Heinz Höher
German footballer and manager (1938–2019)
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Heinz Höher (11 August 1938 – 7 November 2019) was a German football player and manager.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Date of birth
11 August 1938
Place of birth
Leverkusen, Germany
Date of death
7 November 2019 (aged 81)
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Höher with FC Twente | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Leverkusen, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2019 (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1957 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Bayer Leverkusen | 155 | (60) |
| 1963–1965 | Meidericher SV | 20 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | FC Twente | 21 | (2) |
| 1966–1970 | VfL Bochum | 70 | (20) |
| Total | 266 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1962 | West Germany Olympic | 9 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970 | VfL Bochum (assistant) | ||
| 1970–1972 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 1972–1979 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 1979–1980 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 1980–1981 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1981 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1981–1983 | PAOK | ||
| 1983 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1984–1988 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1988–1989 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 1996 | VfB Lübeck | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Höher played for Bayer Leverkusen, Meidericher SV, FC Twente and VfL Bochum.[8]
Coaching career
Höher coached Schwarz-Weiß Essen, VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.,[9] PAOK,[10] Olympiacos and 1. FC Nürnberg.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1957–58 | 2. Oberliga West | 26 | 8 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| 1958–59 | 28 | 15 | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||
| 1959–60 | 22 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 9 | ||||
| 1960–61 | 27 | 11 | — | — | 27 | 11 | ||||
| 1961–62 | 27 | 15 | — | — | 27 | 15 | ||||
| 1962–63 | Oberliga West | 25 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 155 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 60 | ||
| Meidericher SV | 1963–64 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 1964–65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| FC Twente | 1965–66 | Eredivisie | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| VfL Bochum | 1966–67 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 1967–68 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 7 | |||
| 1968–69 | 26 | 10 | — | — | 26 | 10 | ||||
| 1969–70 | 7 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 276 | 84 | ||
- Appearances in Regionalliga promotion playoffs