13 Facts About Jupp Derwall

Josef "Jupp" Derwall was a German professional football manager and player.

Jupp Derwall was head coach of the West Germany national team between 1978 and 1984, winning the UEFA Euro 1980 and reaching the final of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

In 1954, after the Herberger team won the FIFA World Cup, Jupp Derwall was called twice to play for West Germany.

Not yet retired, Jupp Derwall took up player-managing first in Switzerland with Biel-Bienne and Schaffhausen.

Jupp Derwall reached the cup final with Fortuna in 1962, losing to 1.

In 1970, Jupp Derwall was appointed as successor to Udo Lattek as the West German national team's assistant coach under the legendary Helmut Schon.

Jupp Derwall served as Schon's assistant until after the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

When Schon retired from managing, in light of the achievements in the tournament, Jupp Derwall was chosen to take his place as head coach of West Germany.

Notwithstanding this setback, Jupp Derwall remained a highly regarded manager and West Germany were still counted among the favourites for UEFA Euro 1984, but their performance in France was not impressive and Jupp Derwall's team were eliminated in the first round.

Jupp Derwall then shocked observers by turning down several job offers in the Bundesliga in favour of accepting the manager's position at Turkish club Galatasaray.

Jupp Derwall retired from managing with Galatasaray in 1987 after helping his club become league champions ; despite speculation that he might take over as head coach of the Turkey national team, he chose instead to return to Germany and enjoy his retirement, with the managerial position of the Turkey national team later went to Sepp Piontek, a German and one of Jupp Derwall's students.

Jupp Derwall died after a heart attack in Sankt Ingbert on 26 June 2007.

Jupp Derwall already had suffered a heart attack in 1991.