Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel was born in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on August 9th, 1938 and is the Soccer Coach. At the age of 85, Otto Rehhagel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Otto Rehhagel (born 9 August 1938) is a German former football coach and former football player.
He is one of only two individuals - Jupp Heynckes and others - who, as a player and manager, has played in over 1000 Bundesliga matches.
He holds the most victories (387), most draws (205), most losses (228), and his teams have scored the most goals (1142) than any other in the Bundesliga. Rehhagel coached the Greece national team from 2001 to 2010 in the country's most successful footballing period – during this time, the Greek team captured the 2004 European Championships and qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals participation.
Personal life
Beate Rehhagel, a steele, Essen, has been married to Rehhagel since 1963. Jens Rehhagel, the family's child, has played football at a semi-professional level.
Rehhagel, who played in the very first Bundesliga game and spent his time with nine clubs, likes to say Kind der Bundesliga ("Child of the Bundesliga"). King Otto ( ) in Greece occasionally, presumably in allusion to King Otto of Bavaria, but he used the word "bard) throughout his coaching career in Germany. He has been dubbed "Rehakles" as a pun on Herakles, son of Zeus.
Playing career
Rehhagel, a native of Altenessen, began his playing career with local club TuS Helene Altenessen in 1948. He went to Rot-Weiss Essen (1960-63), and then Kaiserslautern from 1972 to 1972. He appeared in 201 games in the Bundesliga. Rehhagel, a defender for the Eastern Assault Team, was known as a tenacious defenseman.
Managerial career
He took over Kickers Offenbach in 1974 but made no immediate impact as a manager. During his time as Borussia Dortmund's chairman in 1978, he suffered a stunning, record-breaking 12–0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach, which meant "goal" in German, and "Hagel" means a hailstorm in German. When Rehhagel's Fortuna Düsseldorf side defeated the German Cup in 1980, he claimed his first trophy as a manager.
Werder Bremen was run by Rehhagel from 1981 to 1995. Werder converted from a tiny minnow to a powerhouse, dazzling audiences, and a smothering defense during the club's 14 golden years. Werder Bremen established themselves as one of Germany's top clubs, defeating hated rivals Hamburg as the top team in the north and igniting a dramatic rivalry with Bayern Munich during this period. Rehhagel often fell short of glory in the middle of the eighties, with a string of second places and Cup Final losses. His nickname at the time was Otto II or Vizeadmiral ("Vice Admiral") However, Rehhagel led Werder Bremen to two German championships in 1988 and 1993, two DFB-Pokal victories in 1991 and 1994, as well as winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1992. Rehhagel produced a number of international stars, including Rudi Völler, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Dieter Eilts, Marco Bode, Marco Bode, Mario Basler, Hany Ramzy, Andreas Herzog, and Rune Bratseth. The Werder Bremen team of Rehhagel in 1987–88 was at that point, conceding the fewest goals in the Bundesliga (22), but Bayern Munich defeated them in the 2007–08 season with 21 goals. His tenure with Werder Bremen (14 years Bundesliga) was his second longest in a row as a boss in the Bundesliga. Volker Finke of Freiburg (16 years) had eventually overshadowed it.
Rehhagel left to deal with exiled rivals Bayern Munich, who had been awaiting the 1995–96 season after 14 golden years at Werder Bremen. Bayern had a disappointing, but financially lucrative season in 1994–95 (not bad sixth place in the Bundesliga, but semi-finals in the Champions League), prior to Rehhagel's arrival. Bayern invested a lot of money in the summer of 1995, buying Jürgen Klinsmann, Andreas Herzog, and others, and Rehhagel was brought in as boss to replace Giovanni Trattoni. In 1995–96, it had been widely predicted that Munich would steamroll the opposition, but Rehhagel and the team and the team were constantly clashing with the team and the team environment. His single-minded, occasionally eccentric ways with Bayern were not compatible with Rehhagel, who realised that he was too rural at heart and had no idea how to function in Munich's opulent environment. In addition, Rehhagel's old-school tactics and patronizing of the Bayern players created significant antipathy in the Bayern team, particularly Klinsmann, who never missed the opportunity to shoot at Rehhagel. Despite Rehhagel's promotion to the UEFA Cup final, Bayern's results in the second half of the season dropped alarmingly in the second half, and Rehhagel was banned just 4 days before they were scheduled to participate in the first leg of the 1996 UEFA Cup final. Franz Beckenbauer, the team's captain, took over Rehhagel's work in the 1996 UEFA Cup final, but Bayern finished second, winning their second German championship in a row.
After being fired by Bayern Munich, Rehhagel took over as manager of Kaiserslautern in 1996, but the club had also been dropped from the top-flight after a disappointing season in the Bundesliga. Rehhagel brought a fresh sense of energy to the team, which saw Kaiserslautern comfortably return to the top-flight in 1997 after winning the second division by ten points. Kaiserslautern were seen as dark horses for a spot in the UEFA Cup prior to the 1997-1998 season, but Rehhagel's crew simply steamrolledered the Bundesliga opposition all season. Kaiserslautern won a thrilling German championship in 1998, the first and so far only German championship win by a team that had just been promoted the previous season. Rehhagel coached Kaiserslautern to some less visible, but very good results over the next year, including leading the team to the quarter finals of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, but not so long awaited resignation in 2000. Rehhagel posted a record of 87 victories, 39 draws, and 48 losses in a row.
Rehhagel was appointed as the new head of Greece's national team in August 2001, ahead of other candidates, including Marco Tardelli, Nevio Scala, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, and Terry Venables, who were also competing for the managerial role. In October 2001, Rehhagel's first match in charge of the World Cup qualifier against Finland, which resulted in a 5–1 away loss. As a result, he reformed the squad, and after a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland in October 2003, Greece qualified automatically for Euro 2004, ahead of Spain and Ukraine. Despite being ranked 150–1 outsiders, they nevertheless defeated host country Portugal, holders France, and the much more fancied Czech Republic in the final, where they defeated Portugal 1–0. Rehhagel, who was seen as the team's captain, became the first foreign manager to win a European Championship and remains the only one to date. Despite not having a star-studded squad, the Greek team won the championship despite conceding no goals in the knockout stage.
Rehhagel took a defensive role in playing his Greek side, employing a zealous midfielder to intimidate the opponents and the policy of defending in numbers to dull the opposition's attacks. "No one should forget that a coach adapts the tactics to the available players," he said when charged with boring play. In contrast, his time at Werder Bremen was described as flashy and spectacular attacking football.
Rudi Völler resigned as Germany coach in the aftermath of that country's first-round departure in Euro 2004, Rehhagel was seen by many as a good candidate for his homeland's job. Despite being labelled a maverick by the footballing establishment, he had the public's help. Rehhagel accepted an invitation to take over as Germany coach after three other candidates were turned down, but he officially resigned on July 10.
The Greek side failed to make the grade in their qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, finishing fourth in a tough group that saw Ukraine advance as group champions and Turkey advance to the play-off. The team returned to glory in 2009 after qualifying for Euro 2008, bringing the highest score total of any team to a stop and ensuring that they will be able to defend their title. Rehhagel's contract with Greece ended on March 30, 2008, extending his deal with the Greeks until 2010. The Euro 2008 hosts were miffed after three group stage losses against Sweden, Russia, and eventual champions Spain.
Dimitris Salpingidis, the champion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying group and finishing second in group Two behind Switzerland, coach Rehhagel, and the national team defeated Ukraine in a two-legged play-off and won 1–0 in Donetsk, ending in a 0–0 draw in Piraeus, with Dimitris Salpingidis as the winner. The Greek team qualified to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, establishing Otto Rehhagel as one of Greece's most influential individuals in history. He became the oldest national team manager to coach in a FIFA World Cup at the age of 71, surpassing Cesare Maldini's record from 2002. Despite Salpingidis' first goal in a World Cup against Nigeria, Greece lost to South Korea, Argentina, defeated Nigeria 2–1 and left the FIFA World Cup in the group stage. After the World Cup, Rehhagel stated that he intends to leave his coaching position. He resigned from Greece on June 23, 2010.
Christopher André Marks, a New York-based writer, chronicles Rehhagel's triumph in Greece in 2021. "You, O muse, of the ingenious hero who travelled far and wide," the film's opening line quotes from Homer's Odyssey's first line.
Rehhagel, a former Bundesliga player, joined Hertha BSC and was a manager of the club between 18 February 2012 and June 2012. His effort to save Hertha from relegation came to a halt, as the Berliners were defeated by 2 a field. In a two-legged playoff, Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated United Legged. Rehhagel was averaging of three victories, three draws, and eight losses in a row.