Hans "Hennes" Weisweiler was a German professional football player and coach.
12 Facts About Hennes Weisweiler
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Between 1957 and 1970, at the German Sports Academy in Cologne, Hennes Weisweiler was responsible for the training of hundreds of coaches from all over the world.
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Hennes Weisweiler is most closely associated with the fortunes of Borussia Monchengladbach in the 1960s and 1970s and with 1.
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Hennes Weisweiler is famous for having developed the talents of many outstanding players, including Gunter Netzer, Berti Vogts, Jupp Heynckes, Rainer Bonhof, Allan Simonsen, Uli Stielike, Bernd Schuster, and Pierre Littbarski.
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FC Koln was founded in 1948, and Hennes Weisweiler was in the first ever line-up for the club.
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Hennes Weisweiler took over as manager of Borussia Monchengladbach in 1964.
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Hennes Weisweiler found a team with young local talent, such as the 19-year-old Gunter Netzer and Jupp Heynckes, as well as Bernd Rupp and Herbert Laumen, who later played for the national team.
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Hennes Weisweiler was succeeded by Udo Lattek, Lattek led Borussia to consecutive league titles the next two years, and to the European Cup final against Liverpool in 1977, largely with players assembled by Hennes Weisweiler.
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Hennes Weisweiler moved in the summer of 1975 to the Spanish top club Barcelona, replacing Rinus Michels, who returned to Holland after four years with the Catalans.
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From day one Cruyff and Hennes Weisweiler came into conflict.
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Hennes Weisweiler took over as manager of the New York Cosmos five games into the 1980 North American Soccer League season.
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Hennes Weisweiler died of a heart attack at his home in Aesch, Switzerland, near Zurich, on 5 July 1983.