Hans-Dieter Flick Biography

Hans-Dieter Flick, born 24 February 1965 in Heidelberg, is a former German football player and current professional football coach. He played 148 games in the Bundesliga for FC Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln in his playing days. Flick's greatest successes in his playing career were winning the German championship in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990 and the DFB Cup in 1986, both with FC Bayern.

Flick had to retire from playing football at the age of 28 because of serious knee injuries. Nevertheless, he never completely gave up the sport. Among other things, he completed a course to become a football coach, which he finished as the best in his class in 2003.

After his retirement from football, Flick began a coaching career. Following starts at FC Victoria Bammental,

and FC Red Bull Salzburg, he spent around 8 years as assistant to national coach Joachim Löw, together with whom he became world champion at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

There followed stints working for the German Football Association (DFB) and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim as an official before Flick made his return to the coaching profession in the summer of 2019 at FC Bayern Munich as Niko Kovač's assistant coach.

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At the beginning of November 2019, Flick was appointed head coach of FC Bayern, with whom he went on to become the second coach in football history (after Pep Guardiola in 2009 with FC Barcelona) to win the sextuple of the league, national cup, Champions League, national Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, before adding another league title in 2021. Following his time with Bayern Munich, Flick will become the national coach at the DFB as the successor to Joachim Löw.

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Hans-Dieter Flick Bio

• Full Name: Hans-Dieter Flick

• Nickname: N/A

• Profession: Professional Footballer

Hans-Dieter Flick Physical Stats

• Weight: 71 Kg

• Height: 1.77 m

• Eye Color: Blue

• Hair Color: Brown

Hans-Dieter Flick Football Information

• Position: Midfielder

• Jersey Number: 7

• Professional Debut: 1983

Hans-Dieter Flick Date of Birth and Personal Info

• Date of Birth: 24 February 1965

• Birth Place: Heidelberg, West Germany

• Zodiac Sign: Pisces

• Nationality: German

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Hans-Dieter Flick Early Life

In 1971, Hansi Flick started his career at the age of six with BSC Mückenloch. There he played for five years before switching to SpVgg Neckargmünd. The 16-year-old then moved from there to the junior team of SV Sandhausen.

In Sandhausen, Hansi Flick made his first step into the professional arena at the age of 17 and played in their first team. Despite being in the fourth division, the team was managed under professional conditions. For the Sandhausen side, Hansi Flick played 69 times and scored eight goals.

The 20-year-old midfielder came to the attention of record champions

in 1985. His move to Munich probably wasn't a mistake, both for him and for the Bavarians. In five years with the Bayern Munich team, Hansi Flick played more than 100 games in the Bundesliga. He was German champion four times with Bayern.

Hansi Flick also enjoyed success outside the Bundesliga with the Munich team. He won the Cup once and the Supercup once. In 1987, reaching the final of the UEFA European Champions Cup proved to be his greatest international success with FC Bayern Munich.

Following his departure from FC Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Köln. When it was clear that he would no longer be able to gain a foothold in Munich, Hansi Flick moved to 1. FC Köln after the 1989/90 season. There he was under contract from 1990 to 1993. Hansi Flick only played 44 times for the Goats and scored only one goal.

He was also unsuccessful in the DFB Cup with the Cathedral City team. While he did reach the cup final of the 1990/91 season with 1. FC Köln, he was only played two times in the preliminary round.

Nevertheless, many and lengthy injuries forced Hansi Flick to retire from playing football. He finished his journey as a professional footballer at the age of only 28 and returned to his hometown.

From 1994 to 1996, Hansi Flick played for FC Victoria Bammental, where he subsequently began his career as a coach in 1996. Both as player and coach, his records prove that he was a successful player.

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German National Team

In 1983, Hansi Flick made appearances for the U18 national team as well.  These included the two qualifying matches for the European Championship on 15 May in Bolton against Sweden and on 17 May in Liverpool against

. After that, he was no longer called up for the national team.

Hans-Dieter Flick Profile

In 2000, Dietmar Hopp brought Flick to join neighbouring club TSG Hoffenheim. In the following years, he enjoyed great success with the Kraichgau club. He was promoted to the then third-class Regionalliga Süd in his very first season.

In 2003, Hansi Flick received his coaching license at the Sports University in Cologne. He established TSG Hoffenheim in the Regionalliga Süd. He made history with the Kraichgau club in the DFB Cup in the 2003/04 season. The team sensationally beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Round of 16 in December 2003. The final match was against VfB Lübeck in the quarter-finals.

The expectations in Hoffenheim were rising. Dietmar Hopp, the club's owner, was determined to lead 'his' TSG into professional football. On 20 November 2005, Flick was forced to leave the club. He was appointed assistant coach to Giovanni Trapattoni at FC Red Bull

in

on 1 July 2006. However, this contract did not last long.

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Change to the DFB - assistant coach under Joachim Löw

During the summer of 2006, Hansi Flick got a call that would change his career forever. When Jürgen Klinsmann resigned as national coach of the German Football Association (DFB), the former assistant coach Joachim Löw took over. Löw, who was formerly coach of

, brought Flick on board as an assistant to his coaching staff. The Heidelberg-born coach assumed the post of DFB assistant coach on 1 September.

In the following years, Flick was rarely seen in public, but he celebrated great successes together with Löw. At the 2008 European Championship, the German national team only lost to Spain in the final. During the quarter-final victory against

, Flick was on the sidelines, as Löw had been suspended by UEFA.

Joachim Löw and Hansi Flick brought the Germany Football Association (DFB) to a successful era. In 2010, the young team finished third in the World Cup, and in 2012 they were knocked out in the semi-finals of the European Championship. The biggest coup followed two years later. At the World Cup in

, the German national team won the World Cup title. While Flick was ''only'' an assistant coach, he was instrumental in the team's success at the 2014 World Cup.

For example, he is said to have worked hard in training to focus on standing situations, something that paid off in the quarter-final against France. Many players also hold the former Bayern professional in high esteem. When the World Cup ended, Hansi Flick received a ceremonial welcome in his home town of Bammental.

Sports Director at the DFB and Hoffenheim

After the

title, Flick temporarily put his coaching career on hold and became an official. He was appointed sports director at the German Football Association (DFB) on 1 September 2014. In early 2017, he resigned from his post at his own request. Just a few months later, Flick was back at TSG Hoffenheim. However, this time as sports director. However, his second term at TSG was not a successful one.

Although he signed a five-year contract, the collaboration was soon terminated in February 2018. There is speculation that there were internal disagreements regarding Flick's specific task. The brief tenure as sports director goes down as a misunderstanding in Flick's resume. "It was not an easy time, but I don't want to regret it. It is part of my resume. I am completely at peace with it. I think it's my destiny to be a coach," Flick said in February 2020.

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Return to FC Bayern Munich

Hansi Flick would then return to FC Bayern Munich in the summer of 2019 - namely as the assistant coach of Niko Kovac, who clinched the double with the Munich side the season before but has nevertheless repeatedly faced criticism. "I'm looking forward to the job, to working with players again, and to working with Niko. When the request came, I didn't have to think twice. Bayern Munich is a club close to my heart, a top address," explained Flick.

Following FC Bayern's significant loss to

at the beginning of November, coach Niko Kovac was forced to leave. At first, Flick temporarily replaced Kovac as a coach, but he managed to win four games in a row and put the club, which was used to success, back on track. As a result, Hansi Flick, who celebrated a decisive 4:0 victory over Borussia Dortmund, was given the right to stay on as FC Bayern coach until the end of the season.

Coach of FC Bayern Munich

In his role as Bayern coach, Flick had already faced his ex-club Hoffenheim twice. In the DFB Cup, Bayern won 4:3, and a few weeks later they faced each other again in the

. Bayern was already leading 6:0 when Bayern fans showed hate posters against Dietmar Hopp and interrupted the game twice. Flick, who was familiar with Hopp from his time in Hoffenheim, took a clear stance.

"The sporting performance of my team was ultimately spoiled by our own fans, by people who should normally stand by the club, with an action that I cannot approve of," said Flick, who called for a tougher crackdown: "The kick-off has been made, now the people responsible must see that they draw the right conclusions and pull together."

Contract extension at FC Bayern

FC Bayern Munich announced on 3 April 2020 that they are extending the contract with coach Hansi Flick, which was due to expire after the season, until 30 June 2023. "Together we have set the direction for the coming years. I am sure that we can achieve a lot together," said Flick after signing the contract.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of the board of FC Bayern, expressed his hope for long cooperation. "FC Bayern trusts Hansi Flick and we are convinced that we will continue to achieve our goals with him in the future," Rummenigge said.

At the beginning of April 2020, Flick and FC Bayern agreed to extend his contract until mid-2023. As a result, Flick became the first coach at Bayern to win 22 of his first 25 competitive matches (Guardiola won 21 of the first 25). He and his team each set new records in German professional football with 32 unbeaten games in a row (of which 31 were victories) as well as 23 consecutive competitive match victories.

With FC Bayern Munich, he won the 30th German league title before the end of the last match. In July 2020, this was followed by victory in the DFB Cup final following a win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In August 2020, the

final in Lisbon was next. After defeating FC Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-finals, the team progressed to the final through Olympique Lyon, where they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the final to win the treble for the second time after 2013.

Flick was voted Football Coach of the Year a few days later. After the season, the coach similarly had no influence on the transfers of former star player Thiago and backup keeper Sven Ulreich, both of which further affected his relationship with Salihamidžić.

In September 2020, Bayern Munich won the UEFA Super Cup and the DFL Super Cup under Flick. In October, Flick was named UEFA's European Coach of the Year, becoming the first recipient of the newly created award. In February 2021, Flick followed that up by winning the Club World Cup, which was moved from its original December date to February 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The sextuple had previously only been won by Pep Guardiola with

in 2009.

Disagreements with sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić kept coming up during the 2020/21 season. It was revealed in March 2021 that Flick had said "Now shut the fuck up!" to Salihamidžić while on a bus ride, for which he publicly offered an apology. At the same time, from the beginning of March 2021, Flick was publicly considered as the successor to national coach Joachim Löw after he announced his intention to step down from his post after the 2021 European Championship.

Following the quarter-final elimination in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain - FC Bayern had already been defeated by second-division team Holstein Kiel in the second round of the DFB Cup - in an interview with Sky after the next Bundesliga game on matchday 29, Flick declared that he had told the club that he wanted to terminate his contract, which was due to expire on 30 June 2023, after the end of the season.

The board of FC Bayern Munich expressed their disapproval of Flick's one-sided approach. Furthermore, club executives were critical of their coach's independently making contact with potential players of his choice, the inadequate inclusion of young players in their eyes, or the higher susceptibility to conceding goals compared to previous years.

On the other hand, Flick had problems with the club's transfer policy again, on this occasion due to the departure of long-serving defenders David Alaba and Jérôme Boateng, which was already fixed before the end of the season. Ten days following the Sky interview, FC Bayern also revealed that they had reached an agreement with Flick to terminate their contract by the end of the season upon the signing of Julian Nagelsmann. On Matchday 32, the club had won the Bundesliga title, its seventh title in around a year and a half under Flick.

Germany National Team Coach

Hansi Flick signed a contract with the German Football Association (DFB) on Tuesday 25 May 2021 until 2024. As a result, Flick will coach the German team at its home European Championship in 2024, as has been officially announced. For the 56-year-old, by the way, it is a return to old places of work, as Flick was already Löw's assistant from 2006 to 2014.

"Everything went surprisingly quickly for me with the signing, of course, but I am very happy to be able to work as the national coach from the autumn onwards. I have just finished the season, and the two years at Bayern Munich are still having a strong effect on me.” Said Flick after signing the contract.

Both the team spirit and the attitude of the players were outstanding, and I'm taking a lot of things with me that will continue to shape my work. The anticipation I have is huge, as I see the class of the players, especially the young players in

. So we have every reason to approach the upcoming tournaments, for example, the home European Championship in 2024, with optimism." He added.

Flick’s first appearance as national coach will be on September 2, 2021, when they will play against Lichtenstein in their qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Stay tuned as we are going to share some information about his coaching style in this section of Hans-Dieter Flick biography.

Style of Play

Flick noticeably improved his team in all phases of the game within a very short period of time during his time with Bayern. In addition, his team was less dependent on individual class, as was the case under Ancelotti or Kovac. His team also no longer was a one-dimensional possession team, instead, they tried to dominate all phases of the game.

In addition, the individual skills of the players greatly suited the coach's style of play. He combines technique, reliability, and intelligence, resistance to pressing, running and versatility. The entire system is so balanced that there is no longer any dependence on individual players.

Hans-Dieter Flick's tactical competence, coupled with his calmness, reputation and authority make him one of the greatest coaches of his time.

Reception

Looking at the achievements he got as the manager of Bayern Munich, shows how a great football coach Hansi Flick is and that is why many football pundits and fans consider him to be amongst one of the greatest football coaches of his generation and one of the best German coaches ever.

Hans-Dieter Flick outside Football

For over two decades, Hansi Flick ran the sports shop "Hansi Flick Sport und Freizeit" in Bammental. Flick, who is about to become Germany national team coach, opened the shop in 1995 after his career ended. Flick's wife Silke and daughter Kathrin were also involved in the business, which closed in 2017 after 22 years.

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Family, Children, and Relationships

Flick lives with his wife Silke, with whom he has been married for over 30 years, in Bammental in the Kurpfalz region. In 2015, he was named the youngest honorary citizen there and even ran his own sports shop until 2017.

The football coach is the father of two daughters - Kathrin and Hannah. His older daughter even has a very famous godfather: Lothar Matthaus. Flick is also a grandfather of two (as of November 2019).

Hansi Flick is a down-to-earth man. This is also reflected in his education actually. After graduating from technical college, he apprenticed as a bank clerk.

Flick's parenting has always been guided by an Indian proverb: "When children are small, give them roots. When they are big, give them wings."

Philanthropy

Hansi Flick always participates in charity events and has contributed to many philanthropy projects. As an example, Flick is one of the supporters of the We Kick Corona foundation that was founded by two German national team players Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich. Because of the Corona crisis, the foundation helps social and charitable institutions.

Legal Issues

In February 2021, in a Bundesliga post-match press conference, Hansi Flick stated that he is taking legal action against an AfD politician. This was because of a statement made by the Bayern coach, which the member of the Bundestag had exploited to stir up public opinion on the internet.

The Munich daily newspaper "tz" reported this. The politician in question was Johannes Huber. Flick was seeking a temporary restraining order. Huber had used a statement Flick had made towards the SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach. At the press conference before the last Bundesliga match against Arminia Bielefeld (3:3), Flick had said: "You can't hear the so-called experts anymore." This was about the subject of Corona.

This statement was then used by Huber in an abbreviated form in a social media post to stir up public opinion against Lauterbach.

Hans-Dieter Flick Career Statistics

In this section of Hans-Dieter Flick biography, we will take a look at his career stats both on the club and international level.

Club

In a playing career that ended early for Hansi Flick because of numerous injuries, Hans-Dieter Flick has played a total of 194 matches in all competitions, including DFB-Pokal, Bundesliga, European Cup and others for SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln, During these matches, he managed to score 10 goals and give 4 assists to his teammates.

He also played for Victoria Bammental between 1994 and 2000. He was also the manager of the team since 1996.

International

Hans-Dieter Flick was called up to the German U18 national team during his career and managed to play two matches for them. However, he never got called up to represent the senior national team.

Managerial

In a total of 404 matches in charge of Victoria Bammental, 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, Hansi Flick has managed to win on 202 occasions, while his teams have drawn 88 matches and lost 114 matches, thus earning him a win ratio of 50 percent. However, his spell as the coach of Bavarians was more successful as he managed to have a win ratio of 81.40 percent.

Hans-Dieter Flick Honors

As a player, the German coach has won many titles while he was a Bayern player, including Bundesliga (four times) DFB Pokal, DFB-Supercup and finished as runner-up in European Cup. He was also DFB-Pokal runner-up with 1. FC Köln in 1990-91 season.

His list of awards and titles as a manager is more comprehensive as he has won 2014 FIFA World as Germany assistant coach, and the Bundesliga (two times), DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Champions League,

and FIFA Club World Cup as Bayern’s head coach.

His notable individual awards and titles include 2019-20 UEFA Men's Coach of the Year, 2020 IFFHS World's Best Club Coach, 2020 World Soccer Men's Manager of the Year, 2020 Globe Soccer Best Coach of the Year, 2020 German Football Manager of the Year and the 2019-20 VDV Bundesliga Coach of the Season.

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