Jupp Heynckes Short Stint

Lore & Background

Josef 'Jupp' Heynckes was born 9 May 1945 in Mönchengladbach. He played as a striker for Borussia Mönchengladbach during its golden era, winning multiple national titles, the DFB-Pokal, and the UEFA Cup. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in Bundesliga history with 220 goals. He won UEFA Euro 1972 and the 1974 FIFA World Cup with West Germany. As manager, he won four Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and two UEFA Champions Leagues (with Real Madrid in 1997–98 and Bayern in 2012–13, the latter as part of a continental treble).

Reader's Guide

After his playing career, Heynckes stayed with Borussia Mönchengladbach, serving as assistant and then manager from 1 July 1979. In the 1979–80 season, he led the club to the 1980 UEFA Cup final, which they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt. In the 1980–81 season, Mönchengladbach finished sixth in the Bundesliga and reached the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals.

Did You Know?

• He scored a hat-trick in the 1975 UEFA Cup final second leg, helping Gladbach win 5–1 away at Twente.
• Heynckes was joint top scorer of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup with 12 goals.
• He is the only player in the top ten of UEFA Cup all-time scorers to average over a goal per game.