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Andi Herzog
FC Salzburg gegen Real Sociedad San Sebastian (22. Februar 2018, EL Sechzehntelfinale) 05.jpg
Herzog in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andreas Herzog
Date of birth (1968-09-10) 10 September 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.84 m
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1986–1992 Rapid Wien 133 (33)
1988 → First Vienna (loan) 7 (3)
1992–1995 Werder Bremen 94 (26)
1995–1996 Bayern Munich 28 (2)
1996–2001 Werder Bremen 142 (32)
2002–2003 Rapid Wien 41 (4)
2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 27 (4)
Total 472 (104)
National team
1988–2003 Austria 103 (26)
Teams managed
2005 Austria (caretaker)
2008–2009 Austria (assistant coach)
2009–2011 Austria U21
2011–2016 United States (assistant coach)
2015–2016 United States U23
2018–2020 Israel
2021–2022 Admira Wacker
2023–2024 South Korea (assistant coach)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former footballer and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of South Korea. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Werder Bremen. A full international between 1988 and 2003, he won 103 caps and scored 26 goals for the Austria national team. He represented his country at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cups.

Club career

Born in Vienna, Austria, Herzog started his career at local giants Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to city rivals First Vienna during 1987–88. That move proved to be successful and he was soon recalled to Rapid to start the 1988–89 season. He made his name at Rapid in the next years to secure a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at Bayern Munich where he won the UEFA Cup, beating Girondins de Bordeaux in a two-legged final.

After returning to Rapid in 2002, he decided to end his career with Major League Soccer franchise Los Angeles Galaxy in 2004. Under head coach, Sigi Schmid, Herzog played well but following a mid-season coaching change, he saw his playing time decrease and at the end of the season, Herzog announced his retirement from football on 10 November 2004.

A stylish attacking midfielder, Herzog was well known for his ability to score stunning free-kicks. He captained the Rapid Wien side and was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999.

International career

Herzog made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, scoring one goal in the latter tournament, a spot kick against Italy. Herzog surpassed striker Anton Polster's appearances record for Austria in May 2002 when winning his 96th against Germany. His last international was an April 2003 friendly match against Scotland. He altogether earned 103 caps, scoring 26 goals, making him Austria's most capped player until Marko Arnautović overtook with his 104th Austria cap on 26 September 2022.

Managerial career

On 23 January 2015, Herzog was named coach of USA's under 23s.

On 1 August 2018, Herzog was announced as coach of Israel's national team, a move which was divisive due to his last minute strike to deny them a play off place in their World Cup 2002 qualifier. Famous midfielder Eyal Berkovic said of the appointment, "Whoever made this decision needs urgent psychiatric attention, I can't think of any other explanation for the appointment. It's a huge disgrace." On 24 June 2020, he left his position after almost two years in charge, while Israel's Sports Director and Austrian colleague of his Willibald Ruttensteiner replaced him as Israel's head coach.

Personal life

Andreas Herzog is married, has two sons and lives in Breitenfurt bei Wien.

His father is Anton "Burli" Herzog (* 1941), who played in the Austrian Bundesliga between 1961 and 1975 for clubs like Austria Wien, Wiener Sport-Club and Admira/Wacker Mödling. Herzog junior grew up with his family in Vienna-Meidling, where he attended Singrienergasse grammar school.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien 1986–87 Austrian Bundesliga 4 0 4 0
1987–88 Austrian Bundesliga 5 0 5 0
1988–89 Austrian Bundesliga 21 5 2 0 13 3 36 8
1989–90 Austrian Bundesliga 15 3 1 0 6 0 12 5 34 8
1990–91 Austrian Bundesliga 19 4 1 0 2 0 11 2 33 6
1991–92 Austrian Bundesliga 21 8 12 3 33 11
Total 85 20 2 0 10 0 48 13 145 33 –
First Vienna 1987–88 Austrian Bundesliga 7 3 7 3
Werder Bremen 1992–93 Bundesliga 33 10 3 1 3 0 2 0 41 11
1993–94 Bundesliga 30 6 4 2 8 0 1 0 43 8
1994–95 Bundesliga 31 10 1 0 3 0 1 0 36 10
Total 94 26 8 3 14 0 11 0 127 29 –
Bayern Munich 1995–96 Bundesliga 28 2 7 2 35 4
Werder Bremen 1996–97 Bundesliga 29 15 3 0 1 1 0 0 33 16
1997–98 Bundesliga 18 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
1998–99 Bundesliga 27 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 33 5
1999–00 Bundesliga 27 6 5 0 9 2 0 0 41 8
2000–01 Bundesliga 32 2 1 1 6 1 0 0 39 4
2001–02 Bundesliga 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 2
Total 142 31 14 1 21 7 0 0 177 39 –
Rapid Wien 2001–02 Austrian Bundesliga 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2002–03 Austrian Bundesliga 29 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3
Total 41 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 4 –
Los Angeles Galaxy 2004 Major League Soccer 27 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 4
Career total 417 87 26 4 52 9 60 16 555 116 –

International

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herzog goal.
List of international goals scored by Andi Herzog
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 November 1988 Praterstadion, Vienna  Turkey 2–0 3–2 1990 World Cup qualifier
2 3–0
3 11 April 1989 Bundesstadion, Graz  Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4 28 October 1992 Praterstadion, Vienna  Israel 1–0 5–2 1994 World Cup qualifier
5 2–0
6 25 August 1993 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Finland 3–0 3–0 1994 World Cup qualifier
7 13 October 1993 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Bulgaria 1–2 1–4 1994 World Cup qualifier
8 10 November 1993 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Sweden 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualifier
9 29 March 1995 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg  Latvia 1–0 5–0 Euro 1996 qualifier
10 3–0
11 9 October 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm  Sweden 1–0 1–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
12 9 November 1996 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Latvia 2–1 2–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
13 6 September 1997 Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna  Sweden 1–0 1–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
14 23 June 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis  Italy 1–2 1–2 1998 World Cup
15 10 March 1999 Espenmoos, St. Gallen  Switzerland 1–0 4–2 Friendly
16 4–2
17 28 April 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium, Graz  San Marino 6–0 7–0 Euro 2000 qualifier
18 10 October 1999 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Cyprus 3–1 3–1 Euro 2000 qualifier
19 1 September 2000 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Iran 1–1 5–1 Friendly
20 28 March 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Israel 2–1 2–1 2002 World Cup qualifier
21 15 August 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Switzerland 1–1 1–2 Friendly
22 5 September 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
23 2–0
24 27 October 2001 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan  Israel 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualifier
25 7 September 2002 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Moldova 1–0 2–0 Euro 2004 qualifier
26 2–0

Honours

Rapid Wien
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
Individual
  • Austrian Footballer of the Year: 1992
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1994–95

Managerial statistics

As of 18 September  2021 (2021 -09-18)
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Austria U-21 4 March 2009 31 December 2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.43000046.43
United States U-23 23 January 2015 22 November 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.25000056.25
Israel 1 August 2018 24 June 2020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.50000037.50
Admira Wacker 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.93000044.93

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Andreas Herzog para niños

  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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