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My Take
Armin Veh's story is the kind I find genuinely compelling: a former player who became a manager and then, in 2007, led VfB Stuttgart to a Bundesliga title and was named German Manager of the Year. He came agonizingly close to a domestic double, losing the DFB-Pokal final in extra time, and that mix of triumph and heartbreak is what makes a coaching career feel human to me. Later years steering Eintracht Frankfurt cemented him as a tough, grounded operator who earned trust on the touchline rather than through flash. I respect managers who carry both their glory and their setbacks without ever pretending the losses didn't sting.
Overview
Armin Veh (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈfeː]; born 1 February 1961) is a German football manager and former player who last managed Eintracht Frankfurt. He won the German championship with Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart in 2007. Veh and his team also had the chance to win "the double" by winning the DFB-Pokal on 26 May 2007 in Berlin, but lost 3–2 in extra time against 1. FC Nürnberg.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Armin Veh
- Name (Japanese)
- アルミン・フェー
- Reading
- あるみん・ふぇー
- Born
- February 1, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Augsburg, Swabia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Football Manager of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.