Thomas Herbst (footballer)
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Thomas Herbst is a German
football manager
and former player.
in Australia with the German national youth team
, three months after winning the 1981 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship with the German U-18 squad
in Düsseldorf
. It was in this time that Herbst signed for reigning Bundesliga
champions FC Bayern Munich
from the youth team of Hertha Zehlendorf
. However, it wasn't until the latter half of the season that Herbst made his professional footballing debut, on 21 May 1982, as a substitute in the 3–2 home win over Arminia Bielefeld. His second, and only other appearance for Bayern, came the following weekend when he replaced Dieter Hoeneß
in the 84th minute of a 3–1 loss away to VfL Bochum
.
In the following season, Herbst's three goals in 17 games, including a brace in the 3–3 away draw at FC Schalke 04
, helped Eintracht Braunschweig
successfully escape relegation.
Herbst signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach
for the 1983–84 season and over the following five years, with the exception of one season at SV Darmstadt 98
, played in 65 league games for the Borussen, including six DFB-Pokal
and nine UEFA Cup appearances.
In the twilight of his playing career, Thomas Herbst signed for Hertha Zehlendorf
in the Regionalliga Nordost
and after two years became player-manager. He couldn't, however, stop Zehlendorf from being relegated to the Oberliga
. He departed the club in 1999.
in 1999. He played two games for the club and got them promoted back to the Oberliga
in his first season as Verbandsliga Berlin
champions, and carried on as manager until 2006. A short spell at the helm of Berlin AK 07
saw Herbst return to Türkiyemspor for one more season, before moving to Tennis Borussia Berlin
on 1 July 2008. In his first season at the Mommsenstadion
he guided TeBe to the 2009 NOFV-Oberliga Nord
title, becoming division champions after winning 23 out of 30 games, beating runners-up Berliner FC Dynamo
by 18 points and only marginally losing out on being crowned Berliner Landespokal winners after a 2–1 final defeat to 1. FC Union Berlin
at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. After Tennis Borussia's financial difficulties in 2010, Herbst left the club. On 1 July 2011, he will become first team manager at fellow Berliner club BFC Viktoria 1889.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football manager
Manager (association football)
In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
and former player.
Playing career
Herbst won the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played...
in Australia with the German national youth team
Germany national youth football team
This article includes current squads of Germany U20, U19, U18, U17, U16 and U15 national football teams.-Current technical staff:- Germany national under-20 squad :- Germany national under-19 squad :- Germany national under-18 squad :...
, three months after winning the 1981 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship with the German U-18 squad
Germany national youth football team
This article includes current squads of Germany U20, U19, U18, U17, U16 and U15 national football teams.-Current technical staff:- Germany national under-20 squad :- Germany national under-19 squad :- Germany national under-18 squad :...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
. It was in this time that Herbst signed for reigning Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
champions FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
from the youth team of Hertha Zehlendorf
Hertha Zehlendorf
The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...
. However, it wasn't until the latter half of the season that Herbst made his professional footballing debut, on 21 May 1982, as a substitute in the 3–2 home win over Arminia Bielefeld. His second, and only other appearance for Bayern, came the following weekend when he replaced Dieter Hoeneß
Dieter Hoeneß
Dieter Hoeneß is a former German footballer, who played as a striker.In his playing career, he was mainly associated with Bayern Munich...
in the 84th minute of a 3–1 loss away to VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
.
In the following season, Herbst's three goals in 17 games, including a brace in the 3–3 away draw at FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, helped Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
successfully escape relegation.
Herbst signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
for the 1983–84 season and over the following five years, with the exception of one season at SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to...
, played in 65 league games for the Borussen, including six DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
and nine UEFA Cup appearances.
In the twilight of his playing career, Thomas Herbst signed for Hertha Zehlendorf
Hertha Zehlendorf
The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...
in the Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga Nordost
The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga....
and after two years became player-manager. He couldn't, however, stop Zehlendorf from being relegated to the Oberliga
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
. He departed the club in 1999.
Managerial career
Herbst became player-manager of Türkiyemspor BerlinTürkiyemspor Berlin
Türkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...
in 1999. He played two games for the club and got them promoted back to the Oberliga
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
in his first season as Verbandsliga Berlin
Verbandsliga Berlin
The Berlin-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it is the highest level of domestic football in Berlin, replacing the Oberliga Berlin in this position...
champions, and carried on as manager until 2006. A short spell at the helm of Berlin AK 07
Berlin AK 07
Berliner AK 07 is a German football club based in Berlin. The club was founded in 1907 and has since evolved into a multi-cultural German-Turkish association with ties to professional football in Turkey.- History :...
saw Herbst return to Türkiyemspor for one more season, before moving to Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
on 1 July 2008. In his first season at the Mommsenstadion
Mommsenstadion
The Mommsenstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Berlin, Germany, named after the historian Theodor Mommsen. It is currently used mostly for football and hosts the home matches of Tennis Borussia Berlin and SCC Berlin...
he guided TeBe to the 2009 NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
title, becoming division champions after winning 23 out of 30 games, beating runners-up Berliner FC Dynamo
Berliner FC Dynamo
Berliner FC Dynamo is a German association football club and is the successor organization to the club that played in East Berlin as Dynamo Berlin from 1953 to 1966.-Founding and Stasi patronage:...
by 18 points and only marginally losing out on being crowned Berliner Landespokal winners after a 2–1 final defeat to 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. After Tennis Borussia's financial difficulties in 2010, Herbst left the club. On 1 July 2011, he will become first team manager at fellow Berliner club BFC Viktoria 1889.
Player
- 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship1981 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played...
– Winner - 1981 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship – Winner
- 1981–82 DFB-Pokal – Winner (unused substitute)
- 1981–82 European Cup – Runners-up (unused substitute)
Manager
- 1999–2000 Verbandsliga Berlin – Champions
- 2008–09 NOFV-Oberliga NordNOFV-Oberliga NordThe NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
– Champions - 2008–09 Berliner Landespokal – Runners-up
External links
- Thomas Herbst at transfermarkt.de