Herbert Neumann (born 14 November 1953) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Neumann was born in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
. He played for
1. FC Köln
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,
Udinese Calcio
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,
Bologna
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,
Olympiacos Piraeus, and
FC Chiasso
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History
Between 1927 ...
. In the
Bundesliga
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Neumann scored 36 goals in 194 matches.
International career
In 1978 Neumann made his one international appearance for
West Germany national team.
Coaching career
After his professional career as a player, Neumann started to work as a football manager for
FC Zürich
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,
RSC Anderlecht
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,
Istanbulspor,
NAC Breda
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,
Vitesse, and
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...
.
References
External links
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Herbert Neumannat beijen.net
1953 births
Living people
Footballers from Cologne
German men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Germany men's international footballers
Germany men's B international footballers
German football managers
1. FC Köln players
Udinese Calcio players
Bologna FC 1909 players
Olympiacos F.C. players
FC Chiasso players
Bundesliga players
Serie A players
Super League Greece players
FC Chiasso managers
FC Zürich managers
VVV-Venlo managers
SBV Vitesse managers
R.S.C. Anderlecht managers
İstanbulspor managers
NAC Breda managers
West German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate football managers
West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
West German expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate football managers in Turkey
West German men's footballers
West German football managers
West German expatriate football managers
West German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
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