Matthias Herget

Personal information
Matthias Herget
Full name	Matthias Herget
Date of birth	November 14, 1955 (1955-11-14) (age 52)
Place of birth	Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Sweeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
	RW Bismarck Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen 07
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976 - 1978 1978 - 1982 1982 - 1989 1989 - 1990	VfL Bochum Rot-Weiss Essen Bayer 05 Uerdingen FC Schalke 04	064 0(2) 142 (38) 208 (29) 019 0(0)
National team²
1983-1988	West Germany	039 0(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 1990. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 1988. * Appearances (Goals)

Matthias Herget (born November 14, 1955 in Annaberg-Buchholz) is a former German football player that has also worked as manager.

Matthias Herget played in 237 Bundesliga matches, scoring 26 goals, for VfL Bochum and Bayer 05 Uerdingen, showing up in 39 internationals (4 goals) for West Germany between 1983 and 1988. He was part of the West Germany squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, playing just in the final first round tie against Denmark (0-2) at Querétaro's Estadio La Corregidora. On call for the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, the former midfielder and striker was the regular sweeper of Franz Beckenbauer's team at the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship.

In his managerial career he had spells at lower league clubs such as SSV Buer, Eisbachtaler Sportfreunde 1919 e.V. and 1. FC Bocholt.

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Brehme • 4 Förster • 5 Herget • 6 Eder • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Magath • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Stein • 13 Allgöwer • 14 Berthold • 15 Augenthaler • 16 Thon • 17 Jakobs • 18 Rahn • 19 Allofs • 20 Hoeneß • 21 Rolff • 22 Immel • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1988

1 Immel • 2 Buchwald • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Herget • 6 Borowka • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Thon • 11 Mill • 12 Illgner • 13 Wuttke • 14 Berthold • 15 Pflügler • 16 Eckstein • 17 Dorfner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Sauer • 20 Rolff • Coach: Beckenbauer