Otto Rehhagel, Germany football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and player. He is nicknamed \"King Otto\" (βασιλιάς Όθων) for his triumph with the Greece national team in the 2004 European Championship and his successful coaching career in Germany.

Rehhagel is one of only two people who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1,000 Bundesliga matches (the other being Jupp Heynckes). In the Bundesliga, he holds the records for the most wins (387), most draws (205), most losses (228), and his teams scored the most goals (1,473) and conceded more (1,142) than any other. He served as the head coach of Werder Bremen between 1981 and 1995, winning the league title twice and the 1992 Cup Winners' Cup, the club's only continental title so far. He sensationally won the Bundesliga with promoted team 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1998.

Internationally, Rehhagel coached Greece from 2001 to 2010 in their most successful footballing era — Greece unexpectedly won UEFA Euro 2004 and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was their second World Cup appearance.