Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former footballer and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of South Korea. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Werder Bremen. A full international between 1988 and 2003, he won 103 caps and scored 26 goals for the Austria national team. He represented his country at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cups.

Club career Born in Vienna, Austria, Herzog started his career at local giants Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to city rivals First Vienna during 1987–88. That move proved to be successful and he was soon recalled to Rapid to start the 1988–89 season. He made his name at Rapid in the next years to secure a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at Bayern Munich where he won the 1996 UEFA Cup, beating Girondins de Bordeaux in a two-legged final.

After returning to Rapid in 2002, he decided to end his career with Major League Soccer franchise Los Angeles Galaxy in 2004. Under head coach, Sigi Schmid, Herzog played well but following a mid-season coaching change, he saw his playing time decrease and at the end of the season, Herzog announced his retirement from football on 10 November 2004.

A stylish attacking midfielder, Herzog was well known for his ability to score stunning free-kicks. He captained the Rapid Wien side and was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999.

International career Herzog made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, scoring one goal in the latter tournament, a spot kick against Italy. Herzog surpassed striker Anton Polster's appearances record for Austria in May 2002 when winning his 96th against Germany. His last international was an April 2003 friendly match against Scotland. He altogether earned 103 caps, scoring 26 goals, making him Austria's most capped player until Marko Arnautović overtook with his 104th Austria cap on 26 September 2022.

Managerial career On 23 January 2015, Herzog was named coach of USA's under 23s.

On 1 August 2018, Herzog was announced as coach of Israel's national team, a move which was divisive due to his last minute goal in the final game of the 2002 World Cup qualifier to deny Israel a place in the play-offs. Midfielder Eyal Berkovic said of the appointment, "Whoever made this decision needs urgent psychiatric attention, I can't think of any other explanation for the appointment. It's a huge disgrace." On 24 June 2020, he left his position after almost two years in charge, while Israel's Sports Director and Austrian colleague of his Willibald Ruttensteiner replaced him as Israel's head coach.

Personal life Andreas Herzog is married, has two sons and lives in Breitenfurt bei Wien.

His father is Anton "Burli" Herzog (born 1941), who played in the Austrian Bundesliga between 1961 and 1975 for clubs like Austria Wien, Wiener Sport-Club and Admira/Wacker Mödling. Herzog junior grew up with his family in Vienna-Meidling, where he attended Singrienergasse grammar school.

Career statistics

Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRapid Wien1986–87Austrian Bundesliga40401987–88Austrian Bundesliga50501988–89Austrian Bundesliga215201333681989–90Austrian Bundesliga15310601253481990–91Austrian Bundesliga19410201123361991–92Austrian Bundesliga2181233311Total852020100481314533–First Vienna1987–88Austrian Bundesliga 7373Werder Bremen1992–93Bundesliga331031302041111993–94Bundesliga3064280104381994–95Bundesliga31101030103610Total94268314011012729–Bayern Munich1995–96Bundesliga28272354Werder Bremen1996–97Bundesliga291530110033161997–98Bundesliga1842000002041998–99Bundesliga2733032003351999–00Bundesliga2765092004182000–01Bundesliga3221161003942001–02Bundesliga91002100112Total142311412170017739–Rapid Wien2001–02Austrian Bundesliga1211000001312002–03Austrian Bundesliga293100000303Total414200000434–Los Angeles Galaxy2004Major League Soccer274000010284Career total417872645296016555116–

International Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herzog goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Andi HerzogNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 2 November 1988 Praterstadion, Vienna 2–0 3–2 1990 World Cup qualifier2 3–03 11 April 1989 Bundesstadion, Graz 1–1 1–2 Friendly4 28 October 1992 Praterstadion, Vienna 1–0 5–2 1994 World Cup qualifier5 2–06 25 August 1993 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 3–0 3–0 1994 World Cup qualifier7 13 October 1993 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 1–2 1–4 1994 World Cup qualifier8 10 November 1993 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualifier9 29 March 1995 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg 1–0 5–0 Euro 1996 qualifier10 3–011 9 October 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm 1–0 1–0 1998 World Cup qualifier12 9 November 1996 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 2–1 2–1 1998 World Cup qualifier13 6 September 1997 Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna 1–0 1–0 1998 World Cup qualifier14 23 June 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 1–2 1–2 1998 World Cup15 10 March 1999 Espenmoos, St. Gallen 1–0 4–2 Friendly16 4–217 28 April 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium, Graz 6–0 7–0 Euro 2000 qualifier18 10 October 1999 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 3–1 3–1 Euro 2000 qualifier19 1 September 2000 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 1–1 5–1 Friendly20 28 March 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 2–1 2–1 2002 World Cup qualifier21 15 August 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 1–1 1–2 Friendly22 5 September 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 1–0 2–0 2002 World Cup qualifier23 2–024 27 October 2001 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualifier25 7 September 2002 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 1–0 2–0 Euro 2004 qualifier26 2–0

Honours Rapid Wien Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1986–87, 1987–88

Werder Bremen Bundesliga: 1992–93 DFB-Pokal: 1993–94, 1998–99 DFL-Supercup: 1993, 1994

Bayern Munich UEFA Cup: 1995–96

Individual Austrian Footballer of the Year: 1992 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1994–95

Managerial statistics

Team FromToRecordGWDLWin %Austria U-214 March 200931 December 2011United States U-2323 January 201522 November 2016Israel1 August 201824 June 2020Admira Wacker1 July 202130 June 2022Total

See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links Player profile and stats – Rapid Archive