André Breitenreiter
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 October 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Langenhagen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1984 | Borussia Hannover | ||
1984–1986 | Hannoverscher SC | ||
1986–1991 | Hannover 96 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1994 | Hannover 96 | 72 | (10) |
1994–1997 | Hamburger SV | 71 | (12) |
1998–1999 | VfL Wolfsburg | 24 | (1) |
1999–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 78 | (18) |
2002 | SC Langenhagen | 14 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Hessen Kassel | 13 | (8) |
2003–2007 | Holstein Kiel | 116 | (15) |
2007–2009 | BV Cloppenburg | 60 | (9) |
2009–2010 | TSV Havelse | 21 | (6) |
Total | 469 | (82) | |
International career | |||
Germany U16 | 12 | (8) | |
Germany U18 | 14 | (4) | |
Germany U20 | 5 | (3) | |
1995–1996 | Germany U21 | 6 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | TSV Havelse | ||
2013–2015 | SC Paderborn | ||
2015–2016 | Schalke 04 | ||
2017–2019 | Hannover 96 | ||
2021–2022 | Zürich | ||
2022–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
2024– | Huddersfield Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
André Breitenreiter (born 2 October 1973) is a German professional manager and former player, who is currently head coach of EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town. Breitenreiter’s entire playing career was in his native Germany, appearing in both the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for nine different sides.
After he retired from playing, he became a manager, and he won the Swiss Super League with FC Zurich in 2022.
Playing career[edit]
Breitenreiter played for Hannoverscher SC, Borussia Hannover, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, SC Langenhagen, Hessen Kassel, Holstein Kiel, BV Cloppenburg and TSV Havelse.[1] He played 144 Bundesliga matches scoring 28 goals and 101 2. Bundesliga matches with 14 goals.[2]
Managerial career[edit]
Breitenreiter started his coaching career in 2009 and worked as scout for Kaiserslautern. On 3 January 2011, he was appointed as head coach of TSV Havelse, club playing in Regionalliga Nord.[3] In 2012, he won Lower Saxony Cup with TSV Havelse. On 15 May 2013, it was announced that Breitenreiter would take over SC Paderborn starting in the 2013–14 season.[4] On 11 May 2014, his club gained promotion to Bundesliga for the first time ever in club's history. On 20 September 2014, after four undefeated games (two wins, two draws) in the German top tier, Paderborn was top of the league, ahead of European powerhouses Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen.[5] Breitenreiter became the 14th head coach for Schalke 04 in the last decade on 12 June 2015.[6] He left the club after a single season.[7] He was appointed as the new head coach for Hannover 96 on 20 March 2017.[8] He was sacked on 27 January 2019.[9] In May 2022, he signed for TSG Hoffenheim.[10] He was sacked the following 6 February 2023, with the club three points above the relegation zone.[11]
On 15 February 2024, Breitenreiter was appointed head coach of English Championship club Huddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half year contract.[12]
Coaching style[edit]
Breitenreiter is known for playing attacking formations, often utilising a single pivot in midfield to get increased numbers in the final third. Favouring an energetic approach off the ball, he is one of many German coaches to subscribe to the ‘gegenpressung’ philosophy, which won him countless plaudits as manager of minnows Paderborn during their one season stay in the Bundesliga.
Known for taking sides with low expectations and exceeding them, promotion with Paderborn was eclipsed during his spell in Switzerland, with his league title at FC Zurich the first time the club had finished top since 2009. Running away with the title by 14 points, the victory broke the stranglehold Young Boys had over the division, with Zurich’s 78 goals in 36 games underlining their dominance.
Coaching record[edit]
- As of 16 March 2023
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Havelse | 3 January 2011[3] | 30 June 2013[4] | 86 | 41 | 20 | 25 | 47.67 | [13][14] |
SC Paderborn | 1 July 2013[4] | 12 June 2015[6] | 71 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 36.62 | [15] |
Schalke 04 | 12 June 2015[6] | 14 May 2016[7] | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 45.45 | [16] |
Hannover | 20 March 2017[8] | 27 January 2019[9] | 66 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 30.30 | [17] |
FC Zürich | 9 June 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 64.10 | [18] |
TSG Hoffenheim | 1 July 2022 | 6 February 2023 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31.82 | [19] |
Huddersfield Town | 15 February 2024 | Present | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | |
Total | 333 | 140 | 79 | 114 | 42.04 | — |
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
Hannover 96
Manager[edit]
TSV Havelse
- Lower Saxony Cup: 2012
SC Paderborn
- 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2013–14
Zürich
References[edit]
- ^ "Breitenreiter, André" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "André Breitenreiter" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Breitenreiter wird Stoffregens Nachfolger" (in German). kicker.de. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "2. Fußball-Bundesliga: Breitenreiter wird neuer Trainer in Paderborn" (in German). Der Spiegel. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Paderborn Erster! Mainz Zweiter! Hoffenheim Dritter!" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Dunbar, Ross (12 June 2015). "Schalke appoint Andre Breitenreiter as head coach". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Breitenreiter to leave Schalke". Deutsche Welle. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b "96: Stendel muss gehen – Breitenreiter übernimmt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Bundesliga: Coach Andre Breitenreiter leaves Hannover". Deutsche Welle. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "André Breitenreiter to become TSG's new head coach". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "TSG relieve André Breitenreiter of his duties". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "ANDRÉ BREITENREITER APPOINTED HEAD COACH". www.htafc.com. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "TSV Havelse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "TSV Havelse". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "SC Paderborn 07". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "FC Schalke 04". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "FC Zürich: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "FC Zürich: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- André Breitenreiter at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- André Breitenreiter at WorldFootball.net
- 1973 births
- Living people
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- Men's association football midfielders
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Hannoverscher SC players
- Hannover 96 players
- Hamburger SV players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- SpVgg Unterhaching players
- KSV Hessen Kassel players
- Holstein Kiel players
- TSV Havelse players
- German football managers
- Bundesliga managers
- 2. Bundesliga managers
- Swiss Super League managers
- TSV Havelse managers
- SC Paderborn 07 managers
- FC Schalke 04 managers
- Hannover 96 managers
- FC Zürich managers
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers
- German expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
- German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate football managers in England
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- West German men's footballers
- German football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs
- German football forward, 1970s birth stubs