Jupp Derwall

Jupp Derwall
Derwall in 2007
Personal information
Full name Josef Derwall
Date of birth 10 March 1927
Place of birth Würselen, Weimar Republic
Date of death 26 June 2007(2007-06-26) (aged 80)
Place of death Sankt Ingbert, Germany[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1938–1943 Rhenania Würselen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1945 Rhenania Würselen
1945–1946 BV Cloppenburg
1946–1949 Rhenania Würselen
1949–1953 Alemannia Aachen 109 (41)
1953–1959 Fortuna Düsseldorf 110 (47)
1959–1961 Biel-Bienne 40 (26)
1961–1962 Schaffhausen 24 (8)
International career
1954 West Germany 2 (0)
Managerial career
1959–1961 Biel-Bienne
1961–1962 Schaffhausen
1962–1963 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1965 1. FC Saarbrücken
1970–1978 West Germany (assistant manager)
1978–1984 West Germany
1984–1987 Galatasaray
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  West Germany (as manager)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1980
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef "Jupp" Derwall (10 March 1927 – 26 June 2007) was a German professional football manager and player. He was head coach of the West Germany national team between 1978 and 1984, winning the UEFA Euro 1980 and reaching the final of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Derwall's hairdo provided the basis for his nickname "Chieftain Silver Curl" (Häuptling Silberlocke).[3]

  1. ^ Goldstein, Richard (29 June 2007). "Jupp Derwall, Former Coach of West German Soccer Team, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Richard (29 June 2007). "Jupp Derwall, Former Coach of West German Soccer Team, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ Childs, David (28 September 2007). "Obituaries: Jupp Derwall". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2014.