Herbert Neumann (born 14 November 1953) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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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 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian fo ...

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, Olympiacos Piraeus, and

FC Chiasso FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in Chiasso. It was founded in 1905. Chiasso also played in the Italian first league between 1914 and 1923. The team currently play in 3. Liga, the seventh tier of Swiss football. History Between 1927 ...

. In the

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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 Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a professional football club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League thirteen times and the Swiss Cup ten times. ...

RSC Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Div ...

, Istanbulspor,

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

, 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 ...

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Herbert Neumann
at 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 {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub