Sepp Herberger
Sign in to saveGerman footballer and manager (1897-1977)
Person
- Born
- 1897-03-28
- Died
- 1977-04-28
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- Listeners
- 49
- Total plays
- 82
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 28 March 1897
- Died
- 28 April 1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sepp
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- West Germany
- Place of death
- Mannheim
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- German Sport University Cologne
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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