Hansi Flick
German association football player and manager
Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick (German: [ˈhanzi ˈflɪk]; born 24 February 1965) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of La Liga club Barcelona. He is widely considered to be one of the best managers in the world.
A midfielder, Flick played for SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich, and 1. FC Köln during his career as a player. At Bayern, he won four Bundesliga titles as well as one DFB-Pokal title. After playing at 1. FC Köln, Flick began his managerial career as player-manager of fourth-division club Victoria Bammental. In 2000, he became manager of fellow fourth-division side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, leading the team to promotion to the Regionalliga Süd before leaving in 2005. From 2006 to 2014, Flick was the assistant coach of the German national team under Joachim Löw, contributing to their victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He subsequently served as the sporting director of the German Football Association (DFB) from 2014 to 2017.
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