Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastian Hoeneß | ||
Date of birth | 12 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
TSV Ottobrunn | |||
TSV Grötzingen | |||
–1999 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
1999–2001 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2006 | Hertha BSC II | 101 | (14) |
2006–2007 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | (0) |
2006–2007 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 5 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Hertha BSC II | 63 | (15) |
Total | 172 | (29) | |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | Bayern Munich II | ||
2020–2022 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
2023– | VfB Stuttgart | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. [2]
Hoeneß played as an attacking midfielder, who spent the majority of his career with Hertha BSC II.
Upon becoming a manager, he spent two seasons in charge of TSG Hoffenheim before being appointed at Stuttgart in April 2023.
In his youth, Hoeneß played for TSV Ottobrunn, TSV Grötzingen and VfB Stuttgart. [3] In his senior career, he played for Hertha BSC II and TSG Hoffenheim. [4] He ended his playing career in 2010. [5]
Hoeneß began his managerial career with the Hertha Zehlendorf under-19 team from 2011 to 2013. He later coached the youth teams of RB Leipzig from 2014 to 2017. Between 2017 and 2019, he coached the Bayern Munich under-19 team, before replacing Holger Seitz in 2019 as manager of the club's reserve team, who were promoted in the previous season to the 3. Liga. [6] In his first season, Hoeneß led the team to win their first 3. Liga title, [7] and was awarded the league's manager of the season award. [8]
On 27 July 2020, Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim announced Hoeneß as their new manager for the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract until 30 June 2023. [9] After turning out 9th in the 2021–22 season, Hoffenheim and Hoeneß parted ways. [10]
In April 2023, Hoeneß took over VfB Stuttgart. [11] Hoeneß led the club from the bottom of the table into the relegation play-offs of the 2022–23 Bundesliga, in which Stuttgart defeated Hamburg. [12] On 8 March 2024, Sebastian Hoeneß extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2027. [13] In the 2023–24 season, he led the club to a UEFA Champions League berth for the first time since 2009–10 by finishing 2nd, the club's best performance since 2007. [14]
Sebastian Hoeneß is the son of former international Dieter Hoeneß, and the nephew of Uli Hoeneß, also a former international and the former president of Bayern Munich. [5]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
Bayern Munich II | 1 July 2019 | 27 July 2020 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 50.00 | [15] |
TSG Hoffenheim | 27 July 2020 | 17 May 2022 | 81 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 143 | 132 | +11 | 38.27 | [16] |
VfB Stuttgart | 3 April 2023 | present | 50 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 112 | 57 | +55 | 64.00 | |
Total | 169 | 82 | 37 | 50 | 331 | 250 | +81 | 48.52 | — |
Bayern Munich II