Heiko Butscher
{{Short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heiko Butscher
| image = Heiko Butscher.jpg
| caption = Butscher with SC Freiburg in 2009
| height = 1.89 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|7|28}}
| birth_place = Leutkirch, West Germany
| currentclub =
| position = Centre back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Dietmanns
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = SV Aichstetten
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = SV Ellwangen
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = FC Wangen 1905
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1999–2002
| clubs2 = Karlsruher SC II
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 21
| years3 = 1999–2002
| clubs3 = Karlsruher SC
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2002–2003
| clubs4 = SV Sandhausen
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2003–2004
| clubs5 = VfB Stuttgart II
| caps5 = 62
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2005–2007
| clubs6 = VfL Bochum
| caps6 = 44
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2007–2012
| clubs7 = SC Freiburg
| caps7 = 125
| goals7 = 9
| years8 = 2011
| clubs8 = → SC Freiburg II
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2012–2013
| clubs9 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| caps9 = 15
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2013–2015
| clubs10 = VfL Bochum
| caps10 = 16
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2013
| clubs11 = → VfL Bochum II
| caps11 = 4
| goals11 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2018
| managerclubs1 = VfL Bochum (interim)
| manageryears2 = 2019
| managerclubs2 = VfL Bochum (interim)
| manageryears3 = 2022
| managerclubs3 = VfL Bochum (interim)
| manageryears4 = 2024
| managerclubs4 = VfL Bochum (interim)
}}
Heiko Butscher (born 28 July 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was most recently the head coach of VfL Bochum.{{cite web |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/butscherheiko/ |language=German|title=Heiko Butscher|publisher=fussballdaten.de |accessdate=13 June 2015}}{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/23387/vereinsspieler_heiko-butscher.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224511/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/23387/vereinsspieler_heiko-butscher.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | title = Heiko Butscher | language = German | publisher = kicker | accessdate = 13 June 2015}}
Career
Butscher joined Eintracht Frankfurt from SC Freiburg in 2012. He previously played for VfL Bochum, VfB Stuttgart II and Karlsruher SC.
Post-playing career
In summer 2015 Butscher was appointed assistant coach of VfL Bochum's U16 team.[https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/vfl/heiko-butscher-startet-die-zweite-karriere-id10902499.html Ex-VfL-Profi Heiko Butscher wird Assistenztrainer der U16], derwesten.de, 20 July 2015 In 2024, he was named the head coach of Bochum.{{cite news|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/de/news/2024/april/9/heiko-butscher-wird-cheftrainer-beim-vfl|title=Heiko Butscher wird Cheftrainer beim VfL|trans-title=Heiko Butscher becomes head coach of VfL|language=German|publisher=VfL Bochum 1848|date=9 April 2024|accessdate=9 April 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Karlsruher SC II
|32 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01
|rowspan="2"|Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |32 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02
|32 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 21 | |
| rowspan="4"|Karlsruher SC
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01
|Regionalliga Süd |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001–02
|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SV Sandhausen
|2002–03 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
|24 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 7 | |
| rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Süd |29 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05
|33 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|VfL Bochum
|2. Bundesliga |24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2006–07
|20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 4 | |
| rowspan="6"|SC Freiburg
|rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga |32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2008–09
|31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2009–10
|rowspan="3"|Bundesliga |29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2010–11
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2011–12
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!125 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 10 | |
| SC Freiburg II
|Regionalliga Süd |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Eintracht Frankfurt
|2. Bundesliga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum II
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|VfL Bochum
|rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga |10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2014–15
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!389 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 404 | 54 |
=Managerial statistics=
{{updated|match played on 11 February 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|From | rowspan="2"|To | colspan="6"|Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} | {{Tooltip|W|Games won}} | {{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} | {{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} | {{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
| VfL Bochum (interim) | 7 February 2018 | 11 February 2018
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References
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External links
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