Holger Osieck (born 31 August 1948) is a German football manager who last managed the Australia national team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J. League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of the West Germany national football team when they won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also led Canada in winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Playing career In his native country, he played for FC Schalke 04, Eintracht Gelsenkirchen, SSV Hagen, 1. FC Mülheim, 1. FC Bocholt and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. However, he never appeared in a top-flight Bundesliga match. Toward the end of his playing career, he moved to Canada to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Managerial career Early career After finishing his playing career in Canada, Osieck became an assistant coach to Franz Beckenbauer for the Germany that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He then managed VfL Bochum, Fenerbahçe, the Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kocaelispor. With Bochum, he started on 1 July 1991. His first match was a 2–2 draw against 1. FC Köln. Bochum finished the 1991–92 season in 15th place and were eliminated in the second round of the German Cup. Bochum started the 1992–93 season with a 2–2 draw against Borussia Dortmund. Osieck left Bochum on 2 November 1992 and had his last match on 31 October 1992, a 3–1 loss to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Bochum were in last place when Osieck left the club. Osieck became manager of Fenerbahçe on 1 July 1993. In the 1993–94 season, Fenerbahçe finished in second place in the league and got to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup. During the 1994–95 season, Fenerbahçe participated in the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round by Cannes. Osieck left on Fenerbahçe 18 December 1994. His final match was a 1–1 draw against Gaziantepspor on 17 December 1994. Fenerbahçe were in fourth place when he left the club. Osieck was manager of Urawa Red Diamonds between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1996. The Red Diamonds finished the season in third place and got to the quarter-finals of the Emperor's Cup. During the 1996 season, the Red Diamonds got to the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup and were eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup. Osieck was manager of Kocaelispor from 1 January 1997 to 30 June 1998.