Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional football coach and former player. He is the currently head coach for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[2]
 Hoeneß managing VfB Stuttgart in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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.
Playing career
editIn 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]
Managerial career
editBayern Munich II
editHoeneß 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]
Hoffenheim
editOn 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]
Stuttgart
editIn 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]
Personal life
editSebastian 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]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 75 | 43 | 14 | 18 | 162 | 97 | +65 | 57.33 | |
| Total | 194 | 93 | 43 | 58 | 381 | 290 | +91 | 47.94 | — | ||
Honours
editManager
editClub
editBayern Munich II
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sebastian Hoeness". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Sebastian Hoeneß at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß: Who is the young German coach who led the Bayern Munich reserves to the Third Division title?". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Sebastian Hoeneß at kicker (in German)
- ^ a b Wolff, Julien (25 October 2017). "Was Sebastian Hoeneß in seiner Leipzig-Zeit über RB lernte" [What Sebastian Hoeneß learned about RB in his Leipzig time]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Seitz rückt auf, Hoeneß übernimmt Amateure" [Seitz moves up, Hoeneß takes over amateurs]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Kühlwetter ärgert Bayern – München II dennoch Meister" [Kühlwetter annoys Bayern – Munich II champions]. kicker (in German). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Wriedt ist 'Spieler der Saison' – Hoeneß gewinnt Trainer-Wahl" [Wriedt is "player of the season" – Hoeneß wins manager vote]. German Football Association (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß neuer Cheftrainer der TSG Hoffenheim" [Sebastian Hoeneß new head coach of TSG Hoffenheim]. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim and coach Sebastian Hoeness to part ways". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß replaces Bruno Labbadia" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart retain Bundesliga status at Hamburg's expense". Bundesliga. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß signs VfB extension". VfB Stuttgart. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "VfB's Champions League spot confirmed". VfB Stuttgart. 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Bayern München II » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
edit- Sebastian Hoeneß playing career at DFB (also available in German)
- Sebastian Hoeneß managerial career at DFB (also available in German)
- Sebastian Hoeneß at Soccerway