Matthias Herget

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.

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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)

Origin

Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias%20Herget
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695291

Tags

• Saxony
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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