Hermann Gerland

Hermann Gerland (born 4 June, 1954) is a German former football player and manager. He currently coaches Bayern Munich II who play in the Regionalliga Süd.

Gerland spent his entire professional career from 1972 to 1984 playing at VfL Bochum. He played as a striker until 1975, when he switched to defence, where he played until the end of his career. He made 204 Bundesliga appearances and scored 4 goals.

Gerland's career as manager began in 1986 as the assistant manager at VfL Bochum. In 1988, he made a switch within the Bundesliga and became coach of 1. FC Nuremberg, where he stayed until 1990. Beginning with the 1990/1991 season, he concurrently coached Bayern Munich Amateure as well as FC Bayern Munich Juniors. In 1991, he quit the Juniors. He continued coaching the amateurs until 1995. In addition, Gerland was the assistant manager of FC Bayern during the 1991/1992 season. In the 1995/1996 season, he again coached 1. FC Nuremberg, who were playing in the 2nd Bundesliga. He managed Tennis Borussia Berlin from 1996 to 1998 in the 2nd Bundesliga. For the 1999/2000 season, Gerland was the manager of Arminia Bielefeld, who were relegated at the end of the season. He was let go during the following season. For the remainder of the season, he worked for SSV Ulm 1846 in the 2nd Bundesliga. Since 2001, Gerland has been manager of Bayern Munich II.

Managerial stats

* 42 victories, 53 draws, and 68 losses
* 144 points in 163 games

Honours

as player

* 8th place in the Bundesliga 1979 with VfL Bochum

as manager

* 11th place in the Bundesliga 1987 with VfL Bochum
* 1988 German Cup runners-up with VfL Bochum
* 1st place in the Regionalliga Süd in 2004 with Bayern München II