Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional

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coach and former player. He is the currently head coach for

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club

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

. Hoeneß played as an

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, who spent the majority of his career with

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. Upon becoming a manager, he spent two seasons in charge of

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...

before being appointed at Stuttgart in April 2023.

Playing career

In his youth, Hoeneß played for TSV Ottobrunn, TSV Grötzingen and

. In his senior career, he played for

and

. He ended his playing career in 2010.

Managerial career

Bayern Munich II

Hoeneß began his managerial career with the

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under-19 team from 2011 to 2013. He later coached the youth teams of

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from 2014 to 2017. Between 2017 and 2019, he coached the Bayern Munich under-19 team, before replacing Holger Seitz in 2019 as manager of the club's

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, who were promoted in the previous season to the

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. In his first season, Hoeneß led the team to win their first 3. Liga title, and was awarded the league's manager of the season award.

Hoffenheim

On 27 July 2020,

club TSG Hoffenheim announced Hoeneß as their new manager for the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract until 30 June 2023. After turning out 9th in the 2021–22 season, Hoffenheim and Hoeneß parted ways.

Stuttgart

In April 2023, Hoeneß took over VfB Stuttgart. Hoeneß led the club from the bottom of the table into the relegation play-offs of the

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, in which Stuttgart defeated

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. On 8 March 2024, Sebastian Hoeneß extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2027. In the 2023–24 season, he led the club to a

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berth for the first time since 2009–10 by finishing 2nd, the club's best performance since 2007. In March 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.

Personal life

Sebastian Hoeneß is the son of former

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Dieter Hoeneß Dieter Hoeneß (born 7 January 1953) is a German former professional football player and executive. A forward during his playing career, Hoeneß was primarily associated with Bayern Munich. After retiring, he remained involved in football, work ...

, and the nephew of

Uli Hoeneß Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (; born 5 January 1952) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a forward. He played for the West Germany at one World Cup and two European Championships, winning one tournament of each ...

, also a former international and the former president of

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Bayern Munich II *

: 2019–20 VfB Stuttgart *

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: 2024–25

Individual

Manager of the Season: 2020

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoeness, Sebastian 1982 births Living people Footballers from Munich German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hertha BSC II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players German football managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff FC Bayern Munich II managers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers VfB Stuttgart managers 3. Liga managers Bundesliga managers 21st-century German sportsmen