Heiko Butscher

German footballer

Heiko Butscher
Butscher with SC Freiburg in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-07-28) 28 July 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Leutkirch, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 VfL Bochum (manager)
Youth career
SV Dietmanns
SV Aichstetten
SV Ellwangen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 FC Wangen 1905
1999–2002 Karlsruher SC II 96 (21)
1999–2002 Karlsruher SC 2 (0)
2002–2003 SV Sandhausen 24 (7)
2003–2004 VfB Stuttgart II 62 (9)
2005–2007 VfL Bochum 44 (2)
2007–2012 SC Freiburg 125 (9)
2011 → SC Freiburg II 1 (0)
2012–2013 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 (0)
2013–2015 VfL Bochum 16 (3)
2013 → VfL Bochum II 4 (0)
Managerial career
2018 VfL Bochum (interim)
2019 VfL Bochum (interim)
2022 VfL Bochum (interim)
2024– VfL Bochum
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heiko Butscher (born 28 July 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is the current head coach of VfL Bochum.[1][2]

Career

Butscher joined Eintracht Frankfurt from SC Freiburg in 2012. He previously played for VfL Bochum, VfB Stuttgart II and Karlsruher SC.

Post-playing career

In summer 2015 Butscher was appointed assistant coach of VfL Bochum's U16 team.[3] In 2024, he was named the head coach of Bochum.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlsruher SC II 1999–00 Regionalliga Süd 32 3 — 32 3
2000–01 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 32 10 — 32 10
2001–02 32 8 — 32 8
Total 96 21 0 0 96 21
Karlsruher SC 1999–00 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Regionalliga Süd 2 0 0 0 2 0
2001–02 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
SV Sandhausen 2002–03 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 24 7 — 24 7
VfB Stuttgart II 2003–04 Regionalliga Süd 29 3 — 29 3
2004–05 33 6 — 33 6
Total 62 9 0 0 62 9
VfL Bochum 2005–06 2. Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 26 1
2006–07 Bundesliga 20 1 2 2 22 3
Total 44 2 4 2 48 4
SC Freiburg 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 32 4 2 0 34 4
2008–09 31 3 3 0 34 3
2009–10 Bundesliga 29 1 2 1 31 2
2010–11 25 1 1 0 26 1
2011–12 8 0 1 0 9 0
Total 125 9 9 1 134 10
SC Freiburg II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 1 0 — 1 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 12 0
2012–13 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 15 0 1 0 16 0
VfL Bochum II 2013–14 Regionalliga West 4 0 — 4 0
VfL Bochum 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 10 3 0 0 10 3
2014–15 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 16 3 1 0 17 3
Career total 389 51 15 3 404 54

Managerial statistics

As of match played on 11 February 2018
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
VfL Bochum 7 February 2018 11 February 2018 1 1 0 0 100.00 [5]

References

  1. ^ "Heiko Butscher" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Heiko Butscher" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ex-VfL-Profi Heiko Butscher wird Assistenztrainer der U16, derwesten.de, 20 July 2015
  4. ^ "Heiko Butscher wird Cheftrainer beim VfL" [Heiko Butscher becomes head coach of VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum 1848. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "VfL Bochum Trainer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

  • Heiko Butscher at Fussballdaten.de (in German)Edit on Wikidata
  • Heiko Butscher at WorldFootball.netEdit on Wikidata
  • Heiko Butscher at AS.com (in Spanish)Edit on Wikidata
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