Johann Heinrich Herberger (9 November 1919 – June 2002) was a German football coach and former player.[1]

John Herberger
Personal information
Full name Johann Heinrich Herberger
Date of birth (1919-11-09)9 November 1919
Place of birth Wiesental, Germany
Date of death June 2002(2002-06-00) (aged 82)
Place of death Altbach, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1936 FV 1912 Wiesental
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1940 Karlsruher FC Phönix
1939–1940 Eintracht Frankfurt
1940–1941 CSC 03 Kassel
1942 Blau Weiß 90 Berlin
1943 FV Saarbrücken
1943–1945 1. FC Nürnberg
1945–1946 FC Bayern Munich
1946 FV Saarbrücken
1946–1947 Karlsruher FV
1947–1949 VfB Stuttgart
1948–1953 Stuttgarter Kickers
Managerial career
New York Hakoah
1954 SC Geislingen/Steige
1956–1964 1st German Sport Club Brooklyn
1960 Junior All-Stars New York
1964 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for FV 1912 Wiesental, Karlsruher FC Phönix (1936–1940), Eintracht Frankfurt (1939–40), CSC 03 Kassel (01/40–1941), Blau Weiß 90 Berlin (01/42–10/42), FV Saarbrücken (01/43–06/43), 1. FC Nürnberg (07/43–1945), FC Bayern Munich (1945–46), FV Saarbrücken (1946), Karlsruher FV (1946–1947), VfB Stuttgart (1947–1949) and Stuttgarter Kickers (1948–1953).

After he ended his career, he went on to become a coach. He coached New York Hakoah in the American Soccer League (the team also competed in the International Soccer League). He also trained SC Geislingen/Steige (Germany, 1954), 1st German Sport Club Brooklyn (1956–1964), the Junior All-Stars New York (1960), and the team of the German-American Soccer association. During his time in the U.S. he has been called "John" instead of "Johann".

Herberger coached the United States men's national soccer team for one game in 1964.[2]

Herberger is related to Sepp Herberger who won the 1954 World Cup, but not closely. His great-grandfather was the brother of Sepp Herberger's father.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biografie Johann Herberger - Ein Leben für den Fußball". karlsruher-fv1891.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ Jose, Colin, International Soccer League, National Soccer Hall of Fame, archived from the original on 9 January 2017, retrieved 17 April 2008
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