 Leitl in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Ismaning | |||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| –1994 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| 1994–1995 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Bayern Munich (A) | 26 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | SV Lohhof | ||
| 1999–2002 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 57 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 57 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Darmstadt 98 | 90 | (14) |
| 2007–2013 | FC Ingolstadt | 182 | (43) |
| Total | 412 | (67) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Germany Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | FC Ingolstadt II | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Ingolstadt | ||
| 2019–2022 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2022–2024 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2025– | Hertha BSC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stefan Leitl (born 29 August 1977) is a Germanfootball manager and former player who is the current head coach ofHertha BSC.[1][2][3]
He has managedFC Ingolstadt II,FC Ingolstadt andGreuther Fürth. He has played forBayern Munich (A),SV Lohhof,1. FC Nürnberg,SpVgg Unterhaching,Darmstadt 98, and FC Ingolstadt.
Leitl played as a youth forFC Ismaning, before joining theyouth setup ofBayern Munich in 1987. He left the club to joinSpVgg Unterhaching, but returned, and began playing for thereserve team in 1995. A year later he was promoted to the senior squad, but did not make any first-team appearances, continuing to play for the reserves in theRegionalliga Süd. In 1998, he left FC Bayern, joining local amateur sideSV Lohhof, with whom he won theOberliga Bayern, securing promotion to the Regionalliga. He left, however, joining1. FC Nürnberg, then of the2. Bundesliga.
After two years Nürnberg were promoted to theBundesliga as champions, where Leitl found his opportunities limited – after just five appearances he left the club half-way through the 2001–02 season, dropping back down a division to return to Unterhaching. He could not prevent them being relegated down to the Regionalliga, but played in 33 of 36 games the following season as they won the title, finishing ahead ofJahn Regensburg on goals scored. Leitl had now been a champion at the top four levels ofGerman football.
The following season Leitl had lost his place, and only played 13 games, mostly as a substitute. He left the club in July 2004, joining Darmstadt, where he spent three seasons in the Regionalliga, leaving in 2007 after the club were relegated. He returned toBavaria to sign forFC Ingolstadt 04, where he established himself as a key player, captaining the club to promotion as league runners-up. Ingolstadt were relegated after one season, but bounced back in 2010, beatingHansa Rostock in a playoff to return to the 2. Bundesliga.
Leitl started the 2010–11 season with a goal in aDFB-Pokal match againstKarlsruher SC, the first goal at Ingolstadt's newAudi Sportpark. He retired at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Leitl was manager ofFC Ingolstadt 04 II between 16 September 2014 and 21 August 2017.[4] The first match for Leitl as manager of FC Ingolstadt 04 II was a 4–2 win againstWacker Burghausen on 19 September 2014.[5] FC Ingolstadt 04 II finished the2014–15 season in fifth place.[6] Ingolstadt II finished thefollowing season in 11th place.[7] Ingolstadt II finished the2016–17 season in eighth place.[8] His final match for Ingolstadt II was a 2–0 win against1860 Rosenheim on 18 August 2017[9] because Leitl replacedMaik Walpurgis on 22 August 2017 as manager of thefirst team.[10] He was sacked on 22 September 2018.[11] He finished with a record of 14 wins, 11 draws, and 15 losses.[10]
On 5 February 2019, he was appointed as the new head coach ofGreuther Fürth as a replacement forDamir Burić.[12] Under his management, the club finished second in the2020–21 season of the2. Bundesliga, and Greuther Fürth gained promotion to theBundesliga for the second time in the club's history.[13]
On 27 April 2022, Leitl announced that he would leave Greuther Fürth at the end of the2021–22 season.[14] On 8 May 2022, he was announced as the new head coach forHannover 96 starting with the2022–23 season.[15] He was sacked during the winter break in the2024–25 season.[16]
In February 2025, he was signed byHertha BSC.[17]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| FC Ingolstadt II | 16 September 2014[4] | 21 August 2017[4] | 97 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 035.05 | [5][7][8][9] |
| FC Ingolstadt | 22 August 2017[10] | 22 September 2018[11] | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 035.00 | [10] |
| Greuther Fürth | 5 February 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 121 | 37 | 38 | 46 | 030.58 | |
| Hannover 96 | 1 July 2022 | 29 December 2024 | 89 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 038.20 | |
| Hertha BSC | 18 February 2025 | present | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 025.00 | |
| Total | 351 | 120 | 106 | 125 | 034.19 | — | ||
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