Jupp Heynckes

German association football player and manager

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Rank in Germany
#194
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Age
81
Born 1945
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SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memori…
2020

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Updated 2026-06-08

One of four men to win the European Cup as both player and manager — except Heynckes lost his as a player and won two as a boss, including Bayern's 2013 treble in his second stint after being coaxed out of retirement.

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Born 9 May 1945, Josef Heynckes spent his playing peak as a striker in Borussia Mönchengladbach's golden run through the 1960s and '70s, collecting national championships, a DFB-Pokal, and a UEFA Cup as the club dominated German football. He remains the fourth-highest scorer in Bundesliga history with 220 goals. The 1977 European Cup final, Mönchengladbach's only appearance, ended in defeat to Liverpool. As a West Germany international he won UEFA Euro 1972 and the 1974 World Cup. He turned to management and proved sharper from the touchline: four Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and two C…

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