Horst Köppel

Horst Köppel (born 17 May 1948) is a German football manager and former player who last worked as manager for FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2009.

Horst Köppel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker, midfielder
Youth career
1953–1958	SpVgg Neuwirtshaus
1958–1964	FV Zuffenhausen
1964–1966	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	VfB Stuttgart	61	(25)
1968–1971	Borussia Mönchengladbach	100	(23)
1971–1973	VfB Stuttgart	63	(19)
1973–1979	Borussia Mönchengladbach	84	(16)
1976	→ Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)	12	(1)
1977	→ Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)	8	(0)
1979–1981	1. FC Viersen
International career
	West Germany Amateurs	2	(1)
1966–1972	West Germany U-23	9	(2)
	West Germany B	1	(2)
1968–1973	West Germany	11	(2)
Managerial career
1979–1981	1. FC Viersen
1981–1982	1. FC Köln (assistant)
1982–1983	Arminia Bielefeld
1983–1987	West Germany (assistant)
1987	Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1988–1991	Borussia Dortmund
1992	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1993–1994	FC Tirol Innsbruck
1994–1995	Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant)
1997	Urawa Red Diamonds
1997	Borussia Dortmund (scout)
2001–2004	Borussia Dortmund II
2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach (caretaker)
2004–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2005–2006	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2006	Al-Wahda FC
2009	Ingolstadt 04
Medal record Representing  West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Köppel scored 83 goals in the West German top-flight.^[1]

For the West Germany national team he collected 11 caps.^[2]

Managerial career

Arminia Bielefeld

Köppel was manager of Arminia Bielefeld between 1 July 1982 and 30 June 1983.^[3]

Bayer 05 Uerdingen

Köppel was manager of Bayer 05 Uerdingen from 1 July 1987 to 1 December 1987.^[4] Köppel was replaced by Rolf Schafstall.^[4]

Borussia Dortmund

Köppel managed Borussia Dortmund from 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1991.^[5]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Köppel managed Fortuna Düsseldorf from 26 March 1992 to 10 August 1992.^[6]

Tirol Innsbruck

Köppel managed Tirol Innsbruck from 1 July 1993 to 15 May 1994.^[7]

Urawa Red Diamonds

Köppel managed Urawa Red Diamonds from 1 February 1997 to 31 December 1997.

Borussia Dortmund II

Köppel officially took over as manager of Borussia Dortmund II on 1 July 2001.^[8] Köppel was manager until 30 June 2004 when he decided to join Borussia Mönchengladbach's reserve side.^[9]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Köppel became manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach II on 1 July 2004.^[9] He became caretaker manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach on 27 October 2004.^[10] Dick Advocaat was hired as the new manager, ending Köppel's stint as caretaker manager, on 1 November 2004.^[11] Köppel returned to the reserve team on 2 November 2004. Köppel became manager of the senior squad after Advocaat resigned as manager of the club on 18 April 2005.^[12] Köppel was sacked on 16 May 2006.^[13]

Al-Wahda FC

Köppel became manager of Al-Wahda FC on 5 August 2006.^[14] Köppel was sacked on 11 October 2006.^[15]

Ingolstadt 04

Köppel became manager of Ingolstadt 04 on 27 April 2009.^[16] Köppel was sacked on 10 November 2009.^[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 22 January 2014

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Arminia Bielefeld	1 July 1982[3]	30 June 1983[3]	38	14	8	16	036.84
Bayer Uerdingen	1 July 1987[4]	1 December 1987[4]	20	7	3	10	035.00
Borussia Dortmund	1 July 1988[5]	30 June 1991[5]	121	51	39	31	042.15	[18]
Fortuna Düsseldorf	26 March 1992[6]	10 August 1992[6]	16	1	5	10	006.25
Tirol Innsbruck	1 July 1993[7]	15 May 1994[7]	41	17	12	12	041.46
Urawa Reds	1 February 1997	31 December 1997	32	17	0	15	053.13	[19]
Borussia Dortmund II	1 July 2001[8]	30 June 2004[9]	102	49	25	28	048.04
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	1 July 2004[9]	27 October 2004[10]	12	8	2	2	066.67
Borussia Mönchengladbach	27 October 2004[10]	1 November 2004[11]	1	1	0	0	100.00	[20]
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2 November 2004	18 April 2005	14	8	4	2	057.14
Borussia Mönchengladbach	18 April 2005[12]	16 May 2006[13]	41	12	15	14	029.27	[20]
Al-Wahda FC	5 August 2006[14]	11 October 2006[15]	4	2	0	2	050.00
Ingolstadt 04	27 April 2009[16]	10 November 2009[17]	22	8	4	10	036.36
Total			464	195	117	152	042.03	—

Honours

Player

• UEFA Euro 1972 winner
• European Cup runner-up: 1976–77
• UEFA Cup winner: 1974–75, 1978–79
• Bundesliga champion: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1973–74, 1977–78

Coach

• DFB-Pokal: 1988–89
• DFL-Supercup: 1989^[21]

References

1. Arnhold, Matthias (12 July 2017). "Horst Köppel - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
2. Arnhold, Matthias (12 July 2017). "Horst Köppel - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
3. "Arminia Bielefeld .:. Coaches from A-Z". Worldfootball. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
4. "KFC Uerdingen 05 .:. Coaches from A-Z". Worldfootball. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
5. "Borussia Dortmund .:. Coaches from A-Z". Worldfootball. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
6. "Fortuna Düsseldorf .:. Coaches from A-Z". Worldfootball. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
7. "FC Wacker Innsbruck .:. Coaches from A-Z". Worldfootball. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
8. "Rückzug – für Horst Köppel". kicker (in German). 8 February 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
9. "Köppel geht nach Mönchengladbach". kicker (in German). 29 April 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
10. "Borussia trennt sich von Holger Fach". kicker (in German). 27 October 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
11. "Der Borussen-Plan: Renaissance mit Advocaat". kicker (in German). 4 November 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
12. "Advocaat leaves Mönchengladbach". UEFA. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
13. "Borussia entlässt Köppel". kicker (in German). 16 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
14. "Köppel wechselt in die VAE". kicker (in German). 5 August 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
15. "Köppel in Abu Dhabi entlassen". kicker (in German). 11 October 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
16. "Köppel übernimmt in Ingolstadt". kicker (in German). 26 April 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
17. "Wiesinger – mehr als eine Übergangslösung?". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2013.
18. "Borussia Dortmund" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
19. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
20. "Bor. Mönchengladbach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
21. "Deutscher Supercup, 1989, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

External links

• Horst Köppel at WorldFootball.net
• Horst Köppel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Horst Köppel at National-Football-Teams.com
• Horst Köppel manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)