defeated Ecuador, lost to France, and defeated Honduras to finish second in Group E. Hitzfeld's final match was a 1–0 extra time loss against Argentina in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup on 1 July 2014. Vladimir Petković succeeded Hitzfeld. Retirement He announced his retirement from coaching after the World Cup with Vladimir Petković taking over on 1 July 2014. It was said that Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande once offered Hitzfeld an 18–month-long contract, with a value of 24 million euros. However, he turned it down. Overview International level Personal life Hitzfeld was born in Lörrach in the valley of the Wiese in southwest Germany, close to the Swiss border. He grew up there and is the youngest of five children. Hitzfeld said that when he first left Bayern in 2004 he 'felt burnt out' and 'was a bit depressed', and 'it took me two years to recover.' He then had 'the best years at Bayern' on his return. He stated his views that people should not get too excited about things, not get too down about things, and treat each situation individually. His uncle was the World War II general Otto Hitzfeld. Hitzfeld is married to Beatrix Hitzfeld. They have one child and three grandchildren. The Ottmar Hitzfeld Arena, the highest in Europe, is named after him. Managerial statistics Honours Player Basel Swiss Super League: 1971–72, 1972–73 Swiss Cup: 1975 Individual Swiss Super League top goalscorer: 1972–73 (18 goals, shared with Ove Grahn) Manager SC Zug Nationalliga B champions: 1983–84 Aarau Swiss Cup: 1985 Grasshopper Swiss Super League: 1989–90, 1990–91 Swiss Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90 Swiss Super Cup: 1989 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96 DFB-Supercup: 1995, 1996 UEFA Champions League: 1996–97 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2007–08 DFB-Pokal: 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2007–08 DFB-Ligapokal: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007 UEFA Champions League: 2000–01; runner-up: 1998–99 Intercontinental Cup: 2001 Individual German Football Manager of the Year: 2008 IFFHS World's Best Club Coach: 1997, 2001 World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year: 1997 UEFA Coach of the Year: 2001 European Coach of the Year—Sepp Herberger Award: 1997 European Coach of the Season: 1997 ESPN 13th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013 World Soccer 17th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013 France Football 19th Greatest Manager of All time: 2019 References External links 1949 births Living people People from Lörrach Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German footballers Bundesliga players