Key Figures — Hertha BSC
Jürgen Röber: Hertha’s second-longest-serving coach.
The Greats
Jürgen Röber: Hertha’s second-longest-serving coach. From 19...
Jürgen Röber: Hertha’s second-longest-serving coach.
Jürgen Röber: Hertha’s second-longest-serving coach. From 1996 until his dismissal in 2002 he led the Berliners successfully from the shadowlands of the second division back onto the international stage. When Röber took over the Old Lady, the club was in free fall toward the third tier.
By season’s end he kept Hertha up in 14th place. One year later the club finished third and won promotion. In 1999, in only their second Bundesliga season back, Röber even guided Berlin into the Champions League.
Michael Preetz: with 93 goals in 227 league
Michael Preetz: with 93 goals in 227 league games, the striker was still Hertha’s all-time leading scorer as of December 2019.
games, the striker was still Hertha’s all-time leading scorer as of December 2019. His goals were a major factor in the club’s rise between 1996 and 2003. Later he moved into management and from 2009 succeeded Dieter Hoeneß as sporting director. His first year as manager ended in relegation, yet president Werner Gegenbauer stuck with him – a sign of the credit he enjoyed in the club.
Club Legends
Erich ‘Ete’ Beer: ‘Hertha is my club, Hertha
Erich ‘Ete’ Beer: ‘Hertha is my club, Hertha will always be in my heart, I am a Herthaner,’ the midfielder once said proudly.
will always be in my heart, I am a Herthaner,’ the midfielder once said proudly. Reporters called him ‘the Berlin Beer,’ though he was actually from Franconia. The 1976 European Championship runner-up played for Hertha from 1971 to 1979, scored 83 Bundesliga goals in 253 appearances and remains one of the most beloved players the club has ever had.
Pál Dárdai: with 286 appearances, the Hungarian was
Pál Dárdai: with 286 appearances, the Hungarian was Hertha’s Bundesliga record player as of December 2019.
Hertha’s Bundesliga record player as of December 2019. He won promotion with the club in 1997 and stayed as a professional until 2011, a rare loyalty that made him an icon. As a coach he took over the first team in February 2015 with the club in 17th place, kept Hertha up and later led them into the Europa League qualification rounds and group stage.
Unforgotten
Hanne Sobek: Johannes ‘Hanne’ Sobek, born March 18,
Hanne Sobek: Johannes ‘Hanne’ Sobek, born March 18, 1900 and dead February 17, 1989, was Hertha BSC’s first great football star.
1900 and dead February 17, 1989, was Hertha BSC’s first great football star. He was the head of the Hertha side that reached six straight German finals and won two of them. He also later coached the club and briefly served as emergency chairman in 1965, though he could not prevent the forced drop from the Bundesliga.
Lorenz Horr: thanks to his goals, Hertha finished
Lorenz Horr: thanks to his goals, Hertha finished third in 1970 and 1971 and runners-up in 1975.
third in 1970 and 1971 and runners-up in 1975. Known for his unique duels, slipping between defenders without losing the ball, Horr remains a Hertha icon. The attacker from Alsenborn also developed a very special shielding technique using his backside to protect the ball.