Horst Hrubesch

Horst Hrubesch

Hrubesch coaching Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-04-17) 17 April 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Hamm, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Germany women (interim manager)
Youth career
1958–1970	FC Pelkum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971	Germania Hamm
1971–1972	Hammer SpVg
1972–1975	SC Westtünnen
1975–1978	Rot-Weiss Essen	83	(80)
1978–1983	Hamburger SV	159	(96)
1983–1985	Standard Liège	43	(17)
1985–1986	Borussia Dortmund	17	(2)
Total		302	(195)
International career
1980–1982	West Germany	21	(6)
Managerial career
1986–1987	Rot-Weiss Essen
1988–1989	VfL Wolfsburg
1991–1992	Swarovski Tirol
1993	Hansa Rostock
1994–1995	Dynamo Dresden
1995–1996	Austria Wien
1997	Samsunspor
2000–2016	Germany U-21
2016	Germany U-23
2018	Germany women
2021	Hamburger SV
2023–2024	Germany women (interim)
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany (as player) UEFA European Championship Winner 1980 Italy FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1982 Spain Representing  Germany (as manager) UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2008 Czech Republic UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Hrubesch (German: [ˈhɔʁst ˈʁuːbɛʃ]; born 17 April 1951) is a German professional football manager and former player who manages the Germany women national team. As a player, Hrubesch won three West German championships with his club side, Hamburger SV, as well as the European Cup title in 1983. He was a key member of the West Germany team that made it to the final of the 1982 World Cup, losing to Italy. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer (the Header Beast) for his heading skills as a centre forward.