Horst Hrubesch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Horst Hrubesch
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1951(1951-04-17)
Age	73
Birthplace	Hamm
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Aries

Horst Hrubesch Biography

Horst Hrubesch is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 17, 1951 in Hamm, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany. Horst Hrubesch, German: [‘hoRst’Ru:beS]; born 17 April 1951. He is a former German football player and last manager of the German women’s team. Hrubesch was a West German football player who won three championships with Hamburger SV and the European Cup title in 1982. Hrubesch was a key player in the West Germany team’s 1982 World Cup final defeat to Italy. He was known as Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer (“the Header Beast”) because of his directing skills as a centre-forward.

After the 1983 season, Hrubesch moved to Standard Liege in Belgium. He returned to the Bundesliga after two years to play for Borussia Dortmund. In his one season, he played in approximately half of the club’s matches. He scored 136 goals in 224 Bundesliga games over the course of his career.

Hrubesch started his coaching career with Rot-Weiss Essen He was there between 1 July 1986 and 14 September 1987. His first match was a 2–0 loss against Rot- Weiß Oberhausen on 25 July 1986. He had won two of nine league matches and a first round exit from the cup before leaving the club. His final match was a 3–1 loss to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 13 September 1987. He won 16 of his 47 league matches. Hrubesch then took over VfL Wolfsburg for the 1988–89 season. In the cup, he had a draw and a loss. This includes a 1–1 draw and a 6–1 loss against to Eintracht Frankfurt. Hrubesch then took over Swarovski Tirol from 1 January 1992 to 30 June 1992. His first match was a 2–0 win against Austria Salzburg. Hrubesch took over at Hansa Rostock between 4 January 1993 and 26 June 1993. His first match was a 3–0 loss to Waldhof Mannheim on 6 February

1993. Hrubesch took over as head coach of Dynamo Dresden on 22 November 1994 and was there until 1 March 1995. He failed to win any of his five matches. His first match was a 1–1 draw against Karlsruher SC on 26 November 1994. Dynamo Dresden also lost a 2–1 to Bayern Munich, 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, 1–0 loss to Werder Bremen, and a 2–0 loss to VfL Bochum. Hrubesch was head coach of Austria Wien for the 1995–96 season. His first match was a 4–0 win against Vorwärts Steyr on 2 August 1995. Hrubesch was head coach of Samsunspor for the 1997–98 season. Samsunspor finished second in Group 6 of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, three points behind Hamburger SV. Their record was three wins and a loss. In the league, they finished with a record of 14 wins, seven draws, and 13 losses in 34 matches.

Hrubesch was head coach of Germany’s B team from 22 March 1999. He was appointed assistant coach of Germany’s A team on 8 May 2000. The coaching staff was reconstructed on 26 March 2002 with Uli Stielike becoming the new head coach of Germany’s B team. In 2008, Hrubesch won the European Championship with the Germany U–19 team. On 9 January 2009, Hrubesch was named interim coach of the Germany U–21 team. Rainer Adrion was unavailable to become the permanent head coach until the summer. In June 2009, he guided Germany to the final of the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championships where they defeated England Under 21s by 4–0. On 11 November 2009, it was announced that he will begin to work as U-19 coach of the DFB. He returned to the Germany U–21 team after Rainer Adrion was sacked on 21 June 2013.

Hrubesch is also known for scoring the winning penalty that defeated France in 1982 FIFA World Cup semifinal. This was after an epic match which ended 3-3 after extra time. Hrubesch was the one who led a cross from Klaus Fischer’s left wing to France, making it possible for his stunning overhead kick equalizer. Jimmy Magee, an Irish TV commentator, coined the nickname “The Monster” for Hrubesch during the shootout.

Horst Hrubesch Net Worth

Horst Hrubesch is one of the richest Association Football Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Horst Hrubesch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hrubesch was a player in small clubs from the age of 24 until he was signed to Rot-Weiss Essen. He was a good player there and was bought by Hamburger SV (HSV), in 1978. He quickly became one of the best forwards in the Bundesliga, and was called up to the West German national team. Hrubesch formed a partnership with Manfred Kaltz from HSV, a right-wingback, and his crosses Hrubesch often headed in or directed to his teammates for scoring opportunities. Hrubesch won three West German championships with Hamburg in 1979, 1982, and 1983. His team was second in the league standings twice in 1980 and 1982. He scored 96 goals in his club’s 159 matches.

Hrubesch, West Germany’s match-winning hero against Belgium in the UEFA Euro 1980 Final, scored two goals. The second was a trademark bullethead header in the 89th minute. The day was a day for redemption for Hrubesch, a big Hamburger SV centre forward. He had been unable to walk due to an ankle injury sustained in the previous European Champion Clubs Cup final loss to Nottingham Forest FC. Hrubesch was a latecomer to international football. He had been called up into the West Germany squad only after Klaus Fischer broke his leg. The game against Belgium was his fifth international appearance. Hrubesch would play 21 times for West Germany, scoring 6 goals. His last match was against Italy in the 1982 FIFA World Cup final.

Hrubesch won the European Cup in 1983, captaining the team to a 1–0 win against favourites Juventus in the final in Athens. Three years earlier he had been on the team, but was injured throughout most of the match, that lost the 1980 European Cup final against Nottingham Forest FC. Hamburg reached one other major European final while Hrubesch was on the team, losing the 1982 UEFA Cup final against IFK Göteborg.

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Horst Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Horst Hrubesch celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.