Dieter Hecking

Dieter Hecking

Hecking in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Dieter-Klaus Hecking
Date of birth	(1964-09-12) 12 September 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	VfL Bochum (manager)
Youth career
	Westfalia Soest
	Soester SV
	Borussia Lippstadt
	1. FC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	(0)
1985–1990	Hessen Kassel	168	(63)
1990–1992	Waldhof Mannheim	54	(14)
1992–1994	VfB Leipzig	61	(1)
1994–1996	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus	71	(24)
1996–1999	Hannover 96	74	(22)
1999–2000	Eintracht Braunschweig	18	(5)
Total		452	(129)
International career
1985–1986	West Germany U21	12	(8)
Managerial career
2000–2001	SC Verl
2001–2004	VfB Lübeck
2004–2006	Alemannia Aachen
2006–2009	Hannover 96
2009–2012	1. FC Nürnberg
2012–2016	VfL Wolfsburg
2016–2019	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2019–2020	Hamburger SV
2023	1. FC Nürnberg
2024-	VfL Bochum
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dieter-Klaus Hecking (pronounced [ˈdiːtɐ ˈhɛkɪŋ]; born 12 September 1964) is a German football manager for VfL Bochum and former professional player. He played for Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig as a midfielder. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs.