position
- Striker
- Years
- Team
- 1914 1921
- Waldhof Mannheim
- 1922 1926
- VfR Mannheim
- 1926 1930
- Tennis Borussia Berlin
- 1921 1925
- Germany
- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sepp
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Mannheim
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- German Sport University Cologne
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Germany men's national association football team
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Image
- BUNDEsarchiv herberger.jpg
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- Sepp Herberger
- date of birth
- 1897-03-28
- date of death
- 1977-04-28
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Sepp Herberger
- coach of sports team
- Tennis Borussia Berlin
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Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match later dubbed The Miracle of Bern, defeating the overwhelming favourites from Hungary. Previously he had also coached the Breslau Eleven, one of the greatest teams in German football history.
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