Heinz Hermann

Heinz Hermann (born 28 March 1958 in Zürich) is a former Swiss international footballer.

Heinz Hermann

Hermann in 2002
Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-03-28) 28 March 1958
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Seefeld Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1985	Grasshoppers	213	(38)
1985–1990	Neuchâtel Xamax	139	(32)
1990–1992	Servette	90	(12)
1992–1993	Grasshoppers	18	(1)
1993–1994	Aarau	34	(1)
Total		494	(84)
National team
1978–1991	Switzerland	118	(15)
Teams managed
1997	FC Basel
2000–2002	SR Delémont
2002–2005	SV Waldhof Mannheim (Assistant)
2005–2007	FC Basel (Youth Coach)
2007–2008	FC Vaduz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 1 July 1977 Heinz Hermann changed from FC Seefeld Zürich to Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he became Swiss league champion four times and cup champion once. At the end of the season 1984/1985 he changed to Neuchâtel Xamax, and he later played for Servette FC and FC Aarau. Between 1984 and 1988 he was awarded Player of the year five years in a row.

With 118 international matches[1] (15 goals) between 1978 and 1991 for Switzerland he is record national player ahead of Alain Geiger and Stéphane Chapuisat. Hermann's first international match came in September 1978 with the 2:0 victory against the USA. In November 1991 he ended his international match career after a 0:1 loss to Romania.

His clubs as a coach include SR Delémont (manager), FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein, SV Waldhof Mannheim (assistant coach) and FC Basel, where he had filled a number of roles. In July 2012 he became new sports director of FC Luzern, but he was sacked on 6 February 2013.[2]