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{{short description|German football manager (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dieter Hecking
| full_name = Dieter-Klaus Hecking
| image = Dieter Hecking - Pressekonferenz zur Vorstellung von Luiz Gustavo 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hecking in 2013
| height = 1.79 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/dieter-hecking/trainer|title=Dieter Hecking – Trainerprofil|website=dfb.de|language=de|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|9|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Castrop-Rauxel]], West Germany
| currentclub = [[VfL Bochum]] (manager)
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Westfalia Soest
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = Soester SV
| youthyears3 = 
| youthclubs3 = Borussia Lippstadt
| youthyears4 = 
| youthclubs4 = [[1. FC Paderborn]]
| years1 = 1983–1985
| clubs1 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1985–1990
| clubs2 = [[KSV Hessen Kassel|Hessen Kassel]]
| caps2 = 168
| goals2 = 63
| years3 = 1990–1992
| clubs3 = [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]]
| caps3 = 54
| goals3 = 14
| years4 = 1992–1994
| clubs4 = [[VfB Leipzig]]
| caps4 = 61
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1994–1996
| clubs5 = [[SC Paderborn 07|TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus]]
| caps5 = 71
| goals5 = 24
| years6 = 1996–1999
| clubs6 = [[Hannover 96]]
| caps6 = 74
| goals6 = 22
| years7 = 1999–2000
| clubs7 = [[Eintracht Braunschweig]]
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 5
| totalcaps = 452
| totalgoals = 129
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| manageryears1 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs1 = [[SC Verl]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2004
| managerclubs2 = [[VfB Lübeck]]
| manageryears3 = 2004–2006
| managerclubs3 = [[Alemannia Aachen]]
| manageryears4 = 2006–2009
| managerclubs4 = [[Hannover 96]]
| manageryears5 = 2009–2012
| managerclubs5 = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| manageryears6 = 2012–2016
| managerclubs6 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| manageryears7 = 2016–2019
| managerclubs7 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| manageryears8 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs8 = [[Hamburger SV]]
| manageryears9 = 2023
| managerclubs9 = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| manageryears10= 2024–
| managerclubs10= [[VfL Bochum]]
}}
'''Dieter-Klaus Hecking''' ({{IPA|de|ˈdiːtɐ ˈhɛkɪŋ|pron}}; born 12 September 1964) is a German [[Association football|football]] manager and former professional player who is the manager of [[Bundesliga]] club [[VfL Bochum]]. He played for [[Hannover 96]] and [[Eintracht Braunschweig]] as a [[midfielder]]. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs.

==Managerial career==
===Early career (2000–2004)===
On 1 July 2000, Hecking moved into management as he took over as manager at [[Regionalliga Nord]] outfit [[SC Verl]].<ref name=verljob>{{cite web|title=SC Verl .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sc-verl/9/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=10 February 2013|language=de}}</ref> His first match was a 2–0 loss to [[Eintracht Braunschweig]] on 1 August 2000.<ref name="2000–01 season">{{cite web|title=SC Verl|url=https://www.kicker.de/sc-verl/spielplan|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> However, Hecking's proclamations that he was seeking a new position irked the club to such an extent they fired him after just 20 games in charge. He was sacked on 31 January 2001.<ref name=verljob/> His final match was a 2–1 win to [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]].<ref name="2000–01 season"/> Verl were in seventh place when Hecking was sacked.<ref name="2000–01 league table (21st matchday)">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2000-01/21/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308110823/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2000-01/21/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2018|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

Hecking wasn't free for long as another [[Regionalliga Nord]] side, [[VfB Lübeck]], came calling on 27 March 2001.<ref name=luebeckjob>{{cite web|title=VfB Lübeck .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/vfb-luebeck/9/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> His first match was a 1–0 loss to [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] on 30 March 2001.<ref name="2000–01 Lübeck season">{{cite web|title=VfB Lübeck|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-luebeck/spielplan|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking achieved a solid job in the remaining games, leaving the club in third place, just one short of promotion.<ref name="2000–01 league table">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2000-01/38/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928211450/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2000-01/38/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2015|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> This set the basis for the following season as the team claimed the title and moved up into the 2. Bundesliga.<ref name="2001–02 league table">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2001-02/34/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929013903/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-nord-36/2001-02/34/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2015|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2000–01 Lübeck season"/> Hecking then managed to secure Lübeck an 11th place in the 2002–03 season.<ref name="2002–03 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2002-03/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2002–03 season">{{cite web|title=VfB Lübeck|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-luebeck/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2002-03|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

The following season proved to have mixed results. Hecking led the club to the semi-finals of the [[2003–04 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]], where they were eliminated by eventual double winners [[SV Werder Bremen]] after extra-time. After this, the team collapsed and was relegated with a 2–0 loss to [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]] on the final day.<ref name="2003–04 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2003-04/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="aachenjob">{{cite news|title=Hecking wird Berger-Nachfolger|url=https://www.kicker.de/hecking-wird-berger-nachfolger-299746/artikel|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=1 June 2004|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2003–04 season">{{cite web|title=VfB Lübeck|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-luebeck/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2003-04|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking rejected the club's offer to stay and he left the club on 25 May 2004.<ref name="leavingluebeck">{{cite news|title=Hecking verlässt den VfB|url=https://www.kicker.de/hecking-verlaesst-den-vfb-299362/artikel|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=25 May 2004|language=de}}</ref>

===Alemannia Aachen (2004–2006)===
A week after leaving Lübeck, [[Alemannia Aachen]] sporting director [[Jörg Schmadtke]] announced that Hecking would replace departing coach [[Jörg Berger]].<ref name="aachenjob" />

Hecking's first match was a 1–1 draw against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] on 9 August 2004.<ref name="2004–05 season">{{cite web|title=Alemannia Aachen|url=https://www.kicker.de/alemannia-aachen/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2004-05|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> During the [[2004–05 Alemannia Aachen season|2004–05 season]], Alemannia Aachen participated in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], becoming the first ever 2. Bundesliga team to reach the third round, where they were eliminated by [[AZ Alkmaar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinderella Advances in UEFA Cup – DW – 12/16/2004 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/cinderella-advances-in-uefa-cup/a-1429864 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2004–05 season"/> In the [[2004–05 DFB-Pokal|German Cup]], Alemannia Aachen were eliminated in the second round by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref name="2004–05 season"/> In the league, Alemannia Aachen finished in sixth place.<ref name="2004–05 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2004-05/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> The following season, Aachen finished second in the [[2005–06 2. Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga]] and was promoted to the [[2006–07 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] for the first time in 36 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-04-16 |title=Aachener Aufstieg: Nach 36 Jahren zurück in der Bundesliga |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/aachener-aufstieg-nach-36-jahren-zurueck-in-der-bundesliga-a-411640.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref><ref name="2005–06 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2005-06/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

Hecking's time guiding Alemannia Aachen in the top flight was short. Just three games in, he requested to be able to leave the club for his former club and fellow [[Bundesliga]] side [[Hannover 96]] on 7 September 2006, to fill the vacancy left by their sacking of [[Peter Neururer]].<ref name="hannoverjob">{{cite news|title=Hecking wechselt zu 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hecking-wechselt-zu-96-354657/artikel|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=7 September 2006|language=de}}</ref> Ironically, the final straw for [[Peter Neururer|Neururer]] was a 0–3 home defeat to Hecking's [[Alemannia Aachen]].<ref name="hannoverjob" /> Alemannia Aachen were in 14th place when Hecking left the club.<ref name="2006–07 Alemannia Aachen season">{{cite web|title=Alemannia Aachen|url=https://www.kicker.de/alemannia-aachen/spielplan/bundesliga/2006-07|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2006–07 league table (3rd matchday)">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2006-07/3/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

===Hannover 96 (2006–2009)===
Hecking became manager on 7 September 2006, officially taking the manager's job with immediate effect on 7 September 2006.<ref name=hannoverjob/> However, caretaker manager [[Michael Schjönberg]] managed the [[2006–07 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] match against [[Dynamo Dresden]] on 9 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Die Spielstatistik Dynamo Dresden – Hannover 96|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2007/runde1/dresden-hannover/|publisher=[[Fussballdaten.de]]|access-date=11 February 2013|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171516/http://fussballdaten.de/dfb/2007/runde1/dresden-hannover/|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Schjönberg siegt, Stohn nicht|url=https://www.kicker.de/dresden-gegen-hannover-2006-dfb-pokal-771412/spielbericht|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=9 September 2006|language=de}}</ref> Hannover paid compensation of nearly a million euros to get Hecking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanover Find New Man to Turn Fortunes Around – DW – 09/08/2006 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/hanover-find-new-man-to-turn-fortunes-around/a-2167692 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

Hecking recovered Hannover from a dismal start that left them bottom at the time of his arrival. The team also achieved a good run through to the quarter finals of the [[2006–07 DFB-Pokal|cup]],<ref name="2006–07 Hannover 96 season">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/spielplan/bundesliga/2006-07|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> and finished comfortably in 11th place in the Bundesliga.<ref name="2006–07 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2006-07/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> During the [[2007–08 Hannover 96 season|following season]], Hanover were knocked out of the [[2007–08 DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] in the second round by [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref name="2007–08 season">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96-58/spielplan/1-bundesliga/2007-08|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hannover improved on their league position by finishing in eighth place, their best finish in 43 years.<ref name="2007–08 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2007-08/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> In the summer, Hecking suggested that the team would aim for a [[UEFA Cup]] place in the following league season.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reng |first=Ronald |title=A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke |publisher=Yellow Jersey Press |year=2011 |isbn=9780224091664 |pages=312–313 |language=EN}}</ref> Hannover started the [[2008–09 Hannover 96 season|2008–09 season]] with a 5–0 cup win against [[Hallescher FC]] on 9 August 2008.<ref name="2008–09 season">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/spielplan/bundesliga/2008-09|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> They were eventually eliminated in the second round by Schalke, for the second consecutive year.<ref name="2008–09 season" />

Hannover finished the [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09 season]] in 11th place.<ref name="2008–09 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2008-09/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> On 19 August 2009 Hecking resigned from his post after a disappointing 2008–09 season and a slow start to the 2009–10 season, including a loss to [[SV Eintracht Trier 05|Eintracht Trier]] in the first round of the cup.<ref name="bergman">{{cite news|title=Bergmann rückt bei 96 auf|url=https://www.kicker.de/bergmann-rueckt-bei-96-auf-513374/artikel|access-date=21 March 2015|newspaper=kicker|date=20 August 2009|language=de}}</ref><ref name="hannoverresignation">{{cite news|title=Hecking: "Es war spontan"|url=https://www.kicker.de/hecking_es-war-spontan-513401/artikel|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=20 August 2009|language=de}}</ref> Hecking's final match was a 1–1 draw against Mainz.<ref name="2009–10 Hannover 96 season">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/spielplan/bundesliga/2009-10|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

===1. FC Nürnberg (2009–2012)===
On 22 December 2009, he was named as the new manager of [[1. FC Nürnberg]], replacing [[Michael Oenning]].<ref name=nurembergjob>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.kicker.de/hecking_mission-klassenerhalt-518793/artikel | title = Hecking: Mission Klassenerhalt | language = de | magazine = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 18 August 2010 | date = 22 December 2009}}</ref> His first match was a 1–0 loss to Schalke on 17 January 2010.<ref name="2009–10 1. FC Nürnberg season">{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-nuernberg/spielplan/bundesliga/2009-10|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Nürnberg finished in 16th place and went into the relegation playoff.<ref name="2009–10 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2009-10/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Nürnberg won both legs of the relegation playoff against Augsburg.<ref name="2009–10 1. FC Nürnberg season"/> During the [[2010–11 1. FC Nürnberg season|2010–11 season]], Nürnberg reached the quarter-finals of the German Cup, where they were eliminated by Schalke.<ref name="2010–11 season">{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-nuernberg/spielplan/bundesliga/2010-11|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Nürnberg finished in sixth place in the league.<ref name="2010–11 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2010-11/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> They had finished one spot and 11 points behind Mainz for a [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] spot.<ref name="2010–11 league table"/> Nürnberg started the [[2011–12 1. FC Nürnberg season|2011–12 season]] with a 5–1 win against [[Arminia Bielefeld]] in the German Cup.<ref name="2011–12 season">{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-nuernberg/spielplan/bundesliga/2011-12|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> They were eventually eliminated in the round of 16.<ref name="2011–12 season"/> Nürnberg finished in 10th place in the league.<ref name="2011–12 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2011-12/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking used a clause in his contract to leave the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nürnberg stellt Ismael frei|url=https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-stellt-ismael-frei-615123/artikel|access-date=10 November 2014|publisher=kicker|date=10 November 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref name=wolfsburgjob>{{cite news|title=Bescherung! Hecking übernimmt VfL|url=https://www.kicker.de/bescherung-hecking-uebernimmt-vfl-579515/artikel|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=22 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> His final match was a 1–1 draw against Werder Bremen on 16 December 2012.<ref name="2012–13 1. FC Nürnberg season">{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-nuernberg/spielplan/bundesliga/2012-13|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Nürnberg were in 14th place when Hecking left the club.<ref name="2012–13 league table (17th matchday)">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2012-13/17/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking finished with a record of 42 wins, 23 draws, and 47 losses in 112 matches.<ref name="1. FC Nürnberg - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-nuernberg/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=18 January 2014|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106111519/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/1-fc-nuernberg-81/trainer.html|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===VfL Wolfsburg (2012–2016)===
[[file:Krasnodar-Wolfsburg (6).jpg|thumb|Hecking at a press conference with Wolfsburg in 2014]]
Hecking became manager of Wolfsburg on 22 December 2012.<ref name=wolfsburgjob/> Wolfsburg were in 15th place, behind 1. FC Nürnberg, over the winter break.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hin- und Rückrundentabelle {{!}} 34. Spieltag {{!}} Bundesliga 2012/13 |url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle-hinrunde-rueckrunde/2012-13 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>

He made his debut on 19 January 2013 in a 2–0 win against Stuttgart.<ref>{{cite news|title=Diego versüßt Heckings Debüt bei den Wölfen|url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-stuttgart-2013-bundesliga-1441799/analyse|access-date=19 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=19 January 2013}}</ref> Wolfsburg finished the [[2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season|season]] in 11th, only losing three times in the second half of the season, and also reaching the semi-final of the cup.<ref name="2012–13 Wolfsburg season">{{cite web|title=VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/spielplan/bundesliga/2012-13|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2012–13 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2012-13/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> In the [[2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg season|2013–14 season]] Wolfsburg again got to the semi-finals of the German Cup, this time losing to Borussia Dortmund.<ref name="2013–14 season">{{cite web |title=VfL Wolfsburg |url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/spielplan/bundesliga/2013-14 |access-date=27 December 2016 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> Wolfsburg finished the season in fifth place and won a spot in the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref name="2013–14 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2013-14/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

Wolfsburg started the [[2014–15 VfL Wolfsburg season|2014–15 season]] with a 2–1 loss to Bayern Munich. However, in the reverse fixture, Wolfsburg won 4–1, their first game after the death of midfielder [[Junior Malanda]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wolfsburg 4–1 Bayern Munich |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30991047 |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> This victory was the first time Bayern had conceded four goals in a league game since Wolfsburg beat them 5–1 in 2009 on the way to the [[2008–09 Bundesliga]] title.<ref name="2014–15 season">{{cite web |title=VfL Wolfsburg |url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/spielplan/bundesliga/2014-15 |access-date=27 December 2016 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

In March 2015, in the Europa League, in the round of 16, Wolfsburg defeated [[Inter Milan]] by a 3–1 score in the first leg<ref>{{cite news|title=Carrizo patzt – De Bruyne bedankt sich doppelt|url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-inter-2015-europa-league-2834260/analyse|access-date=19 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=12 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> and 2–1 in the second leg<ref>{{cite news|title=Lässig ins Viertelfinale|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/vfl-wolfsburg-in-der-europa-league-laessig-ins-viertelfinale-1.2402291|access-date=19 March 2015|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=19 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> for a 5–2 aggregate score.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caligiuri schießt Wolfsburg ins Viertelfinale|url=https://www.kicker.de/inter-gegen-wolfsburg-2015-europa-league-2834261/analyse|access-date=19 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=19 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> Wolfsburg were eliminated by [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]].<ref name="2014–15 season" /> Wolfsburg finished the league season in second place, 10 points behind Bayern.<ref name="2014–15 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2014-15/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> The second-place finish qualified Wolfsburg for the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref name="2014–15 league table" /> On 30 May 2015 Wolfsburg defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in the [[2015 DFB-Pokal Final|German Cup final]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wallrodt|first1=Lars|title=In 16 Minuten zerstört Wolfsburg Dortmunds Pokaltraum|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/borussia-dortmund/article141692740/In-16-Minuten-zerstoert-Wolfsburg-Dortmunds-Pokaltraum.html|access-date=30 May 2015|work=Die Welt|date=30 May 2015|language=de}}</ref> This was Hecking's first major trophy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolfsburg beat Borussia Dortmund to take DFB Pokal glory|url=http://www.espnfc.us/german-dfb-pokal/match/419997/borussia-dortmund-vfl-wolfsburg/report|access-date=30 May 2015|agency=PA Sport|publisher=ESPN FC|date=30 May 2015}}</ref> Hecking was then voted [[Football Manager of the Year (Germany)|Football Manager of the Year]] for 2015, while Wolfsburg's star player [[Kevin De Bruyne]] won the [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)|Footballer of the Year]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin De Bruyne ist Fußballer des Jahres |url=https://www.kicker.de/kevin-de-bruyne-ist-fussballer-des-jahres-631657/artikel |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref> Hecking was praised for developing De Bruyne and Wolfsburg's other key players [[Bas Dost]] and [[Ricardo Rodriguez (footballer)|Ricardo Rodriguez]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hecking has engineered a Wolfsburg renaissance – DW – 03/01/2015 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/analysis-down-to-earth-hecking-has-made-wolfsburg-the-bundesligas-number-two/a-18288111 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

Wolfsburg started the [[2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season|2015–16 season]] by defeating Bayern Munich in a shootout to win the [[2015 DFL-Supercup|German Super Cup]].<ref name="2015 German Super Cup">{{cite news|last1=Uersfeld|first1=Stephan|title=Wolfsburg win German Super Cup on penalties as Bayern drought continues|url=http://www.espnfc.us/blog/the-match/60/post/2544225/wolfsburg-win-german-super-cup-as-bayern-drought-continues|access-date=27 December 2016|work=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN|date=1 August 2015}}</ref> In the Champions League, Wolfsburg won Group B, finishing two points above [[PSV Eindhoven]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions League – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/champions-league/spieltag/2015-16/6/3620|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Wolfsburg beat [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]] to reach the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual winners [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] despite 'stunning' the Spanish side with a 2–0 win in the first leg.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=2016-04-06 |title=Real Madrid stunned by Wolfsburg's two goals in seven minutes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/06/wolfsburg-real-madrid-champions-league-match-report |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="2015–16 season">{{cite web|title=VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/spielplan/bundesliga/2015-16|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> However, the team struggled in the Bundesliga, producing the second-worst away record in the league and missed out on European football, finishing only eighth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Season Review 2015/16 {{!}} VfL Wolfsburg |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bl1516-season-review-vfl-wolfsburg.jsp |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2015–16 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2015-16/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref>

Wolfsburg sacked Hecking on 17 October 2016.<ref name="Hecking muss gehen - Wolfsburg">{{cite news|title=Hecking muss gehen – Ismael als Zwischenlösung|url=https://www.kicker.de/hecking-muss-gehen---ismael-als-zwischenloesung-662619/artikel|access-date=17 October 2016|publisher=kicker|date=17 October 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking's final match was a 1–0 loss to [[RB Leipzig]].<ref name="2016–17 Wolfsburg season">{{cite web|title=VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/spielplan/bundesliga/2016-17|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Wolfsburg were in 14th place when Wolfsburg sacked Hecking.<ref name="2016–17 league table (7th matchday)">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2016-17/7/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 December 2016|language=de}}</ref> Hecking finished with a record of 81 wins, 41 draws, and 43 losses in 165 matches.<ref name="VfL Wolfsburg - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=18 January 2014|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207153820/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/vfl-wolfsburg-24/trainer.html|archive-date=7 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Borussia Mönchengladbach (2016–2019)===
On 21 December 2016, Hecking was appointed as the new head coach by [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on a contract until 2019, with the short-term goal of ensuring the club's Bundesliga survival.<ref name="Hecking begins at Gladbach">{{cite news|title=Vertrag bis 2019: Hecking übernimmt Gladbach|url=https://www.kicker.de/vertrag-bis-2019_hecking-uebernimmt-gladbach-667333/artikel|access-date=21 December 2016|publisher=kicker|date=21 December 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Swift return to Bundesliga duty for new Gladbach coach Hecking {{!}} Borussia Mönchengladbach |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/noblmdwp-newsletter-swift-return-to-duty-for-hecking-at-gladbach-428910.jsp |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website |language=en}}</ref> Hecking led Gladbach to a famous comeback victory against [[ACF Fiorentina]] in the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], but were then eliminated by Schalke, and also lost the semi-final of the [[2016–17 DFB-Pokal]] to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bor. Mönchengladbach Spielplan 2016/17 {{!}} Alle Wettbewerbe |url=https://www.kicker.de/bor-moenchengladbach/spielplan/bundesliga/2016-17 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref> The team finished 9th in both of Hecking's first two seasons at the [[Borussia-Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bor. Mönchengladbach {{!}} Vereinshistorie |url=https://www.kicker.de/bor-moenchengladbach/team-historie/bundesliga/2023-24 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>

On 2 April 2019, Gladbach's sporting director [[Max Eberl]] announced that Hecking's term would not be extended beyond the end of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bulinews.com/news/2328/gladbach-to-part-company-with-hecking-at-the-end-of-the-season | title = Gladbach to part company with Hecking at the end of the season | website = bulinews.com | date = 2 April 2019 | access-date = 29 April 2019}}</ref> His final game was a 2–0 loss to [[Borussia Dortmund]], which caused the club to drop outside the Champions League qualification places.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sancho und Reus verhelfen dem BVB nur zum Sieg |url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-dortmund-2019-bundesliga-4243564/analyse |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref> Hecking finished with a record of 43 wins, 23 draws, and 32 losses.<ref name="Bor. Mönchengladbach — Trainer">{{cite web |title=Bor. Mönchengladbach — Trainer |url=https://www.kicker.de/bor-moenchengladbach/team-trainer/bundesliga/2018-19 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=Olympia Verlag |access-date=3 June 2023 |language=German}}</ref>

===Hamburger SV (2019–2020)===
On 29 May 2019, Hecking signed a one-year contract to be the new manager of [[Hamburger SV]], replacing [[Hannes Wolf (football manager)|Hannes Wolf]].<ref name="Hamburg hiring">{{cite web | url = https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-hamburger-sv-verpflichtet-dieter-hecking-als-neuen-cheftrainer-a-1269904.html | title = Hecking soll den HSV zurück in die Bundesliga führen | website = Der Spiegel | language=de | date = 29 May 2019 }}</ref> He departed by mutual consent on 4 July 2020, after failing to achieve the target of promotion to the Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HSV and Dieter Hecking part company |url=https://www.hsv.de/en/news/hsv-and-dieter-hecking-part-company |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=HSV.de |language=en}}</ref> The season ended with a 5–1 home loss to [[SV Sandhausen]], which was described as one of the lowest points in the club's history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warum Sandhausen für den HSV ein Ort voller Symbolik ist |url=https://www.kicker.de/warum-sandhausen-fuer-den-hsv-ein-ort-voller-symbolik-ist-952635/artikel |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref> He finished with a record of 14 wins, 13 draws, and nine losses.<ref name="Hamburger SV — Trainer">{{cite web |title=Hamburger SV — Trainer |url=https://www.kicker.de/hamburger-sv/team-trainer/2-bundesliga/2019-20 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=Olympia Verlag |access-date=3 June 2023 |language=German}}</ref>

===Return to Nürnberg (2020–2024)===
After leaving Hamburg, Hecking returned to [[1. FC Nürnberg]], replacing [[Robert Palikuča]] as sporting director.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-27 |title=Hecking kehrt zum 1. FC Nürnberg zurück |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/dieter-hecking-kehrt-zum-1-fc-nuernberg-zurueck-a-67bb2104-71c6-4f59-86aa-75295c3adc97 |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>

In February 2023, he took the head coaching spot on interim until the end of the 2022–23 season after firing [[Markus Weinzierl]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/dieter-hecking-uebernimmt-trainer-position-interimsweise/|title=Dieter Hecking übernimmt Trainer-Position interimsweise|website=fcn.de|date=20 February 2023 |accessdate=20 February 2023}}</ref> The club only secured survival in the [[2022–23 2. Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga]] on the final day of the season, and some fans demanded that Hecking resign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title=FCN: Im Aufsichtsrat ist eine Ablösung von Dieter Hecking kein Thema! |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-nuernberg/fcn-im-aufsichtsrat-ist-eine-abloesung-von-dieter-hecking-kein-thema-84122252.bild.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=bild.de |language=de}}</ref> [[Cristian Fiél]] replaced Hecking as coach after the season, having served as Hecking's assistant while he was interim coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offiziell: Fiel ist neuer Cheftrainer des 1. FC Nürnberg |url=https://www.kicker.de/offiziell-fiel-ist-neuer-cheftrainer-des-1-fc-nuernberg-954027/artikel |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>

===VfL Bochum (2024–)===
He was named head coach of [[VfL Bochum]] in November 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/de/news/2024/november/04/neuer-vfl-cheftrainer-dieter-hecking-ubernimmt|title=Neuer VfL-Cheftrainer: Dieter Hecking übernimmt|publisher=vfl-bochum.de|date=4 November 2024|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|matches played 17 May 2025}}

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 |+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2" |To
! colspan="5" |Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[SC Verl]]
|align=left|1 July 2000
|align=left|31 January 2001
{{WDL|20|8|7|5}}
|<ref name="2000–01 league table (21st matchday)"/>
|-
|[[VfB Lübeck]]
|align=left|27 March 2001
|align=left|25 May 2004
{{WDL|119|51|24|44}}
|<ref name="2000–01 Lübeck season"/><ref name="2002–03 season"/><ref name="2003–04 season"/>
|-
|[[Alemannia Aachen]]
|align=left|1 June 2004
|7 September 2006
{{WDL|83|42|14|27}}
|<ref name="Alemannia Aachen - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web |title=Alemannia Aachen |url=https://www.kicker.de/alemannia-aachen/team-trainer/bundesliga/2006-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127031230/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2006-07/alemannia-aachen-110/trainer.html |archive-date=27 November 2015 |access-date=26 February 2015 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hannover 96]]
|align=left|7 September 2006
|align=left|19 August 2009
{{WDL|109|39|30|40}}
|<ref name="Hannover 96 - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web |title=Hannover 96 |url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112021404/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/hannover-96-58/trainer.html |archive-date=12 January 2014 |access-date=18 January 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]
|align=left|22 December 2009
|2align=left|22 December 2012
{{WDL|112|42|23|47}}
|<ref name="1. FC Nürnberg - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|align=left|22 December 2012
|align=left|17 October 2016
{{WDL|165|81|41|43}}
|<ref name="VfL Wolfsburg - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|align=left|21 December 2016
|align=left|29 May 2019
{{WDL|98|43|23|32}}
|<ref name="Bor. Mönchengladbach — Trainer"/><ref name="Hamburg hiring"/>
|-
|[[Hamburger SV]]
|align=left|29 May 2019
|align=left|4 July 2020
{{WDL|36|14|13|9}}
|<ref name="Hamburg hiring"/><ref name="Hamburger SV — Trainer"/>
|-
|1. FC Nürnberg
|align=left|20 February 2023
|align=left|30 June 2023
{{WDL|14|4|5|5}}
|<ref name="1. FC Nürnberg - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[VfL Bochum]]
|align=left|4 November 2024
|align=left|Present
{{WDL|25|6|6|13}}
|
|-
! colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|781|330|186|265}}
!—
|}

==Honours==
===Manager===
'''VfB Lübeck''' 
* [[Regionalliga Nord]]: [[2001–02 Regionalliga|2001–02]] ([[Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga#Promoted teams from the Regionalliga 1995–2008|Promotion to 2. Bundesliga]])
* [[Schleswig-Holstein Cup]]: [[Schleswig-Holstein Cup#Winners|2001]]

'''Alemannia Aachen''' 
* [[2. Bundesliga]] promotion: [[2005–06 2. Bundesliga|2005–06]]

'''VfL Wolfsburg'''
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2014–15 DFB-Pokal|2014–15]]
* [[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2015 DFL-Supercup|2015]]

===Individual===
* [[German Football Manager of the Year]]: 2015
* [[Vereinigung der Vertragsfußballspieler#Coach of the Season (2010–present)|VDV Bundesliga Coach of the Season]]: [[2014–15 Bundesliga|2014–15]]<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web |date=8 June 2015 |title=De Bruyne, Sané und Favre auf dem Thron |url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/Aktionen/VDV11/Detail/69.htm |access-date=8 June 2015 |publisher=VDV |language=de}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Sports links}}
*[http://www.ksvhessenkassel.de/Personen/H/Hecking_Dieter.htm Dieter Hecking] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712003755/http://www.ksvhessenkassel.de/Personen/H/Hecking_Dieter.htm |date=12 July 2013 }} at KSV Hessen Kassel Archive {{in lang|de}}
*[https://www.kicker.de/dieter-hecking/trainer Dieter Hecking] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}

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