Holger Osieck

Holger Osieck
Personal information
Full name Holger Osieck
Date of birth (1948-08-31) 31 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Duisburg, Allied-occupied Germany
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958–1965 FC Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Eintracht Gelsenkirchen
1970–1972 SSV Hagen
1972–1976 1. FC Mülheim 55 (11)
1976 1. FC Bocholt
1977 Vancouver Whitecaps 21 (2)
1978 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Managerial career
1978–1979 Canada (assistant)
1979–1987 West Germany (youth)
1987–1990 West Germany (assistant)
1990 FC Schalke 04 (youth)
1990–1991 Olympique Marseille (assistant)
1991–1992 VfL Bochum
1993–1994 Fenerbahçe
1995–1996 Urawa Red Diamonds
1997–1998 Kocaelispor
1998–2003 Canada
2007–2008 Urawa Red Diamonds
2010–2013 Australia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Canada (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2000
Representing  Australia (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Holger Osieck (born 31 August 1948) is a German football manager who last managed the Australia national team.[1] Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J. League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of the West Germany national football team when they won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also led Canada in winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2]

  1. ^ "Holger Osieck" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Holger Osieck: "Canada can still go a long way"". FIFA. 4 May 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2010.