Holger Osieck was born on 31 August 1948 and is a German football manager who last managed the Australia national team.
13 Facts About Holger Osieck
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Holger Osieck served as an assistant coach of the West Germany national football team when they won the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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Holger Osieck led Canada in winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Holger Osieck then managed VfL Bochum, Fenerbahce, the Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kocaelispor.
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Bochum were in last place when Holger Osieck left the club.
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Holger Osieck was manager of Urawa Red Diamonds between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1996.
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Holger Osieck was manager of Kocaelispor from 1 January 1997 to 30 June 1998.
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Holger Osieck landed the job of manager of the Canadian men's national soccer team in September 1998.
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Holger Osieck worked for FIFA between 2004 and 2006 as chief of their technical department.
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Under Holger Osieck, Urawa finished third in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
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On 11 August 2010, Holger Osieck was named as the head coach of the Australia, replacing Pim Verbeek, who stepped down as Australia's coach after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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On 18 June 2013, Holger Osieck precipitated a bout of conniptions from Australian talisman Tim Cahill and enraged Australian fans by substituting him in the 78th minute of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier against Iraq.
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Holger Osieck's decision was to be vindicated with the tactical substitution of Joshua Kennedy scoring the decisive goal in the 83rd minute and hoisting Australia to a third successive World Cup berth.