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Hrubesch inducted into German Football Hall of Fame

The HSV icon and current academy manager was among the latest round of former players and coaches to be added into the German Football Hall of Fame.

HSV club legend Horst Hrubesch has been inducted into German football’s “Hall of Fame”. Hrubesch, who captained the Rothosen side that won the Bundesliga and European Cup double in 1983, was welcomed into the hallowed halls of German football alongside Bert Trautmann, Guido Buchwald, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Jupp Heynckes and Otto Rehhagel at the German football museum in Dortmund. “When the director of the German football museum told me that I was being honoured in this way, I was shocked. I’m over the moon about it,” said HSV’s incumbent academy manager, who is also the interim head coach of the Germany women’s national team. He continued: “I’m only the second former HSV player after Uwe Seeler to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. It goes without saying that it’s a special honour.”

Seeler was named in the so-called founding XI alongside world-famous players like Franz Beckenbauer, Günter Netzer, Fritz Walter and Sepp Herberger in 2018. A new round of illustrious inductees was announced on an annual basis, with Hrubesch becoming another member of the HSV family to join its ranks. “I think it’s an affirmation of everything I achieved,” explained Hrubesch when asked about the nomination. “As a young player, I dreamt of playing in the Bundesliga one day. After I achieved that, I then dreamt of playing for a club like HSV. I ended up winning the Bundesliga with HSV, and then we won the European Cup. I was given the chance to play for Germany and became a European Champion. When you’re recognised for this in certain ways, such as being inducted into the Hall of Fame, it serves as a confirmation that you’ve done pretty well and that people value you highly.”

It’s a sense of appreciation that Hrubesch feels day in, day out at HSV, whether he’s working with the academy players or acting as a point of reference and advisor for the sporting division of the club as a whole. Director of sport Jonas Boldt stated: “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a fantastic way to commemorate Horst and his career. Through all the success he’s achieved and continues to achieve as a player and coach, he’s stayed humble, genuine and approachable as ever. That’s what sets Horst apart and epitomises how he is as a person. Horst is a man of action and you can always trust what he has to say. Nowadays, you’d call him a man of honour.” Now, he’s a part of the Hall of Fame. Everyone at HSV is proud of you, Horst – congratulations.

Players and coaches who have previously been inducted into the Hall of Fame:

Men, 2022: Philipp Lahm, Bernd Schuster, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Women 2022: Nadine Angerer, Ariane Hingst, Anne Trabant-Haarbach, Christa Kleinhans, Bärbel Wohlleben

Men, 2021: Jürgen Kohler, Horst Eckel, Joachim Streich, Miroslav Klose, Udo Lattek

Men, 2020: Berti Vogts, Michael Ballack, Andreas Möller, Klaus Fischer, Rudi Völler

Men, 2019: Oliver Kahn, Hans-Jürgen Dörner, Wolfgang Overath, Jürgen Klinsmann, Helmut Schön

Women, 2019 (founding XI): Silke Rottenberg; Steffi Jones, Doris Fitschen, Nia Künzer; Renate Lingor, Silvia Neid, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Bettina Wiegmann; Inka Grings, Birgit Prinz, Heidi Mohr; Tina Theune

Men 2018 (Founding XI): Sepp Maier; Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Breitner, Andreas Brehme; Günter Netzer, Lothar Matthäus, Fritz Walter, Matthias Sammer; Uwe Seeler, Gerd Müller, Helmut Rahn; Sepp Herberger