in Italian), due to his short stature, while he was instead nicknamed "Icke" in Germany for his pronunciation of "Ich" (German for "I") in typical Berlin dialect. Coaching career Häßler was an assistant coach at 1. FC Köln. He previously served as an assistant coach to Berti Vogts when he was head coach of Nigeria but both were later sacked by the Nigerian FA. Häßler interviewed for the managerial position at Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in June 2010. On 24 May 2014, he was named as the assistant coach of newly Iran Pro League promoted club, Padideh. He will work with his long-time friend, Alireza Marzban. In February 2016 Häßler joined eighth division Bezirksliga side Club Italia Berlin as their new coach with the self-declared aim of eventual promotion to the 3. Liga. Trivia Häßler founded the music label MTM Music in March 1996. He participated in the 2016 season of German dance show Let's Dance. In 2017, Häßler participated in German television show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Häßler goal. Honours 1. FC Köln UEFA Cup runner-up: 1985–86 Bundesliga runner-up: 1988–89, 1989–90 Juventus Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 1990 Roma Coppa Italia runner-up: 1992–93 Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 1991 Karlsruher SC DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1995–96 Germany FIFA World Cup: 1990 UEFA European Championship: 1996 UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1992 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal 1988 Individual kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96 Footballer of the Year in Germany: 1989, 1992 FIFA World Cup Most Assists: 1994 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1992 FIFA World Player of the Year: Bronze Award 1992 FIFA XI: 1999 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps List of people from Berlin References External links Official website of Thomas Häßler in German 1966 births Living people 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1. FC Köln players A.S. Roma players Association football midfielders Austrian Football Bundesliga players Borussia Dortmund players Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Italy FC Red Bull Salzburg players FIFA Century Club FIFA World Cup-winning players Bundesliga players Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Italy German footballers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Juventus F.C.