German football player and coach
Hendrik Herzog (born 2 April 1969) is a German football coach and a former player.[1] Herzog won several titles with BFC Dynamo during the East German era. He joined Schalke 04 after German reunification. He has worked as kit manager for Hertha BSC.[2]
Career
Herzog was in Halle. He began playing football for the youth teams of SG Dynamo Halle-Neustadt and then SG Dynamo Eisleben. Herzog was then allowed to join the youth academy of football club BFC Dynamo in 1981.
Herzog won the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship with East Germany after defeating Italy 3-1 in the final on 15 October 1986.[3]
17-year-old Herzog made his first appearance with the first team of BFC Dynamo away against FC Vorwärts Frankfurt in the 14th matchday of the 1986-87 DDR-Oberliga on 28 February 1987.[4] Herzog played 271 top-flight matches in Germany: 63 matches in the East German DDR-Oberliga and 208 in the unified Bundesliga.[5]
In the final year in the history of the East Germany national team the defender won seven caps.[6]
Honours
BFC Dynamo
VfB Stuttgart
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