 Veh withEintracht Frankfurt in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1961-02-01)1 February 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | FC Augsburg | 7 | (0) |
| 1979–1983 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 60 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | St. Gallen | 18 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 1987 | Schwaben Augsburg | 15 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 53 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1995 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 1996–1997 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 1998–2001 | SSV Reutlingen | ||
| 2002–2003 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2006–2008 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2009–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2011–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2014 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2015–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Armin Veh (German pronunciation:[ˈaʁmiːnˈfeː]; born 1 February 1961) is a Germanfootball manager and former player who last managedEintracht Frankfurt. He won the German championship withBundesliga teamVfB Stuttgart in2007. Veh and his team also had the chance to win"the double" by winning theDFB-Pokal on 26 May 2007 in Berlin, but lost 3–2 in extra time against1. FC Nürnberg. From 11 December 2017 to 8 December 2019, Veh was the sports director of1. FC Köln. During his playing career, he played as amidfielder.
Born inAugsburg, Veh played from 1979 to 1983 in theBundesliga atBorussia Mönchengladbach. With Gladbach Veh played in the 1980 UEFA Cup final, losing againstEintracht Frankfurt. In 1984 a broken leg ended his career as a Bundesliga-level pro.
In 1985, Veh resumed playing in his home town forFC Augsburg, moving in 1987 for a few months to local rivalTSV Schwaben Augsburg. Due to injuries he played only eight games in the second Bundesliga forSpVgg Bayreuth before retiring in November 1990.
He scored two goals in 65 Bundesliga games, one goal in 60 second Bundesliga games, and appeared in 18 games of Swiss NLA.
Veh was head coach ofFC Augsburg from 1990 to 1995.[1]
Veh was head coach ofGreuther Fürth between 1 July 1996 and 14 October 1997.[2] His first match was a 2–0 win againstUlm 1846.[3] In the 1996–97 season, Greuther finished second in the league and was promoted to the2. Bundesliga.[4] Veh also led the team to a Round of 16 berth in the German Cup where they lost 3–1 toKarlsruher SC.[3] He left the club on 14 October 1997.[2] His final match was a 1–0 loss to1. FC Nürnberg on 6 October 1997.[5]
Veh was head coach ofReutlingen 05 from July 1998 to December 2001.[6] His first match was a 2–0 win againstVfB Stuttgart II.[7] Reutlingen's final win of the 1998–99 season came on matchday 28 againstBayern Munich II[7] when they were two points outside the Promotional playoff for the 2. Bundesliga.[8] They finished the season with two draws and four losses in their final six matches[7] and finished the season 12 points outside the promotional playoff spot.[9] In the following season, Reutlingen finished the season by winning 28 out of 34 matches and scoring 102 goals and a +77 goal difference.[10] They finished the season in first place and 26 points above second place and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[10] From 2 October 1999 to 30 October 1999, Reutlingen outscored opposition 23–1.[11] In the2000–01 season, Reutlingen finished in seventh place and 10 points outside the promotion zone.[12] They started the season with a 3–2 win against1. FSV Mainz 05 on matchday one and a 4–1 loss toAlemannia Aachen on matchday two.[13] This was followed by a 3–2 extra time loss toHertha BSC in the German Cup.[13] Veh left the club on 12 December 2001.[6] His final match was a 2–1 loss to1. FC Schweinfurt 05.[14]
From January 2002, Veh coachedHansa Rostock.[15] His first match was againstBayer Leverkusen.[16] In the2002–03 season, Veh led Hansa Rostock to a 13th-place finish in the Bundesliga[17] and Round of 16 in the German Cup.[18] Veh resigned in October 2003,[19] a day after losing 3–0 to Bayer Leverkusen.[20]
Veh took over as head coach of Augsburg on 13 October 2003.[21] His first match was a 0–0 draw againstBayern Munich II.[22] Veh was fired on 26 September 2004[23] after winning two of Augsburg's first eight matches in the 2004–05 season.[24] His final match was a 3–0 loss againstVfR Aalen.[24]
Veh was hired byVfB Stuttgart to replaceGiovanni Trapattoni on 10 February 2006.[25] His first match was a 2–1 loss againstArminia Bielefeld on matchday 21 of the 2005–06 Bundesliga on 11 February 2006.[26] On 18 April 2006 his contract was extended until summer 2007, and on 19 January 2007 for another year.
In May 2007, Veh andVfB Stuttgart scored their biggest successes by winning the Bundesliga on 19 May 2007 and qualifying for the DFB Cup final, which gave Veh and his team the chance to win the "double". The opponent,1. FC Nürnberg, had beaten Stuttgart twice in the league that season,[27] and prevailed again by beatingVfB Stuttgart 3–2 in extra time in Berlin.[28]
In the 2007–08 season Stuttgart found it tougher as champions and finished sixth. On 23 November 2008, Veh parted ways withVfB Stuttgart, due to the club's current performances.[29] His dismissal came in the wake of a 4–1 defeat away atVfL Wolfsburg and a 5 match winless streak.[30]
On 23 May 2009, it was announced that Veh would take over newly crownedBundesliga championsVfL Wolfsburg from the hands ofFelix Magath in July.[31] His first match was a 4–1 win againstWehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup.[32] Veh was sacked as head coach of Wolfsburg on 25 January 2010.[33]
On 24 May 2010, he was announced as the new head coach ofHamburger SV.[34] His first match was a 5–1 win againstTorgelower SV Greif in the German Cup.[35] On 13 March 2011, Veh was sacked by HSV, following a 6–0 hammering byBayern Munich in the Bundesliga, six points adrift from a spot that would have allowed them to play in theUEFA Europa League the following season.[36]
On 30 May 2011, Veh was announced as the new head coach ofEintracht Frankfurt.[37] His first match was a 3–2 win in the2. Bundesliga againstGreuther Fürth.[38] After achieving promotion to the Bundesliga in his first season, Veh renewed his expiring contract with Frankfurt for another year.[39] Veh demanded that the club invest more money in the squad or he would leave the club.[40] On 3 March 2014, Veh decided not to renew his contract.[41]
On 12 May 2014, Veh returned toVfB Stuttgart after signing a contract until 2016.[42] His first match was a 2–0 loss toVfL Bochum.[43] He resigned[44] on 23 November 2014[45] after a 1–0 to FC Augsburg.[46] Stuttgart took nine points from 12 matches[45] and were eliminated in the first round of the German Cup[47] which is the worst start in 40 years for Stuttgart.[48]
AfterThomas Schaaf resigned asEintracht Frankfurt coach, it was announced in June 2015 that Veh would return as coach.[49] He was sacked on 6 March 2016 after five wins in 25 games.[50]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| FC Augsburg | 1 July 1990[1] | 30 June 1995[1] | 171 | 83 | 37 | 51 | 297 | 220 | +77 | 048.54 | |
| Greuther Fürth | 1 July 1996[2] | 15 October 1997[2] | 48 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 056.25 | [3][5] |
| Reutlingen 05 | 1 July 1998[6] | 12 December 2001[6] | 122 | 64 | 28 | 30 | 256 | 144 | +112 | 052.46 | [7][11][13][14] |
| Hansa Rostock | 3 January 2002[15] | 6 October 2003[19] | 62 | 18 | 14 | 30 | 80 | 106 | −26 | 029.03 | [16][18][20][51] |
| FC Augsburg | 13 October 2003[21] | 27 September 2004[23] | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 038.71 | [22][24][52] |
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 February 2006[25] | 23 November 2008[29] | 125 | 63 | 20 | 42 | 211 | 176 | +35 | 050.40 | [26][27][53][54][55] |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 July 2009[31] | 25 January 2010[33] | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 50 | +0 | 033.33 | [32][56] |
| Hamburger SV1 | 1 July 2010[57] | 13 March 2011[36] | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 044.44 | [35][57] |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 May 2011[37] | 12 May 2014[42] | 119 | 54 | 28 | 37 | 197 | 153 | +44 | 045.38 | [38][58][59][60] |
| VfB Stuttgart | 12 May 2014[42] | 23 November 2014[45] | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 015.38 | [43][53] |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 June 2015[49] | 6 March 2016[61] | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 022.22 | [58] |
| Total | 772 | 350 | 169 | 253 | 1,230 | 1,055 | +175 | 045.34 | — | ||
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