 Derwall in 2007, a few months before his death | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Josef Derwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Würselen,Weimar Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 June 2007(2007-06-26) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sankt Ingbert, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1943 | Rhenania Würselen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–1945 | Rhenania Würselen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1946 | BV Cloppenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Rhenania Würselen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1953 | Alemannia Aachen | 109 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1959 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 110 | (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Biel-Bienne | 40 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Schaffhausen | 24 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | West Germany | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Biel-Bienne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Schaffhausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1978 | West Germany (assistant manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1984 | West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Josef "Jupp"Derwall (10 March 1927 – 26 June 2007) was a German professionalfootball manager andplayer. He was head coach of theWest Germany national team between 1978 and 1984, winning theUEFA Euro 1980 and reaching the final of the1982 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Derwall's hairdo provided the basis for his nickname "Chieftain Silver Curl" (Häuptling Silberlocke).[3]
Derwall started in 1938 with Rhenania Würselen. Later, he played forAlemannia Aachen andFortuna Düsseldorf in the western division[4] of the five-way split first German league calledOberliga. WithAachen, Derwall reached theDFB-Pokal final in 1953 where he scored one goal at the 1–2 defeat at the hands ofRot-Weiss Essen. Five years later he reached the cup final with Düsseldorf, which was lost 3–4 againstVfB Stuttgart. In 1954, after theHerberger team won theFIFA World Cup, Derwall was also called twice to play forWest Germany[5]
Not yet retired, Derwall took up player-managing first in Switzerland withBiel-Bienne (1959–1961) andSchaffhausen (1961–1962).[6] After completely retiring from playing, he became the new manager ofFortuna Düsseldorf. Derwall reached the cup final with Fortuna in 1962, losing to1. FC Nürnberg 1–2 after extra time. Afterwards he became manager of the regional association ofSaarland for six years. In 1965, he was also manager of1. FC Saarbrücken, winning the1964–65 Regionalliga Südwest and promoting Saarbrücken to theBundesliga.
In 1970, Derwall was appointed as successor toUdo Lattek as theWest German national team's assistant coach under the legendaryHelmut Schön. At the1972 Summer Olympics, he was responsible for theWest German team, taking it into the last eight.
Derwall served as Schön's assistant until after the1978 FIFA World Cup. When Schön retired from managing, also in light of the achievements in the tournament, Derwall was chosen to take his place as head coach of West Germany. His major rivals for this appointment were his coaching staff colleagueErich Ribbeck andHelmut Benthaus, then manager with the reigning German championsVfB Stuttgart, who received no release from his contract.
Derwall's first major tournament as West Germany head coach wasUEFA Euro 1980 inItaly, and under his guidance West Germany won the championship in impressive fashion, winning four out of their five games and finishing with the tournament's top scorer inKlaus Allofs. Confidence was high going into the1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Derwall was heard to have said before the first match against Algeria, "If we don't beat Algeria I'll take the next train home!" As things turned out he didn't stick to his promise. After a shock 1–2 defeat byAlgeria in the first match, Derwall's West Germany regained their composure and progressed all the way to the final after some tough matches, including the infamous 1–0 win overAustria ("The Shame of Gijón") and the more memorable semi-final againstFrance, where the Germans came back from 1–3 down to tie 3–3 and win on penalties. In the final itself, Germany lost 3–1 to Italy. The stars of this side wereKarl-Heinz Rummenigge andPaul Breitner.
Notwithstanding this setback, Derwall remained a highly regarded manager and West Germany were still counted among the favourites forUEFA Euro 1984, but their performance in France was not impressive and Derwall's team were eliminated in the first round. Public opinion in West Germany turned against Derwall rapidly. It reached an absolute low point when people would begin to yell angrily at Derwall had they spotted him in public. He in the end, of what amounted to a public campaign, was forced to resign his position, being replaced by the hitherto-untestedFranz Beckenbauer who acted as team manager.
Derwall then shocked observers by turning down several job offers in theBundesliga in favour of accepting the manager's position atTurkish clubGalatasaray. At the time, Turkish football was not well regarded in Europe, and Turkish clubs had never made any real impression on the international scene. The arrival of Derwall, an internationally respected and experienced manager, changed this perception, and his tenure at Galatasaray is often credited with having helped spark the revival in the fortunes ofTurkish football.[7] As well as winning one national championship and one Turkish Cup, Derwall's time in Istanbul also involved his introducing modern Western European training techniques and tactical ideas to the Turkish game. Therefore, he's regarded as the revolutionizer of Turkish football.[8] Two of Turkey's most respected managers,Fatih Terim andMustafa Denizli, both trained under Derwall during his time in Turkey, have been quick to praise Derwall's influence.
Derwall retired from managing with Galatasaray in 1987 after helping his club become league champions (for the first time since 1973); despite speculation that he might take over as head coach of theTurkey national team, he chose instead to return to Germany and enjoy his retirement, with the managerial position of the Turkey national team later went toSepp Piontek, also a German and one of Derwall's students.[9][10] He was happy to see that the spark he lit grew enormously, with Galatasaray reaching the semi-finals of the1988–89 European Cup (predecessor of theUEFA Champions League) and winning both theUEFA Cup andUEFA Super Cup in 2000.
His work in Turkey was also considered a major contribution toGerman-Turkish relations and was honoured with an honorary doctorate of the University ofHacettepe inAnkara and theGerman Cross of Merit 1st Class (Bundesverdienstkreuz).
Derwall died after aheart attack inSankt Ingbert on 26 June 2007. He already had suffered a heart attack in 1991.[11]
His former clubGalatasaray gave his name to their training ground after his death.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| West Germany |  | 11 October 1978 | 20 June 1984 | 67 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 065.67 |
| Galatasaray |  | 19 July 1984 | 30 June 1987 | 148 | 70 | 55 | 23 | 206 | 117 | +89 | 047.30 |
| Total | 215 | 114 | 67 | 34 | 350 | 177 | +173 | 053.02 | |||
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