Ottmar Hitzfeld date of birth:
January 12, 1949
How old is Ottmar Hitzfeld?
77
Where was Ottmar Hitzfeld born?
Lörrach, Baden, West Germany
How tall is Ottmar Hitzfeld?
5' 9" (175 cm)
Short Biography
Ottmar Hitzfeld (born 12 January 1949 in Lörrach, Baden) is a German former football player (striker) and retired manager, nicknamed der General (“the general”), and “Gottmar Hitzfeld” (a pun on Gott, which is the German word for “god”). He has accumulated a total of 18 major titles, mostly in his tenures with Grasshopper Club Zürich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. A trained mathematician and sports teacher, Hitzfeld is one of the most successful coaches of German and international football. He has been elected “World Coach of the Year” twice; he is one of only five managers to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League with two different clubs, along with Ernst Happel, José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti.