Dieter Hoeness, (German Hoeneß), (b. 7 January 1953, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a German football (soccer) player and is now general manager of the football club Hertha BSC Berlin. Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ...

Dieter Hoeness played on amateur level for VfB Ulm and SSV Ulm 1846 before he started a professional career in the German Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. There he played for two years between 1977 and 1979. After this he transferred to Bayern Munich. There he had his most successfull time and won five German championships (1980, 81, 85, 86, 87) and three German Cups (1982, 84, 86). The striker, whose strength were headers, scored 127 goals in 258 league matches, before he ended his career in 1987. German football club established in 1846. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , registered Club for Athletic Games Stuttgart 1893) is a sports and football club in Stuttgart, founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. ... Bayern Munich or FC Bayern München is a German football club based in Munich, capital of the state of Bavaria. ... The German champions (in German: Deutsche Meister) is the general name given to winners of a bundesliga (national league) sporting competition in Germany. ... The German Cup trophy The German Cup (official German title: DFB-Pokal) is an annually held elimination football tournament for German football clubs and is the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga title. ...

Between 1979 and 1986 Dieter Hoeness also played six times for the German national football team for which he scored 4 goals. He took part in the German 1986 World Cup campaign in Mexico, where the team finished as runner up. There he obtained the distinction of having been the oldest player in the final with 33years and 173 days. First International Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

After his years on the pitch he first took on a position as PR manager with computer manufacturers Commodore, which were then a major sponsor of Bayern Munich. Between 1990 and 1995 he was appointed as commercial/general manager with his former club VfB Stuttgart. In 1996 he became vice president of league rivals Hertha Berlin where, after a year, he switched into the job as commercial/general manager. Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore International, a West Chester, Pennsylvania based electronics company who was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. ... The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , registered Club for Athletic Games Stuttgart 1893) is a sports and football club in Stuttgart, founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. ... Hertha BSC Berlin is a football club based in Berlin, Germany. ...

Dieter Hoeness is the brother of Uli Hoeness, who was also a successful player in the Bundesliga and who is now commercial/general manager with Bayern Munich. Ulrich Uli Hoeness, (German Hoeneß), (b. ...