Hermann Eppenhoff

Hermann Eppenhoff (19 May 1919 – 10 April 1992) was a German football player and manager.

Hermann Eppenhoff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1919-05-19)19 May 1919
Place of birth	Wanne-Eickel, Germany
Date of death	10 April 1992(1992-04-10) (aged 72)
Place of death	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1938	SpVgg Röhlinghausen
1938	TuS Tiefenbach
1938–1943	FC Schalke 04
1943–1944	Rote Jäger
1949–1955	FC Schalke 04
International career
1940–1942	Germany	3	(3)
Managerial career
1956–1958	TuRa Bergkamen
1958–1961	Sportfreunde Gladbeck
1961–1965	Borussia Dortmund
1965–1967	Meidericher SV
1967–1972	VfL Bochum
1972–1974	VfB Stuttgart
1976–1977	SG Union Solingen
Medal record FC Schalke 04 Winner Gauliga Westfalen 1938–39 Winner German Championship 1939 Winner Gauliga Westfalen 1939–40 Winner German Championship 1940 Runner-up German Supercup 1940 Winner Gauliga Westfalen 1940–41 Runner-up German Championship 1941 Runner-up Tschammerpokal 1941 Winner Gauliga Westfalen 1941–42 Winner German Championship 1942 Runner-up Tschammerpokal 1942 Winner Oberliga West 1950–51 Borussia Dortmund Runner-up Oberliga West 1962–63 Winner German Championship 1963 Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1962–63 Winner DFB-Pokal 1964–65 Meidericher SV Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1965–66 VfL Bochum Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1967–68 Runner-up Regionalliga West 1968–69 Winner Regionalliga West 1969–70 Winner Regionalliga West 1970–71
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

The forward was a member of FC Schalke 04 squad, which won the German Championship in the years 1939, 1940 and 1942. He also won three caps with the Germany national team.

Coaching career

Later on he served as a manager for Borussia Dortmund, winning the German Championship in 1963 and also making it to the final of the DFB-Pokal in the same year. Two years later he won the 1964–65 DFB-Pokal with Dortmund.

After switching to Meidericher SV he made it to the cup final once again in 1965–66, where his team was defeated by Bayern Munich.

After several years at VfL Bochum, where he made the cup final yet again in 1967–68, he eventually switched to VfB Stuttgart.

In May 1975, Eppenhoff signed a one year contract to coach Werder Bremen. Eppenhoff suffered a heart attack in late 1975 and the club terminated his contract and replaced him with Herbert Burdenski. Eppenhoff subsequently sued and the sides reached a settlement.

Filmography

• Das Grosse Spiel (1942)