Otto Rehhagel turns 80 today. The german collected trophies and personal accolades galore, and rates as one of the most successful coaches ever.
During his 40 years as a coach for clubs such as Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Fortuna Duesseldorf, Bayern Munich and Kaiserslautern, Rehhagel won three Bundesliga titles and with one of them put his name into the history books through the sensational championship with then newly promoted Kaiserslautern in 1998.
Perhaps Rehhagel became a type of football God himself, when he performed a miracle as coach of the Greek national team and their triumph in the Euros 2014 in Portugal. He became the first foreigner ever to be named "Greek of the Year" and he was hailed as World National Coach in 2004, and was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit in 2005.
Good thing 80 is the new 60. Happy Birthday, Mr. Rehhagel!
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