Hermann Gerland

Hermann "Tiger" Gerland (born 4 June 1954) is a German former professional football manager and player who has most recently worked as an assistant coach of Germany's U21.

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.

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.

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.

In the 1995–96 season, he again coached Nürnberg, who were playing in the 2. Bundesliga. Gerland left the on 30 April 1996. His final match was a 2–2 draw against Hannover 96 on 29 April 1996. He finished with a record of nine wins, 12 draws, and nine losses.

He managed Tennis Borussia Berlin from 22 October 1996 to 18 November 1998. When Gerland took over Tennis Borussia Berlin, they were in seventh place. They finished the 1996–97 season in sixth place. Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga after the 1997–98 season after they finished in first place. They went undefeated through the 1997–98 season with a record of 29 wins and seven draws. He left the club during the 1998–99 season and had his final match on 13 November 1998, a 3–1 loss to SpVgg Unterhaching. They were in fifth place when he left the club. During the 1998–99 season, Gerland led Tennis Borussia Berlin to the quarter–finals of the German Cup after defeating Hannover 96, Stuttgarter Kickers, and Hertha BSC.

For the 1999–2000 season, Gerland was the manager of Arminia Bielefeld, Gerland made his debut for the club on 7 August 1999 in a 2–0 win against Dynamo Berlin in the second round of the German Cup. Arminia Bielefeld finished the 1999–2000 season in 17th place and were relegated at the end of the season. Arminia Bielefeld started the 2000–01 season with five consecutive wins. However, Arminia Bielefeld failed to win another match under Gerland and Gerland left on 16 October 2000. He finished with a record of 14 wins, 11 draws, and 21 losses.

2. Bundesliga club SSV Ulm 1846 hired Gerland on 31 October 2000 for the remainder of the season. The club was in 13th place when he took over as manager. Although hired on 31 October, Peter Assion managed the 2–0 German Cup win against Energie Cottbus on 1 November 2000 and made his debut in the 3–1 win against Alemannia Aachen on 5 November 2000. Ulm sacked Gerland on 21 March 2001. His final match was a 3–1 loss against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 March 2001. At the time of his sacking, Ulm was in the relegation zone at 16th place.