Hermann Stessl

Hermann Stessl (born 3 September 1940, in Graz) is a former football player and coach from Austria.

Career

Stessl played for Grazer AK. He started his career in 1957. In 1969 he went to FC Dornbirn. He played for one season and ended his career in 1970.

Coaching career

He started as youth coach of SV Leibnitz and playing coach of SV Wolfsberg. Later he coached FC Zürich Grazer AK, FK Austria Wien, AEK Athens, FC Porto, SV Austria Salzburg and Boavista F.C..

His most sucessful time was with FK Austria Wien. He won four Austrian football championships. He also reached the Cup Winners' final of the uropean Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78, losing 4–0 to Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht. In 1996 he ended his coaching career.

Honours

As player

Grazer AK

2 × ÖFB Cup finals: 1962, 1968

As coach

FK Austria Wien

4 × Austrian Champion: 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

1 × Austrian Cup: 1986

1 × Supercup:1993

1 × Europapokal der Pokalsieger runner-up: 1978

FC Porto

1 × Supercup: 1982

1 × League runner-up: 1981

Kapfenberger SV

1 × Champion 2.Liga: 1973

Grazer AK

1 × Champion 2.Liga: 1975

Other websites

Hermann Stessl football academy official site

Hermann Stessl auf NWY.at

Profil auf Bdfutbol.com

Statistik FC Zürich

References

1940 births

Living people

Austrian footballers

Austrian football managers

Association football midfielders

Kapfenberger SV managers

AEK Athens F.C. managers