17 Facts About Berti Vogts

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Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Berti Vogts played for Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga his whole professional club career and won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1974.

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Berti Vogts later managed the national teams of Germany, Scotland, Nigeria and Azerbaijan.

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Berti Vogts was one of the key players, along with Rainer Bonhof, Herbert Wimmer, Uli Stielike, Allan Simonsen and Jupp Heynckes, during Borussia's golden years in the 1970s, when it won the Bundesliga five times, the German Cup once, and the UEFA Cup twice.

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Berti Vogts played in the 1977 European Cup Final defeat by Liverpool.

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Berti Vogts made 419 Bundesliga appearances for Monchengladbach, scoring 32 times, and appeared 64 times for the club in European competition, scoring eight goals.

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Berti Vogts remained with Monchengladbach, until he retired from playing in 1979.

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Berti Vogts played nine international boys' games for West Germany, made three appearances for the under 23s team, and has 96 senior caps, making him one of Germany's most capped players.

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Berti Vogts was captain for twenty of the senior games, scored one international goal and was a member of the German national team that won the 1974 World Cup.

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Berti Vogts was promoted to manager of Germany in August 1990, succeeding Franz Beckenbauer.

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Berti Vogts resigned his position with Kuwait in January 2002, after six months in the post, to assume a similar position with the Scotland national team.

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In qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004, Berti Vogts took Scotland to a play off place, finishing second in their group to Germany.

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The Scottish press became notably more hostile towards Berti Vogts following a series of defeats in friendly matches.

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Nine days after Berti Vogts resigned, Scotland dropped to a record low of 77th place in the FIFA World Rankings.

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In January 2007, Berti Vogts was appointed manager of Nigeria, and signed a four-year contract.

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In March 2014, Berti Vogts was appointed by Jurgen Klinsmann as a special advisor to the United States, for the 2014 World Cup.

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In March 2015, Berti Vogts was appointed by the United States national team as a technical advisor.