Hermann Stessl (born 3 September 1940) is an Austrian former

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

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, Stessl played for

Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying s ...

, starting his first team career in 1957. Stessl coached

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Grazer AK, Austria Wien,

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

, Austria Salzburg and Boavista. With Austria Wien, he won four Austrian football championships in

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, 1986 and

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. With Austria, he also reached the

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of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78, losing 4–0 to Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht. He now runs a football academy, the ''Hermann Stessl Fußballschule''.

References

External links

Hermann Stessl football academy official site
* 1940 births Living people Footballers from Graz Austrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Grazer AK players Austrian football managers Grazer AK managers FK Austria Wien managers FC Porto managers FC Zürich managers Kapfenberger SV managers Racing de Santander managers AEK Athens F.C. managers SK Sturm Graz managers Vitória S.C. managers Boavista F.C. managers Austrian expatriate football managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Greece Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate football managers in Portugal Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Switzerland Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-footy-midfielder-stub