Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[2]

Sebastian Hoeneß
Hoeneß managing VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart (head coach)
Youth career
TSV Ottobrunn
TSV Grötzingen
0000–2000 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Hertha BSC II 101 (14)
2006–2007 TSG Hoffenheim 3 (0)
2006–2007 TSG Hoffenheim II 5 (0)
2007–2010 Hertha BSC II 63 (15)
Total 172 (29)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Bayern Munich II
2020–2022 TSG Hoffenheim
2023– VfB Stuttgart
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hoeneß played as an attacking midfielder, who spent the majority of his career with Hertha BSC II.

Upon becoming a manager, he spent two seasons in charge of TSG Hoffenheim before being appointed at Stuttgart in April 2023.

Playing career edit

In his youth, Hoeneß played for TSV Ottobrunn, TSV Grötzingen and VfB Stuttgart.[3] In his senior career, he played for Hertha BSC II and TSG Hoffenheim.[4] He ended his playing career in 2010.[5]

Managerial career edit

Bayern Munich II edit

Hoeneß began his managerial career with the Hertha Zehlendorf under-19 team from 2011 to 2013. He later coached the youth teams of RB Leipzig 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 reserve team, who were promoted in the previous season to the 3. Liga.[6] In his first season, Hoeneß led the team to win their first 3. Liga title,[7] and was awarded the league's manager of the season award.[8]

Hoffenheim edit

On 27 July 2020, Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim announced Hoeneß as their new manager for the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract until 30 June 2023.[9] After turning out 9th in the 2021–22 season, Hoffenheim and Hoeneß parted ways.[10]

Stuttgart edit

In April 2023, Hoeneß took over VfB Stuttgart.[11] Hoeneß led the club from the bottom of the table into the relegation play-offs of the 2022–23 Bundesliga, in which Stuttgart defeated Hamburg.[12] On 8 March 2024, Sebastian Hoeneß extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2027.[13] In the 2023–24 season, he led the club to the clinch a UEFA Champions League spot for the first time since 2009–10.[14]

Personal life edit

Sebastian Hoeneß is the son of former international Dieter Hoeneß, and the nephew of Uli Hoeneß, also a former international and the former president of Bayern Munich.[5]

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 4 May 2024
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Bayern Munich II 1 July 2019 27 July 2020 38 19 8 11 76 60 +16 050.00 [15]
TSG Hoffenheim 27 July 2020 17 May 2022 81 31 21 29 143 132 +11 038.27 [16]
VfB Stuttgart 3 April 2023 present 48 30 8 10 107 57 +50 062.50
Total 167 80 37 50 326 250 +76 047.90

Honours edit

Manager edit

Club edit

Bayern Munich II

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sebastian Hoeness". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ Sebastian Hoeneß at WorldFootball.net  
  3. ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß: Who is the young German coach who led the Bayern Munich reserves to the Third Division title?". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ Sebastian Hoeneß at kicker (in German)  
  5. ^ a b Wolff, Julien (25 October 2017). "Was Sebastian Hoeneß in seiner Leipzig-Zeit über RB lernte" [What Sebastian Hoeneß learned about RB in his Leipzig time]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Seitz rückt auf, Hoeneß übernimmt Amateure" [Seitz moves up, Hoeneß takes over amateurs]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Kühlwetter ärgert Bayern – München II dennoch Meister" [Kühlwetter annoys Bayern – Munich II champions]. kicker (in German). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Wriedt ist 'Spieler der Saison' – Hoeneß gewinnt Trainer-Wahl" [Wriedt is "player of the season" – Hoeneß wins manager vote]. German Football Association (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß neuer Cheftrainer der TSG Hoffenheim" [Sebastian Hoeneß new head coach of TSG Hoffenheim]. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ^ "TSG Hoffenheim and coach Sebastian Hoeness to part ways". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß replaces Bruno Labbadia" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. ^ "VfB Stuttgart retain Bundesliga status at Hamburg's expense". Bundesliga. 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Sebastian Hoeneß signs VfB extension". VfB Stuttgart. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "VfB's Champions League spot confirmed". VfB Stuttgart. 2 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Bayern München II » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  16. ^ "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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