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Hansi Flick
Flick in 2022
Personal information
Full name Hans-Dieter Flick[1]
Date of birth (1965-02-24)24 February 1965(age 59)
Place of birth Heidelberg,West Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona(head coach)
Youth career
1971–1976 BSC Mückenloch
1976–1981 SpVgg Neckargemünd
1981–1983 SV Sandhausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 SV Sandhausen 69 (8)
1985–1990 Bayern Munich 104 (5)
1990–1993 1. FC Köln 44 (1)
1994–2000 Victoria Bammental
International career
1983 West Germany U18 2 (0)
Managerial career
1996–2000 Victoria Bammental
2000–2005 TSG Hoffenheim
2019–2021 Bayern Munich
2021–2023 Germany
2024– Barcelona
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingGermany(as assistant manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2014 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans-Dieter"Hansi"Flick(German pronunciation:[ˈhanziˈflɪk];born 24 February 1965) is a German professionalfootballmanagerand formerplayerwho is currently the manager ofLa LigaclubBarcelona.During his playing career he played atSV Sandhausen,Bayern Munichand1. FC Köln,Flick began his managerial career at fourth-division clubVictoria Bammentalas a player-manager. In 2000, he was appointed manager of fellow fourth-division side1899 Hoffenheim,with whom he gained promotion to theRegionalliga Süd,before departing in 2005. Between 2006 and 2014, he was the assistant coach of Germany under managerJoachim Löwas they won the2014 FIFA World Cup,and subsequently served as sporting director of theGerman Football Associationuntil 2017.

Having rejoined Bayern Munich as an assistant coach in 2019, Flick was made interim manager following the departure ofNiko Kovačin November 2019. He was later appointed permanently, and won theUEFA Champions Leaguethat season, completing the club's secondcontinental treble.In 2021, he also led the side to aFIFA Club World Cupand anotherBundesligatitle.[2]AlongsidePep Guardiola,he is one of only two managers to achieve asextuplewith their team. He later replaced Löw in charge of the Germany national team in 2021, leading the team to qualification for the2022 FIFA World Cup,before being dismissed in 2023 following a run of disappointing results.

Playing career

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During his playing career, he was a midfielder who played 104 matches forBayern Munichand scored five goals between 1985 and 1990.[3]At Bayern, he won fourBundesligatitles as well as oneDFB-Pokaltitle, and played in the1987 European Cup Final.[4]He later played 44 matches forKölnbefore retiring from professional football in 1993 due to injuries. His last spell as a footballer was withVictoria Bammentalfrom 1994 until 2000.[5]

Flick never played for theGermany national football team,but he made two appearances for theGermany under-18 team,in thegroup stage of the 1983 UEFA European Under-18 Championshipon 15 and 17 May 1983, in a 1–0 win overSwedenand in a 3–1 win overBulgaria,respectively.[6]

Managerial career

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Flick's managerial career began in 1996 as aplayer-managerof Viktoria Bammental, which was playing in theOberliga Baden-Württembergat that time. At the end of the 1998–99 season, the club was relegated to theVerbandsliga Baden,but he remained their coach for one more season.[5]

1899 Hoffenheim

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In July 2000, Flick became a manager of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg sideTSG Hoffenheim,winning the league and gaining promotion to theRegionalliga Südin his first season at the club. After four unsuccessful attempts to reach the2. Bundesliga,he was released from duties on 19 November 2005.[7][8]

Red Bull Salzburg (assistant)

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Flick later worked briefly as an assistant ofGiovanni TrapattoniandLothar Matthäusand sporting coordinator atRed Bull Salzburg.[7]He stated that his work under Trapattoni, one of the world's most renowned managers, taught him many things, especially on tactics and in developing relations with players, but also said that he disagreed with Trapattoni's defence-first approach.[9]

Germany (assistant)

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Flick (right) withJoachim Löwin 2006

Flick was named the assistant coach for Germany on 23 August 2006. Although not listed as an officially recognized manager by theDFB,due to the sending off ofJoachim Löwin the previous game, Flick was technically the German manager for theUEFA Euro 2008quarter final againstPortugalon 19 June 2008, which ended in a 3–2 win for Germany. After finishing second at the UEFA Euro 2008 and third at the2010 FIFA World Cup,he reached the semi-finals at theUEFA Euro 2012and won the2014 FIFA World Cupas assistant coach of Germany. He became sporting director at the German Football Association after the 2014 World Cup until 16 January 2017.[10][11]

Hoffenheim (sporting director)

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Flick was appointed Sporting Director ofHoffenheim,the team he had previously coached, at the start of the2017–18 season.[12]However, the contract, which was signed for five years, was terminated after just eight months.[13]

Bayern Munich

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On 1 July 2019, Flick joinedBundesligaclubBayern Munichas an assistant coach, under the management ofNiko Kovač.[14]When Kovač left Bayern by mutual consent on 3 November 2019, he was promoted to the interim manager position.[15][16]In his first match in charge, Bayern defeatedOlympiacos2–0 in theUEFA Champions League group stageon 6 November 2019.[17]After a satisfying spell as interim coach, Bayern announced on 22 December 2019 that Flick would remain manager until the end of season.[18]

In April 2020, Bayern Munich gave Flick a new contract lasting until 2023.[19]

During the2019–20 season,Flick successfully guided Bayern to win theBundesliga,DFB-PokalandUEFA Champions League,thus completing the continentaltreblefor the second time in the club's history.[20]He was subsequently namedGerman Football Manager of the Yearby sports magazinekicker,[21]and also won theUEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award.[22]The following season, he led Bayern to win the2020 UEFA Super CupagainstSevilla.[23]He also led Bayern to win its first eversextupleafter winningClub World Cupin February 2021 by defeating Mexican teamTigres.[24]

On 17 April 2021, Flick announced that he had told the club he wanted to leave at the end of the season. He voiced his desire to coach theGermany national team,given his previous job as an assistant to present German team manager, Joachim Löw. Flick left Bayern with one of the greatest winning records in modern football history. During his tenure, Bayern lost just seven games and won seven trophies (Bundesligatwice,DFB-Pokal,Champions League,DFL-Supercup,UEFA Supercup,Club World Cup). Bayern went undefeated in the2019–20 Champions League,the first team in European/Champions League history to lift the trophy with a 100 percent win record, and won 23 matches in a row across all competitions between 16 February 2020 and 18 September 2020, a record in German professional football.[25]Flick also coached Bayern to atreble,the second treble in Bayern's history. Flick held one of the highest win rates in football history, winning 83% of his games and helped Bayern average 3.0 goals per game across all competitions.[26]In October 2020, Flick wonEurope's Coach of the Year,an award for the best coach in football in themajor football leagues of Europe.[26]

Germany

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Flick in 2022

On 25 May 2021, theGerman Football Associationannounced that Flick signed a three-year contract from 1 August 2021 to serve as the manager of theGermany national team,and he replaced his former boss Joachim Löw afterUEFA Euro 2020.[2]On 2 September 2021, Flick won his first match 2–0 againstLiechtensteinin a2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationmatch. On 4 June 2022, Germany drew 1–1 withItalyin the2022–23 UEFA Nations League A,and thus became the third coach to stay undefeated in his first ten matches, afterSepp HerbergerandJupp Derwall.[27]This run would end on 23 September, as Germany lost 1–0 toHungaryin the same competition.[28]

In the2022 FIFA World Cup,Germany was eliminated in the group stage for the second time in a row, as they finished third in their group, despite winning their final match 2–4 againstCosta Rica.[29][30]Flick received criticism for his substitutions, particularly againstJapanin their tournament opener, which they lost 1–2.[31]

Flick was sacked on 10 September 2023, a day after a 4–1 loss in a friendly against Japan, the team's third defeat in a row.[32]Flick lasted two years in charge and had the second-worst point rate of 1.72, only ahead ofErich Ribbeckwith 1.50 points per game.[33][34]He was also the first manager of Germany to be sacked in the role's history.[35]

Barcelona

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On 29 May 2024, Flick signed as the new head coach ofLa LigaclubBarcelonaon a contract until 30 June 2026. He became the third German in the club coaching history, afterHennes WeisweilerandUdo Lattek.[36][37]

Manager profile

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Reception

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While in charge of Bayern Munich, Flick developed the name 'Flicki-Flaka' in the media to characterize the mixedgegenpressingand possession based style of football the team played.[38]

Tactics

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Flick consistently deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation at Bayern Munich featuring a high defensive line that encourages their double pivot and full-backs to adopt positions where they can press the ball as it approaches the midfield third, and to screen and block against switches of play.[39]In Bayern's8–2 winoverBarcelonaen route to winning the2019–20 UEFA Champions League,3 out of their first 4 goals came within 10 seconds after regaining possession as Flick likes to keep passing lanes short with players much closer to the ball. Another tactic that Flick uses to create space on one side is to begin the play on one side of the field and gradually draw the opposition to shift to the ball side.[40]

While in charge of the German national team, Flick experimented fielding a back three system with indifferent results.[41]

Personal life

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Flick is married to Silke Flick. As of 2020, they have been married for over 30 years. They have two daughters and two grandchildren.[42][43]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 9 September 2023
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Victoria Bammental[a] 1 July 1996 30 June 2000 122 44 33 45 205 218 −13 036.07 [44][45][46][47]
1899 Hoffenheim[a] 1 July 2000 19 November 2005 196 88 46 62 345 263 +82 044.90 [48][49][50][51][52][53]
Bayern Munich 3 November 2019 30 June 2021 86 70 9 7 255 85 +170 081.40 [54][55]
Germany 1 July 2021 10 September 2023[35] 30 17 7 6 70 30 +40 056.67
Barcelona 29 May 2024 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 434 219 95 120 875 596 +279 050.46
  1. ^abStatistics do not includeregional cup competitions.

Honours

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Flick (far left) celebrates the2014 FIFA World Cupwin

Player

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Bayern Munich

1. FC Köln

Managerial

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Germany(as assistant manager)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Bayern Munich

Individual

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