12 Facts About Andi Herzog

Andreas "Andi" Herzog was born on 10 September 1968 and is an Austrian former footballer and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of South Korea.

Andi Herzog represented his country at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cups.

Andi Herzog made his name at Rapid in the next years to secure a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at Bayern Munich where he won the 1996 UEFA Cup, beating Girondins de Bordeaux in a two-legged final.

Under head coach, Sigi Schmid, Andi Herzog played well but following a mid-season coaching change, he saw his playing time decrease and at the end of the season, Andi Herzog announced his retirement from football on 10 November 2004.

Andi Herzog captained the Rapid Wien side and was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999.

Andi Herzog made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, scoring one goal in the latter tournament, a spot kick against Italy.

Andi Herzog surpassed striker Anton Polster's appearances record for Austria in May 2002 when winning his 96th against Germany.

Andi Herzog's last international was an April 2003 friendly match against Scotland.

Andi Herzog altogether earned 103 caps, scoring 26 goals, making him Austria's most capped player until Marko Arnautovic overtook with his 104th Austria cap on 26 September 2022.

On 23 January 2015, Andi Herzog was named coach of USA's under 23s.

On 1 August 2018, Andi Herzog was announced as coach of Israel's national team, a move which was divisive due to his last minute strike to deny them a play off place in their 2002 World Cup qualifier.

Andreas Andi Herzog is married, has two sons and lives in Breitenfurt bei Wien.