Horst Köppel
German football manager and former player, last at Ingolstadt 04.
Horst Köppel (born 17 May 1948) is a German football manager and former player who last worked as manager for FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2009.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 17 May 1948
- Birthplace
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Height
- 1.77 m / 5 ft 10 in
- Position
- Striker, midfielder
Lore & Background
Köppel scored 83 goals in the West German top-flight. For the West Germany national team he collected 11 caps. As a player, he won the UEFA Euro 1972, the European Cup runner-up in 1976–77, the UEFA Cup in 1974–75 and 1978–79, and the Bundesliga champion in 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1976–77. He was also Bundesliga runner-up in 1973–74 and 1977–78. As a coach, he won the DFL-Supercup in 1989.
Reader's Guide
Köppel managed Arminia Bielefeld (1 July 1982 – 30 June 1983), Bayer 05 Uerdingen (1 July 1987 – 1 December 1987), Borussia Dortmund (1 July 1988 – 30 June 1991), Fortuna Düsseldorf (26 March 1992 – 10 August 1992), Tirol Innsbruck (1 July 1993 – 15 May 1994), Urawa Red Diamonds (1 February 1997 – 31 December 1997), Borussia Dortmund II (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2004), Borussia Mönchengladbach II (from 1 July 2004), caretaker manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach (27 October 2004 – 1 November 2004), manager of the senior squad (18 April 2005 – 16 May 2006), Al-Wahda FC (5 August 2006 – 11 October 2006), and Ingolstadt 04 (27 April 2009 – 10 November 2009).
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