René Tretschok

{{Infobox football biography

| name = René Tretschok

| image = René Tretschok.jpg

| caption = René Tretschok with Hallescher FC in 1988

| fullname = René Tretschok

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wolfen, East Germany

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1977–1984

| youthclubs1 = Chemie Wolfen

| youthyears2 = 1984–1986

| youthclubs2 = Chemie Halle

| years1 = 1986–1992

| clubs1 = Hallescher FC

| caps1 = 118

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 1992–1997

| clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps2 = 61

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 1993–1994

| clubs3 = → Tennis Borussia Berlin (loan)

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1997–1998

| clubs4 = 1. FC Köln

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 1998–2003

| clubs5 = Hertha BSC

| caps5 = 82

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2003–2005

| clubs6 = Hertha BSC II

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2005–2007

| clubs7 = SV Babelsberg 03

| caps7 = 55

| goals7 = 8

| years8 = 2008–2009

| clubs8 = FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 499

| totalgoals = 44

| manageryears1 = 2005–2012

| managerclubs1 = Hertha BSC U19

| manageryears2 = 2012

| managerclubs2 = Hertha BSC (caretaker)

}}

René Tretschok (born 23 December 1968) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. As a player of Borussia Dortmund he was part of their Champions League victory in 1997. He scored an important goal in the semi-final of their victorious campaign against Manchester United, giving Dortmund a crucial 1–0 lead going into the second leg.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-united-shocked-by-tretschok-1266351.html|title=United shocked by Tretschok|first=Glenn|last=Moore|work=The Independent|date=10 April 1997|accessdate=26 April 2011}} He was then rewarded with a place on the bench in the final, however he remained unused for the entire match.

Coaching career

On 25 June 2009, he was named as the new manager of the Hertha BSC Under-19 squad. After Michael Skibbe was sacked as manager of Hertha on 12 February 2012, Tretschok was appointed caretaker.{{cite web|url=http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=3631&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=12577&cHash=022fd980a6f7a64afb2e0734554b0359|title=Tretschok und Covic übernehmen|work=Hertha BSC|date=12 February 2012|accessdate=15 February 2012|language=German|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215184924/http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=3631&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12577&cHash=022fd980a6f7a64afb2e0734554b0359|archivedate=15 February 2012}}

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
DFL-Supercup: 1995{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972326 |title=Deutscher Supercup, 1995, Finale |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}

Hertha Berlin

DFL-Ligapokal: 2001, 2002{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/historie/dfbde-archiv/archiv-ehemalige-wettbewerbe/premiere-ligapokal/alle-wettbewerbe/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1844150 |title=Ligapokal, 2001, Finale|date=14 April 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/historie/dfbde-archiv/archiv-ehemalige-wettbewerbe/premiere-ligapokal/alle-wettbewerbe/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1844815 |title=Ligapokal, 2002, Finale|date=14 April 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}