Sebastian Hoeneß

Sebastian Hoeneß
	Hoeneß managing VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Hoeneß
Date of birth	12 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Munich, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart (head coach)
Youth career
	TSV Ottobrunn
	TSV Grötzingen
0000–1999	VfB Stuttgart
1999–2001	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2006	Hertha BSC II
2006–2007	TSG Hoffenheim
2006–2007	TSG Hoffenheim II
2007–2010	Hertha BSC II
Total
Managerial career
2019–2020	Bayern Munich II
2020–2022	TSG Hoffenheim
2023–	VfB Stuttgart
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional football coach and former player. He is the currently head coach for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.^[2]

Hoeneß played as an attacking midfielder, who spent the majority of his career with Hertha BSC II.

Upon becoming a manager, he spent two seasons in charge of TSG Hoffenheim before being appointed at Stuttgart in April 2023.

Playing career

In his youth, Hoeneß played for TSV Ottobrunn, TSV Grötzingen and VfB Stuttgart.^[3] In his senior career, he played for Hertha BSC II and TSG Hoffenheim.^[4] He ended his playing career in 2010.^[5]

Managerial career

Bayern Munich II

Hoeneß began his managerial career with the Hertha Zehlendorf under-19 team from 2011 to 2013. He later coached the youth teams of RB Leipzig from 2014 to 2017. Between 2017 and 2019, he coached the Bayern Munich under-19 team, before replacing Holger Seitz in 2019 as manager of the club's reserve team, who were promoted in the previous season to the 3. Liga.^[6] In his first season, Hoeneß led the team to win their first 3. Liga title,^[7] and was awarded the league's manager of the season award.^[8]

Hoffenheim

On 27 July 2020, Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim announced Hoeneß as their new manager for the 2020–21 season, signing a three-year contract until 30 June 2023.^[9] After turning out 9th in the 2021–22 season, Hoffenheim and Hoeneß parted ways.^[10]

Stuttgart

In April 2023, Hoeneß took over VfB Stuttgart.^[11] Hoeneß led the club from the bottom of the table into the relegation play-offs of the 2022–23 Bundesliga, in which Stuttgart defeated Hamburg.^[12] On 8 March 2024, Sebastian Hoeneß extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2027.^[13] In the 2023–24 season, he led the club to a UEFA Champions League berth for the first time since 2009–10 by finishing 2nd, the club's best performance since 2007.^[14]

Personal life

Sebastian Hoeneß is the son of former international Dieter Hoeneß, and the nephew of Uli Hoeneß, also a former international and the former president of Bayern Munich.^[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 January 2025

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
Bayern Munich II	1 July 2019	27 July 2020	38	19	8	11	76	60	+16	050.00	^[15]
TSG Hoffenheim	27 July 2020	17 May 2022	81	31	21	29	143	132	+11	038.27	^[16]
VfB Stuttgart	3 April 2023	present	81	47	14	20	173	105	+68	058.02
Total			200	97	43	60	392	298	+94	048.50	—

Honours

Manager

Club

Bayern Munich II

3. Liga: 2019–20^[7]

Individual

3. Liga Manager of the Season: 2020^[8]

References

^ "Sebastian Hoeness". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ Sebastian Hoeneß at WorldFootball.net
^ "Sebastian Hoeneß: Who is the young German coach who led the Bayern Munich reserves to the Third Division title?". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ Sebastian Hoeneß at kicker (in German)
^ ^a ^b Wolff, Julien (25 October 2017). "Was Sebastian Hoeneß in seiner Leipzig-Zeit über RB lernte" [What Sebastian Hoeneß learned about RB in his Leipzig time]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "Seitz rückt auf, Hoeneß übernimmt Amateure" [Seitz moves up, Hoeneß takes over amateurs]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kühlwetter ärgert Bayern – München II dennoch Meister" [Kühlwetter annoys Bayern – Munich II champions]. kicker (in German). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Wriedt ist 'Spieler der Saison' – Hoeneß gewinnt Trainer-Wahl" [Wriedt is "player of the season" – Hoeneß wins manager vote]. German Football Association (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Sebastian Hoeneß neuer Cheftrainer der TSG Hoffenheim" [Sebastian Hoeneß new head coach of TSG Hoffenheim]. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "TSG Hoffenheim and coach Sebastian Hoeness to part ways". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "Sebastian Hoeneß replaces Bruno Labbadia" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "VfB Stuttgart retain Bundesliga status at Hamburg's expense". Bundesliga. 5 June 2023.
^ "Sebastian Hoeneß signs VfB extension". VfB Stuttgart. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
^ "VfB's Champions League spot confirmed". VfB Stuttgart. 2 May 2024.
^ "Bayern München II » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

External links

Sebastian Hoeneß playing career at DFB (also available in German)
Sebastian Hoeneß managerial career at DFB (also available in German)
Sebastian Hoeneß at Soccerway

[1] "Sebastian Hoeness". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[2] Sebastian Hoeneß at WorldFootball.net

[3] "Sebastian Hoeneß: Who is the young German coach who led the Bayern Munich reserves to the Third Division title?". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[4] Sebastian Hoeneß at kicker (in German)

[welt-5] Wolff, Julien (25 October 2017). "Was Sebastian Hoeneß in seiner Leipzig-Zeit über RB lernte" [What Sebastian Hoeneß learned about RB in his Leipzig time]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[6] "Seitz rückt auf, Hoeneß übernimmt Amateure" [Seitz moves up, Hoeneß takes over amateurs]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[champions-7] "Kühlwetter ärgert Bayern – München II dennoch Meister" [Kühlwetter annoys Bayern – Munich II champions]. kicker (in German). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[manager_of_the_season-8] "Wriedt ist 'Spieler der Saison' – Hoeneß gewinnt Trainer-Wahl" [Wriedt is "player of the season" – Hoeneß wins manager vote]. German Football Association (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[9] "Sebastian Hoeneß neuer Cheftrainer der TSG Hoffenheim" [Sebastian Hoeneß new head coach of TSG Hoffenheim]. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[10] "TSG Hoffenheim and coach Sebastian Hoeness to part ways". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[11] "Sebastian Hoeneß replaces Bruno Labbadia" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[12] "VfB Stuttgart retain Bundesliga status at Hamburg's expense". Bundesliga. 5 June 2023.

[13] "Sebastian Hoeneß signs VfB extension". VfB Stuttgart. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[14] "VfB's Champions League spot confirmed". VfB Stuttgart. 2 May 2024.

[15] "Bayern München II » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[16] "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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