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Wolfgang-Felix Magath (born 26 July 1953) is a former German football central midfielder, and a current manager.
[edit] Early yearsMagath was born near Aschaffenburg, the son of a Puerto Rican soldier in the United States Army and a German mother. Magath and his mother were abandoned by his father who returned to Puerto Rico in 1954. Magath first heard from his father, when he was 15 years old, after he wrote to his father in Puerto Rico. In 1999, Magath visited Puerto Rico and finally met his father. Magath and his father re-established their relationship and they began visiting each other twice a year since then. He revealed to the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero that he has Puerto Rican roots and that he was proud of both his ethnic backgrounds. [edit] Playing careerMagath started his career playing for local club Viktoria Aschaffenburg. From 1974–1976, he played for 1. FC Saarbrücken, at that time in the second division, before moving to Hamburger SV in the top flight. He would spend the following ten seasons with Hamburg, and from his debut in 1976 to his retirement he scored 46 goals in 306 games in the first division.[1] In 1983, Magath led Hamburg to success in the European Cup with the single goal in the 1-0 win in the final against Juventus F.C.; in 1980–81, he netted a career-best (in the first division) 10 goals, helping his side to a runner-up league spot, as Hamburg won the league in three years during that time. He also represented the German national team at many international events, including the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, helping Germany land in second place both times. The only known Puerto Rican to have played in a World Cup, Magath made his debut on 30 April 1977, in a 2–1 friendly win with Yugoslavia, and went on to amass 43 caps, with three goals. [edit] Managing careerAfter retiring as a player, Magath began coaching in October 1995 for his former club Hamburg. He would be sacked at the end of 1996–97. After a stint at Eintracht Frankfurt, his reputation in the German league grew with his performances as coach of VfB Stuttgart. He was then appointed as manager of FC Bayern Munich on 1 July 2004.[2] In his first season, Magath was able to lead his team to victory in both the league and cup, completing the double, a feat which would be repeated in 2005–06, the first time ever in the competition's history. However, after a slow start to the 2006–07 season, with the team mired in fourth place which would not qualify them for the Champions League, led him to be sacked on 31 January 2007.[3] In June 2007 he signed a contract at VfL Wolfsburg,[4] leading the Wolves to play in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup and the following season's Champions League, the latter as league champions. On 7 August 2006, Magath revealed that the Puerto Rico Football Federation had approached him with an offer to assume the position of national team director in preparation for the Caribbean country's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign in South Africa.
Magath went on to admit that he was tempted, although he ultimately turned it down. Before 2008–09 had ended, he agreed on a deal to join FC Schalke 04, starting on 1 July 2009 until June 2013[5] as head coach and general manager.[6] [edit] Club statistics
[edit] Managing reputationAs a manager, Magath quickly gained respect and became notorious for his hard, grinding training methods, laying heavy emphasis on discipline, fitness and conditioning. Players gave him nicknames like “Saddam” (Saddam Hussein) or “Quälix”, a mash of his first name Felix and the German verb “quälen” (to torture).[7] After establishing himself as one of the most successful managers in recent Bundesliga history, this became somewhat of a cult. [edit] Coaching record
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Categories: 1953 births | Living people | Germans of Puerto Rican descent | German footballers | Football (soccer) midfielders | First Bundesliga footballers | 1. FC Saarbrücken players | Hamburger SV players | Germany international footballers | Germany B international footballers | UEFA Euro 1980 players | 1982 FIFA World Cup players | 1986 FIFA World Cup players | UEFA European Football Championship-winning players | German football managers | Hamburger SV managers | 1. FC Nuremberg managers | Eintracht Frankfurt managers | Werder Bremen managers | VfB Stuttgart managers | FC Bayern Munich managers | VfL Wolfsburg managers | First Bundesliga managers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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