Heiko Butscher
Height1.89 m
Birth date28 July 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeLeutkirch, West Germany
PositionCentre back
Youthclubs 1SV Dietmanns
Youthclubs 2SV Aichstetten
Youthclubs 3SV Ellwangen
Years 11998–1999
Clubs 1FC Wangen 1905
Years 21999–2002
Clubs 2Karlsruher SC II
Caps 296
Goals 221
Years 31999–2002
Clubs 3Karlsruher SC
Caps 32
Goals 30
Years 42002–2003
Clubs 4SV Sandhausen
Caps 424
Goals 47
Years 52003–2004
Clubs 5VfB Stuttgart II
Caps 562
Goals 59
Years 62005–2007
Clubs 6VfL Bochum
Caps 644
Goals 62
Years 72007–2012
Clubs 7SC Freiburg
Caps 7125
Goals 79
Years 82011
Clubs 8→ SC Freiburg II
Caps 81
Goals 80
Years 92012–2013
Clubs 9Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps 915
Goals 90
Years 102013–2015
Clubs 10VfL Bochum
Caps 1016
Goals 103
Years 112013
Clubs 11→ VfL Bochum II
Caps 114
Goals 110
Manageryears 12018
Managerclubs 1VfL Bochum (interim)
Manageryears 22019
Managerclubs 2VfL Bochum (interim)
Manageryears 32022
Managerclubs 3VfL Bochum (interim)
Manageryears 42024
Managerclubs 4VfL Bochum (interim)

Heiko Butscher (born 28 July 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was most recently the head coach of VfL Bochum.[1][2]

Career

Butscher joined Eintracht Frankfurt from SC Freiburg in 2012. He previously played for VfL Bochum, VfB Stuttgart II and Karlsruher SC.

Post-playing career

In summer 2015 Butscher was appointed assistant coach of VfL Bochum's U16 team.[3] In 2024, he was named the head coach of Bochum.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karlsruher SC II1999–00Regionalliga Süd323—323
2000–01Oberliga Baden-Württemberg3210—3210
2001–02328—328
Total9621009621
Karlsruher SC1999–002. Bundesliga000000
2000–01Regionalliga Süd200020
2001–022. Bundesliga000000
Total200020
SV Sandhausen2002–03Oberliga Baden-Württemberg247—247
VfB Stuttgart II2003–04Regionalliga Süd293—293
2004–05336—336
Total62900629
VfL Bochum2005–062. Bundesliga24120261
2006–07Bundesliga20122223
Total44242484
SC Freiburg2007–082. Bundesliga32420344
2008–0931330343
2009–10Bundesliga29121312
2010–1125110261
2011–12801090
Total12599113410
SC Freiburg II2011–12Regionalliga Süd10—10
Eintracht Frankfurt2011–122. Bundesliga12000120
2012–13Bundesliga301040
Total15010160
VfL Bochum II2013–14Regionalliga West40—40
VfL Bochum2013–142. Bundesliga10300103
2014–15601070
Total16310173
Career total3895115340454

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
VfL Bochum (interim)7 February 201811 February 2018[5]

References

  1. ^ "Heiko Butscher" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Heiko Butscher" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ex-VfL-Profi Heiko Butscher wird Assistenztrainer der U16 Archived 8 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, derwesten.de, 20 July 2015
  4. ^ "Heiko Butscher wird Cheftrainer beim VfL" [Heiko Butscher becomes head coach of VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum 1848. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "VfL Bochum Trainer" (in German). Kicker. kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.