Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Otto Rehhagel

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Last updated on April 22, 2025.
Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and player.

Born: August 9, 1938
Every match in the Euro is a dance on a razor's edge.
A football team is really a big family. There's a give and take... but a few are working for their name only. They go the whole week trying to figure out who said something, what they said and where it happened instead of showing that they're big men.
When I arrived the players were talented, but did not obey the rules... Once they understood what they needed to, they could express themselves. — © Otto Rehhagel
When I arrived the players were talented, but did not obey the rules... Once they understood what they needed to, they could express themselves.
Sometimes, you lose (a game) and sometimes the other team wins.
We bought good footballers. But many haven't got it, that football is a running and fighting sport. Against Bayern every team outdoes itself. And we do too little to counter that... We need a couple of attack dogs. Sometimes I sit on the bench and think, 'Man, is this a friendly match?'
There are no right or wrong, or fair results. There's just the final score.
It is great that soccer can unite people for one day. It is something politics has often tried, and we were able to do it today. All people became brothers.
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