Hermann Gerland

Born in Bochum, 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 four goals.

1985–1990: Early career

Gerland's career as manager began in 1985 as the assistant manager at VfL Bochum. In 1986 Gerland took over as manager from Rolf Schafstall at VfL Bochum. The tenure lasted from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1988. Bochum finished in 11th place in the 1986–87 season. They were eliminated in the first round of the German Cup. Bochum finished in 12th place during the 1987–88 season. They also got to the final of the German Cup where they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0. In 1988, he made a switch within the Bundesliga and became coach of 1. FC Nürnberg, where he stayed until 1990. Nürnberg finished the 1988–89 season in 14th place. They were eliminated by Karlsruher SC in the German Cup second round and eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup by Roma after winning 4–3 on aggregate. Nürnberg won the first leg 2–1 and lost the second leg 3–1. He left Nürnberg on 9 April 1990 and had his last match, a 1–1 draw against Waldhof Mannheim, on 7 April 1990. were in ninth place at the time he left the club. He finished with a record of 19 wins, 21 draws, and 28 losses.

1990–1995: Bayern Munich (A)

Beginning with the 1990–91 season, he concurrently coached Bayern Munich Amateure as well as 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 1991–92 season.

1995–2001: Tenure in the Regionalliga and 2. Bundesliga

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Club career statistics

Player

Club

VfL Bochum

DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1987–88

Manager

Bayern Munich II

Regionalliga Süd: 2003–04