Dieter Hecking
Dieter Hecking (2013 )
Dieter Hecking ( born September 12, 1964 in Castrop -Rauxel ) is a German football coach and former player.
- 2.1 SC Verl
- 2.2 VfB Lübeck
- 2.3 Alemannia Aachen
- 2.4 Hannover 96
- 2.5 1 FC Nuremberg
- 2.6 VfL Wolfsburg
Playing career
Association
His playing career began at Westfalia Soest. The next stops were the Soest SV, Borussia Lippstadt and the first FC Paderborn. In 1983, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the Bundesliga, he played in two years, six Bundesliga games.
For the 1985/86 season he moved to Hesse Kassel in the 2nd Bundesliga. In the Hesse Hecking was one of the performers along with Lothar Sippel under coach Jörg Berger. In 102 second division games the midfielder scored 18 goals. With this club he dismounted in the Oberliga Hessen, but was 1989 top scorer this league. During his time in Kassel Hecking was used mainly as an attacking midfielder and striker.
1990 was the next stop on the SV Waldhof Mannheim. From 1990 to 1992 he performed for this club to 54 times in the 2nd Bundesliga, scoring 14 goals. Hecking was erected in Mannheim as a midfielder, scoring eleven goals in his first season for Waldhof Mannheim. His teammates included, inter alia, the beginning of his career standing Christian Wörns and the veteran Norbert Nachtweih.
In 1992 he moved within the second division to VfB Leipzig. In the 1992/93 season, he completed 31 games and scored one goal. With this club he was promoted to the Bundesliga; He was the 1993/94 one of the top performers and completed 30 Bundesliga games. The immediate descent he could not prevent.
In 1994 Hecking in the then Regionalliga West / Southwest and joined the TuS Paderborn -Neuhaus. During the first half of the 1996/1997 season he left the Paderborn and went to Hannover 96 in the Regionalliga Nord. 1997/98 he went with Hannover in the Bundesliga 2 and played in the second division next season, 16 games ( five goals). Then he let his playing career at Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord finish.
In addition to 36 league games, he completed 203 second-division games ( 38 goals), 141 Regional games ( 46 goals) and 61 league games ( 39 goals).
National
Hecking graduated eleven youth internationals, in which he scored eight goals.
Coaching career
SC Verl
On 1 July 2000 he took his first coaching job at SC Verl in the Regionalliga Nord, from which he was released on 29 January 2001, despite sporting successes again, after he had announced plans to change clubs.
VfB Lübeck
March 27, 2001 Dieter Hecking took up his new post at the regional league team VfB Luebeck. A few months later Lübeck missing out on promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga only scarce, but a year later succeeded in this. In the season 2002/ 03 Hecking got his team the class in the 2nd Bundesliga. The 2003/04 season was difficult. Although the club moved in the DFB Cup semi-finals and failed there just wide of the later cup winners Werder Bremen, but in the league fought Lübeck against relegation. Heckings team got off on the final day. Then Hecking resigned from his post.
Alemannia Aachen
On 1 July 2004 Hecking began his work at second division Alemannia Aachen. The club also launched in the UEFA Cup, as he had reached the cup final in the previous season, where he succumbed to the later qualified as a master for the UEFA Champions League Werder Bremen. Aachen has delivered some very good performances, defeating, among others, the OSC Lille (France) and AEK Athens ( Greece). In the 2nd Bundesliga Aachen missed but the rise in short supply. However, this was achieved in the season 2005/06. In the season 2006/ 07 Hecking left his club after the third round for personal reasons, to accept an offer of Hannover 96 can.
Hannover 96
The team of Heckings predecessor at Hannover 96, Peter Neururer, lost August 26, 2006 against Alemannia Aachen, Heckings current team, at home with 0:3 and stood no points on the bottom of the table. Dieter Hecking took over the Hanoverians on 10 September 2006 she led in the course of the season out of the relegation zone and had at times even opportunities to achieve a UEFA Cup place. However, the services were to end season again weaker and Hannover 96 completed the 2006/07 season in eleventh from. The 2007/08 season began again strong, with good views of the UEFA Cup, but a weaker second half made the chances dashed. Hanover finished the season in eighth place. In the 2008 /09 season the team of Hannover 96 remained far behind expectations, the Hecking had stoked after the successful pre-season with the announcement of reaching a UEFA Cup place in Hannover. After a 1:3 in first away game of the season against Energie Cottbus and just one away point all season, slipped Hannover 96 in a threatening proximity to the relegation places. Nevertheless President child strengthened the coach 's back, expected in the future, however, by team and coach an upward trend. Hanover finished the season in 11th place, finally
After 101 league games as coach of Hannover 96 Hecking resigned on 19 August 2009 and was record holder in the "Reds". Meanwhile, he was overtaken by Mirko Slomka.
1 FC Nuremberg
On 22 December 2009 " preferred candidate " Dieter Hecking as the successor of the 1st FC Nuremberg the day before dismissed Michael Oenning was presented. After a better second half, the first FC Nuremberg was able to secure the relegation place at the end of the season. The first leg of the relegation against 1 FC Augsburg won the club 1-0. In the return match, he won 2-0. Thus, the league was secured.
The following year he built in Nuremberg from contract or young players on a successful team. Ten Bundesliga debutants under 23 years brought Hecking used and the team could still stay out of the relegation battle. After a spurt in the spring of 2011, the club reached number six and was able to defend the position until the end of the season. Only twice was the club in the Bundesliga story better in a final table.
Before the season 2011/12 Hecking extended his contract for the 1st Bundesliga until 2014. After the departure of some key players the coach the team had to rebuild again in important positions. After the team was still in danger of relegation at the end of the preliminary round, she finished at the end of a safer mid-table. After the first round of the season 2012/13 the club was at a place in the back of the midfield with eight points distance to the relegation place.
VfL Wolfsburg
Hecking changed at the turn of 2012/13 from 1 FC Nuremberg to league rivals VfL Wolfsburg. There he was given a contract until 2016.
Private life
Up to the age of three Hecking grew up in Castrop -Rauxel. After his family moved to Soest, where he spent the rest of his childhood. He lives with his family ( five children) in Bad Nenndorf ( Schaumburg ).