Bio

Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and former football player. He is one of only two people – the other being Jupp Heynckes – who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1000 Bundesliga matches. In the Bundesliga, he holds the records for the most victories (387), most draws (205), most losses (228), and his teams have scored the most goals (1473) and conceded more (1142) than any other. Internationally, Rehhagel coached the Greece national team from 2001 to 2010 in the nation's most successful footballing era – during that period, the Greek team won the 2004 European Championship and qualified for the 2010 World Cup, their second World Cup finals participation.