1. Dieter Hecking played for Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig as a midfielder.
22 Facts About Dieter Hecking
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Dieter Hecking returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs.
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On 1 July 2000, Hecking moved into management as he took over as manager at Regionalliga Nord outfit SC Verl.
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Dieter Hecking achieved a solid job in the remaining games, leaving the club in third place, just one short of promotion.
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Dieter Hecking led the club to the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated by eventual double winners SV Werder Bremen after extra-time.
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Dieter Hecking rejected the club's offer to stay and he left the club on 25 May 2004.
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Dieter Hecking's time guiding Alemannia Aachen in the top flight was short.
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Alemannia Aachen were in 14th place when Dieter Hecking left the club.
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Dieter Hecking became manager on 7 September 2006, officially taking the manager's job with immediate effect on 7 September 2006.
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Dieter Hecking recovered Hannover from a dismal start that left them bottom at the time of his arrival.
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Dieter Hecking used a clause in his contract to leave the club.
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Nurnberg were in 14th place when Dieter Hecking left the club.
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Dieter Hecking finished with a record of 42 wins, 23 draws, and 47 losses in 112 matches.
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Dieter Hecking was then voted Football Manager of the Year for 2015, while Wolfsburg's star player Kevin De Bruyne won the Footballer of the Year award.
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Dieter Hecking was praised for developing De Bruyne and Wolfsburg's other key players Bas Dost and Ricardo Rodriguez.
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Dieter Hecking finished with a record of 81 wins, 41 draws, and 43 losses in 165 matches.
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On 21 December 2016, Dieter Hecking was appointed as the new head coach by Borussia Monchengladbach on a contract until 2019, with the short-term goal of ensuring the club's Bundesliga survival.
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Dieter Hecking finished with a record of 43 wins, 23 draws, and 32 losses.
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On 29 May 2019, Dieter Hecking signed a one-year contract to be the new manager of Hamburger SV, replacing Hannes Wolf.
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Dieter Hecking departed by mutual consent on 4 July 2020, after failing to achieve the target of promotion to the Bundesliga.
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Dieter Hecking finished with a record of 14 wins, 13 draws, and nine losses.
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Dieter Hecking was named head coach of VfL Bochum in November 2024.