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{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthias Herget
| image = Football allemagne joueur défenseur matthias herget avec l'allemagne.jpg
| caption = Herget with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Annaberg-Buchholz]], [[East Germany]]
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Sweeper (association football)|Sweeper]]
| youthyears1 = 1965–1973 | youthclubs1 = Rot-Weiß Bismarck Gelsenkirchen
| youthyears2 = 1973–1976 | youthclubs2 = SC Gelsenkirchen 07
| years1 = 1976–1978 | clubs1 = [[VfL Bochum]] | caps1 = 64 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1978–1982 | clubs2 = [[Rot-Weiss Essen]] | caps2 = 142 | goals2 = 38
| years3 = 1982–1989 | clubs3 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]] | caps3 = 208 | goals3 = 29
| years4 = 1989–1990 | clubs4 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 433 | totalgoals = 69
| nationalyears1 = 1976–1978 | nationalteam1 = [[Germany national amateur football team|West Germany Amateur]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1983 | nationalteam2 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 1983–1988 | nationalteam3 = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] | nationalcaps3 = 39 | nationalgoals3 = 4
| manageryears1 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs1 = [[1. FC Bocholt]]
}}

'''Matthias Herget''' (born 14 November 1955) is a German former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[sweeper (association football)|sweeper]].

He amassed [[Bundesliga]] totals of 237 games and 26 goals<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/hergetdata.html | title = Matthias Herget - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 23 April 2015 | accessdate = 7 May 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]], of which he was also a longtime [[Captain (association football)|captain]].

Herget gained 39 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], representing the nation in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|one]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 1988|one]] [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Annaberg-Buchholz]], [[East Germany]], Herget started playing professionally with [[VfL Bochum]], appearing in two [[Bundesliga]] seasons. In the 1978 summer, he moved to the [[2. Bundesliga|second division]] and joined [[Rot-Weiss Essen]], appearing almost exclusively as a [[midfielder]] during his spell, and scoring 36 league goals in his last three seasons combined.

Herget continued in the second level in the [[1982–83 2. Bundesliga|1982–83 season]], netting five goals in 35 games for [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer 05 Uerdingen]] as the team promoted to the top flight after finishing third. He continued to be an undisputed starter in the following years, also managing to score in every season during his seven-year stint, which included a best-ever third position for the club in [[1985–86 Bundesliga|1985–86]]; additionally, he played the full 90 minutes in the final of the [[1984–85 DFB-Pokal|1985]] [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]], winning the first and only trophy of his career after defeating [[FC Bayern Munich]] 2–1.

After having helped the [[Krefeld]] outfit once again retain its division status in [[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]], 33-year-old Herget signed with [[FC Schalke 04]], retiring at the end of [[1989–90 Bundesliga|the season]]. After becoming a manager, he was in charge of several lowly clubs, including SSV Buer, Eisbachtaler Sportfreunde 1919 e.&nbsp;V. and [[1. FC Bocholt]].

==International career==
Herget made his debut for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on 26 October 1983, [[Substitute (association football)|replacing]] [[Hans-Peter Briegel]] for the last ten minutes of a 5–1 home win against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] for the [[UEFA Euro 1984]] [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying|qualifiers]]. He was part of the squad that finished second at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in Mexico, but only appeared once, in the 2–0 group stage loss against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] at [[Estadio Corregidora]] in [[Querétaro]].<ref>{{FIFA player|50797}}</ref>

Still under manager [[Franz Beckenbauer]], Herget became first-choice, also being selected for [[UEFA Euro 1988|Euro 1988]], which was played on home soil. He paired [[1. FC Köln]]'s [[Jürgen Kohler]] during the tournament as the national team reached the semifinals, and eventually gained a total of 39 [[Cap (sport)|caps]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/herget-intl.html | title = Matthias Herget - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 23 April 2015 | accessdate = 7 May 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herget goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Matthias Herget
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 30 April 1985 || [[Strahov Stadium]], Prague, [[Czechoslovakia]] || {{fb|CSK}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–1 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1986 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 25 September 1985 || [[Råsunda Stadion]], Stockholm, Sweden || {{fb|SWE}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 1986 World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 5 February 1986 || [[Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi]], [[Avellino]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 14 May 1986 || [[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]], [[West Germany]] || {{fb|NED}} || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Bayer Uerdingen'''
*[[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1984–85 DFB-Pokal|1984–85]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal-der-maenner/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F561138|title=DFB-Pokal, 1984/1985, Finale|website=DFB|accessdate=12 September 2024|language=German}}</ref>

'''West Germany'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/final_arg_v_ger.html 1986 Final] on Planet World Cup {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622051554/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/final_arg_v_ger.html |date=22 June 2004 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.shubhayan.com/jersey/1986-argentina_home.asp 1986 FIFA World Cup Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145929/http://www.shubhayan.com/jersey/1986-argentina_home.asp |date=13 April 2014 }} on shubhayan.com</ref>

'''Individual'''
*''[[Kicker (magazine)|kicker]]'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: [[1983–84 Bundesliga|1983–84]], [[1984–85 Bundesliga|1984–85]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Fussballdaten|hergetmatthias}}
*{{NFT|16736}}
*[https://www.kicker.de/matthias-herget/spieler/bundesliga/1983-84/kfc-uerdingen-05 Matthias Herget] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|matthias-herget}}

{{1983–84 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{1984–85 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{West Germany squad 1986 FIFA World Cup}}
{{West Germany squad UEFA Euro 1988}}

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