Managerial career Ottmar Hitzfeld




1 managerial career

1.1 1983–91: coaching in switzerland
1.2 1991–98: borussia dortmund
1.3 1998–2008: bayern munich

1.3.1 first spell
1.3.2 second spell


1.4 2008–14: swiss national team
1.5 retirement
1.6 overview

1.6.1 international level







managerial career
1983–91: coaching in switzerland

hitzfeld got first coaching position fc zug, stayed year. in 1984, followed offer coach fc aarau, settled 4 years. tenure there crowned first title coach, 1985 swiss cup. attracted attention of major swiss club grasshopper in zürich. between 1988 , 1991, gained 4 trophies there, starting repeat of cup victory end of first season. next year, followed double before finishing engagement defence of swiss championship in 1991.


1991–98: borussia dortmund

in 1991, hitzfeld became manager of bundesliga club borussia dortmund. in first year, , assistant michael henke, whom collaborate next 13 years, took team second spot in league, securing 1992–93 uefa cup place. following season, dortmund reached finals of competition, both matches lost against juventus. in 1995, gained first bundesliga title dortmund, first trophy since dfb-pokal in 1989, , hitzfeld’s first trophy in germany. in 1995–96, had successful defence of title, great triumph had wait year: in 1997, dortmund finished third in league, reached uefa champions league final, encounter juventus due. time, borussia prevailed 3–1 in munich’s olympiastadion against team northern italy featured zinedine zidane, didier deschamps, , christian vieri, amongst others. success, hitzfeld rewarded first time “world coach of year” award, frictions team had come head, promoted out of firing line position of sports manager club, witnessed successor, nevio scala, taking borussia dortmund win 1997 intercontinental cup against cruzeiro brazil. finished record of 144 wins, 63 draws, , 65 losses.


1998–2008: bayern munich
first spell

in 1998, hitzfeld hired germany s successful club, bayern munich. in first year, led club renewed championship glories, winning league title 15 points, record margin. however, club lost dfb-pokal final werder bremen on penalties. important run champions league final. final remembered dramatic manchester united comeback inside injury time period. trailing 1–0, united scored 2 goals in stoppage time, condemning bayern stunning defeat. had won dfb-ligapokal.


in next season, domestic success improved upon bayern winning double. after winning record margin last season, bayern won on heartbeat finish season. had won league on tiebreaker. hitzfeld s team depended on neighbours unterhaching, suburb of munich, beat bayer leverkusen on last day play secure title. dfb-pokal final won against bremen, team beat bayern in previous final. in champions league, bayern stopped in semifinal eventual winners real madrid.


in 2000–01 season, hitzfeld led bayern not league championship hat-trick, once again champions league final, defeating manchester united , defending champions real madrid en route. time, side munich prevailed, though took penalty shoot-out against valencia. made hitzfeld second coach after ernst happel win major european trophy 2 different teams.


again, recognized honour of world coach of year , time remained in control on team in ensuing 2001 intercontinental cup final against boca juniors argentina. sole goal ghanaian defender samuel kuffour in extra-time made evening celebrate general , team. then, team had tendency put in lacklustre performances , in end had make third place in league.


the 2002–03 season started on 25 july 2002 when bayern knocked out of dfb-ligapokal in shootout hertha bsc. in 2002–03 season, bayern once more dominated german football, claiming league title 4 matches before end of bundesliga season. bayern won 16-point lead on second-place stuttgart. 3–1 win on kaiserslautern in 2003 dfb-pokal final, hitzfeld s team secured double.


bayern started 2003–04 season getting knocked out of dfb-ligapokal in semi-finals after losing shootout hamburger sv on 22 july 2003. 2003–04 season yielded no titles after bayern finished in second place, , getting knocked out of dfb-pokal in quarter-finals alemannia aachen, , getting knocked out of uefa champions league real madrid in round of 16. club sacked hitzfeld year remaining year of contract of 55-year-old coach. final match 2–0 win against sc freiburg on 22 may 2004. hitzfeld finished record of 193 wins, 73 draws, 53 losses.


second spell

hitzfeld had offer take on reins of german national team, preferred take break game. on 1 february 2007, following sacking of felix magath, returned bayern munich. first match 3–0 loss against 1. fc nürnberg. hopes might lead bayern championship, despite trailing 8 points 15 games remaining, not fulfilled, though. eventually, bayern finished fourth, thereby failing qualify champions league first time in more decade. multimillion spending spree before new season helped hitzfeld lead club new phase of domestic dominance, winning dfb-ligapokal, dfb-pokal, , league championship. after several high wins , lots of draws, bayern s uefa cup campaign ended in semifinal humbling 4–0 defeat eventual winner zenit st. petersburg. during season, hitzfeld had announced not available season @ helm , jürgen klinsmann became successor @ bayern. final match 4–1 win against hertha bsc.


2008–14: swiss national team

hitzfeld took on coach of swiss national team in summer 2008. first match @ helm friendly match finished 4–1 win switzerland against cyprus on 20 august 2008. first competitive match 2–2 draw against israel on 6 september 2008 in qualifying 2010 fifa world cup. switzerland finished fifa world cup qualifying 0–0 draw against israel on 14 october 2009. switzerland finished top of qualifying group reach 2010 fifa world cup in south africa. switzerland played uruguay, costa rica, , italy in friendlies leading fifa world cup. switzerland lost 3–1 uruguay on 3 march 2010, lost 1–0 costa rica on 1 june 2010, , drew italy 1–1 on 5 june 2010. although switzerland won opening match 1–0 against eventual champions spain, went on lose 1–0 against chile , 0–0 draw against honduras eliminated chances of qualifying group h.


switzerland failed qualify euro 2012, finishing third behind england , montenegro in qualifying group. switzerland started qualifying 2 consecutive losses england , montenegro. defeated wales in final qualifier of 2010. stretched undefeated streak 4 matches after draw against england , draw , win gainst bulgaria. undefeated streak ended when switzerland lost wales before defeating montenegro in final qualifying match. switzerland started 2012 3–1 loss argentina on 29 february 2012 , 5–3 win against germany on 26 may 2012. switzerland lost romania 4 days later. switzerland defeated croatia on 15 august 2012.


hitzfeld led switzerland second successive fifa world cup team remained unbeaten throughout qualifying campaign. switzerland started qualifying pair of 2–0 wins against slovenia on 7 september 2012 , albania on 11 september 2012. drew norway 1–1 on 12 october 2012 , defeated iceland 2–0 4 days later. in final match of 2012, switzerland defeated tunisia 2–1 in friendly match. switzerland started 2013 0–0 draw against greece on 6 february 2013. switzerland s next 2 matches against cyprus. match on 23 march 2013 finished in 0–0 draw , match on 8 june 2013 finished in 1–0 win switzerland. switzerland beat brazil on 14 august 2013. switzerland finished out qualifying 4–4 draw against iceland , 3 consecutive wins against norway, albania, , slovenia. on 17 october 2013, hitzfeld announced retiring after 2014 fifa world cup. switzerland finished 2013 2–1 loss against south korea in friendly match. leading fifa world cup, switzerland drew 2–2 croatia , defeated jamaica , peru. switzerland defeated ecuador, lost france, , defeated honduras finish second in group e. hitzfeld s final match 1–0 time loss against argentina in round of 16 @ fifa world cup on 1 july 2014. vladimir petković succeeded hitzfeld.


retirement

he announced retirement coaching after world cup vladimir petković taking on over july 1, 2014.


it said chinese super league club guangzhou evergrande once offered hitzfeld 18–month-long, value of 24 million euro contract. however, turned down.


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