Photo: Michel-l-rohban / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Matthias Herget is exactly the kind of footballer I gravitate toward: the sweeper who quietly runs the whole back line. Twenty-six Bundesliga goals from a defender over eight seasons tells you he was no mere stopper, he read the game well enough to build attacks from deep. Captaining Uerdingen for years and earning 39 caps for West Germany, including a World Cup and a Euros, marks him as a leader trusted by the best. His move into coaching feels inevitable; minds like his never really leave the pitch. Unglamorous, indispensable, and admired most by people who actually understand defending.
Overview
Matthias Herget (born 14 November 1955) is a German former professional footballer who played as a sweeper. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 237 games and 26 goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Bayer Uerdingen, of which he was also a longtime captain. Herget gained 39 caps for West Germany, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthias Herget
- Name (Japanese)
- マティアス・ヘルゲット
- Reading
- まてぃあす・へるげっと
- Born
- November 14, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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.