John Herberger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johann Heinrich Herberger | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiesental, Germany | ||
| Date of death | June 2002 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Altbach, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1936 | FV 1912 Wiesental | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1940 | Karlsruher FC Phönix | ||
| 1939–1940 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1940–1941 | CSC 03 Kassel | ||
| 1942 | Blau Weiß 90 Berlin | ||
| 1943 | FV Saarbrücken | ||
| 1943–1945 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1945–1946 | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| 1946 | FV Saarbrücken | ||
| 1946–1947 | Karlsruher FV | ||
| 1947–1949 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 1948–1953 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| New York Hakoah | |||
| 1954 | SC Geislingen/Steige | ||
| 1956–1964 | 1st German Sport Club Brooklyn | ||
| 1960 | Junior All-Stars New York | ||
| 1964 | United States | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johann Heinrich Herberger (9 November 1919 – June 2002) was a German football coach and former player.[1]
He played for FV 1912 Wiesental, Karlsruher FC Phönix (1936–1940), Eintracht Frankfurt (1939–40), CSC 03 Kassel (01/40–1941), Blau Weiß 90 Berlin (01/42–10/42), FV Saarbrücken (01/43–06/43), 1. FC Nürnberg (07/43–1945), FC Bayern Munich (1945–46), FV Saarbrücken (1946), Karlsruher FV (1946–1947), VfB Stuttgart (1947–1949) and Stuttgarter Kickers (1948–1953).
After he ended his career, he went on to become a coach. He coached New York Hakoah in the American Soccer League (the team also competed in the International Soccer League). He also trained SC Geislingen/Steige (Germany, 1954), 1st German Sport Club Brooklyn (1956–1964), the Junior All-Stars New York (1960), and the team of the German-American Soccer association. During his time in the U.S. he has been called "John" instead of "Johann".
Herberger coached the United States men's national soccer team for one game in 1964.[2]
Herberger is related to Sepp Herberger who won the 1954 World Cup, but not closely. His great-grandfather was the brother of Sepp Herberger's father.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biografie Johann Herberger - Ein Leben für den Fußball". karlsruher-fv1891.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- ^ Jose, Colin, International Soccer League, National Soccer Hall of Fame, archived from the original on 9 January 2017, retrieved 17 April 2008
External links
[edit]- List of U.S. national team coaches
- Pictures on the website of his former Club Karlsruher FV
- John Herberger at WorldFootball.net
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- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- German men's footballers
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- Eintracht Frankfurt players
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- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- United States men's national soccer team managers
- German expatriates in the United States
- People from Karlsruhe (district)
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- Men's association football midfielders
- German football midfielder stubs