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Ottmar Hitzfeld

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Ottmar Hitzfeld, born on 12 January 1949, is a German former professional footballer who became one of the most successful managers in the history of the game. As a player he was a striker, winning two Swiss Super League titles with Basel in 1971-72 and 1972-73 and finishing as the league top scorer in the second of those seasons. He earned six caps for the West Germany national team, all of them at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Trained as a mathematician and sports teacher, he went on to coach Grasshoppers, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and his career accumulated 25 major titles. He won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and five with Bayern Munich, and took the European Cup with both clubs, Dortmund in 1996-97 against Juventus and Bayern in 2000-01 against Valencia. He was twice named World Coach of the Year and is one of only seven managers to win the European Cup or Champions League with two different clubs.

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Birth Year
1949 1
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Competed In

1972 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Bundesliga, Competitions
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UEFA Champions League, Competitions
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Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

Germany

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is a German former professional football player and a former manager
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1. Ottmar Hitzfeld (source article)
  • Lead section, birth date
    born 12 January 1949
  • Lead section [nationality]
    is a German former professional football player and a former manager
  • Plays: Association Football, Lead section
    a German former professional football player
  • Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead section [competed-in]
    all at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
  • Competed In: Bundesliga, Lead section [competed-in 2]
    won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and five Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Lead section [competed-in 3]
    He won the 1996-97 Champions League with Dortmund
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