Herwig Drechsel (born 4 September 1973) is an Austrian retired professional association football player who played as a midfielder and current manager.
Herwig Drechsel
Herwig Drechsel (right) with his teammate Oliver Glasner
In his career he made over 350 Bundesliga appearances and was called up several times for the national team, but never played for them. In 2012, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of SV Ried, he was named "Player of the Century".[1]
Drechsel was active from 1995 to 2010 with a short break (1998/99 season at Grazer AK) for SV Ried and was always a top player as a midfielder and one of the top goal scorers as well as team captain from time to time. Drechsel, whose style of play was compared to that of a "classic ten", was also known for his free kicks, distance shots and his overview of the game. However, he did not make his debut in the Austrian Football Bundesliga for Ried, but for FC Linz. In May 2010, SV Ried announced that Herwig Drechsel's expiring contract would not be extended.[2] In June 2010 he signed a new contract with the Austrian Football Second League club SV Grödig, but after only one year in Grödig he ended his successful professional career in May 2011 at the age of 37 and switched to the upper Austrian league promoters SV Wallern.
Later and coaching careeredit
During his time at SV Wallern, from 2013 to 2015, Drechsel also functioned as the clubs sporting director.[3] In the summer 2015, he was appointed head coach of SV Ried's U16 team.[4] He left the position after two years.
After a six-month break, Drechsel was appointed head coach of SV HAKA Traun in the Upper Austrian District League East on 13 December 2017.[3] He resigned on 29 August 2018.[5] On 17 October 2018, he was then appointed head coach of SU Vortuna Bad Leonfelden.[6] He left the position at the end of the season.
In the summer 2019, Drechsel returned to SV Ried where he became the new head coach of the clubs reserve team, also known as Jungen Wikinger Ried.[7] He resigned at the end of the season due to personal reasons.[8]
Personal lifeedit
Drechsel is married and has two sons (Stephan and Tobias). His son Stephan also plays football.
Referencesedit
^Herwig Drechsel ist Rieder des Jahrhunderts, derstandard.at, 6 May 2012
^Eine Ära geht zu Ende: Ried verlängert Drechsel-Vertrag nicht, nachrichten.at, 3 May 2010
^ abNeue Aufgabe für Ried-Legende, laola1.at, 13 December 2017
^SV Ried 1912 - Herwig Drechsel wird ab 1. Juli U16-Trainer ..., facebook.com, 17 June 2015
^HAKA Traun-Trainer Herwig Drechsel ist zurückgetreten, meinbezirk.at, 29 August 2018
^FIX! Herwig Drechsel schwingt in Bad Leonfelden ab sofort das Trainerzepter, fussball-bad-leonfelden.at, 16 October 2018
^Herwig Drechsel neuer Trainer der Jungen Wikinger Ried!, ligaportal.at, 28 May 2019
^Emotionaler Abschied – Trainer Christian Heinle verlässt SV Grieskirchen Richtung Regionalliga, ligaportal.at, 12 June 2020
herwig, drechsel, born, september, 1973, austrian, retired, professional, association, football, player, played, midfielder, current, manager, right, with, teammate, oliver, glasnerpersonal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1973, september, 1973, place, birth. Herwig Drechsel born 4 September 1973 is an Austrian retired professional association football player who played as a midfielder and current manager Herwig DrechselHerwig Drechsel right with his teammate Oliver GlasnerPersonal informationFull nameHerwig DrechselDate of birth 1973 09 04 4 September 1973 age 50 Place of birthLinz AustriaHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Position s MidfielderYouth career1889 1993LinzSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1993 1994Linz16 1 1994 1998Ried99 18 1998 1999Grazer AK20 3 1999 2010Ried305 87 2010 2011SV Grodig32 10 2011 2014SV WallernManagerial career2013 2015SV Wallern sporting director 2015 2017Ried U16 2017 2018SV HAKA Traun2018 2019Bad Leonfelden2019 2020Ried reserves Club domestic league appearances and goals In his career he made over 350 Bundesliga appearances and was called up several times for the national team but never played for them In 2012 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of SV Ried he was named Player of the Century 1 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Later and coaching career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editDrechsel was active from 1995 to 2010 with a short break 1998 99 season at Grazer AK for SV Ried and was always a top player as a midfielder and one of the top goal scorers as well as team captain from time to time Drechsel whose style of play was compared to that of a classic ten was also known for his free kicks distance shots and his overview of the game However he did not make his debut in the Austrian Football Bundesliga for Ried but for FC Linz In May 2010 SV Ried announced that Herwig Drechsel s expiring contract would not be extended 2 In June 2010 he signed a new contract with the Austrian Football Second League club SV Grodig but after only one year in Grodig he ended his successful professional career in May 2011 at the age of 37 and switched to the upper Austrian league promoters SV Wallern Later and coaching career edit During his time at SV Wallern from 2013 to 2015 Drechsel also functioned as the clubs sporting director 3 In the summer 2015 he was appointed head coach of SV Ried s U16 team 4 He left the position after two years After a six month break Drechsel was appointed head coach of SV HAKA Traun in the Upper Austrian District League East on 13 December 2017 3 He resigned on 29 August 2018 5 On 17 October 2018 he was then appointed head coach of SU Vortuna Bad Leonfelden 6 He left the position at the end of the season In the summer 2019 Drechsel returned to SV Ried where he became the new head coach of the clubs reserve team also known as Jungen Wikinger Ried 7 He resigned at the end of the season due to personal reasons 8 Personal life editDrechsel is married and has two sons Stephan and Tobias His son Stephan also plays football References edit Herwig Drechsel ist Rieder des Jahrhunderts derstandard at 6 May 2012 Eine Ara geht zu Ende Ried verlangert Drechsel Vertrag nicht nachrichten at 3 May 2010 a b Neue Aufgabe fur Ried Legende laola1 at 13 December 2017 SV Ried 1912 Herwig Drechsel wird ab 1 Juli U16 Trainer facebook com 17 June 2015 HAKA Traun Trainer Herwig Drechsel ist zuruckgetreten meinbezirk at 29 August 2018 FIX Herwig Drechsel schwingt in Bad Leonfelden ab sofort das Trainerzepter fussball bad leonfelden at 16 October 2018 Herwig Drechsel neuer Trainer der Jungen Wikinger Ried ligaportal at 28 May 2019 Emotionaler Abschied Trainer Christian Heinle verlasst SV Grieskirchen Richtung Regionalliga ligaportal at 12 June 2020External links editHerwig Drechsel at fussballdaten de in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herwig Drechsel amp oldid 1215186487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
