Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC, and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23. Hertha BSC was founded in 1892, and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900.
Markus Babbel is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.
Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant head coach of Hertha BSC.
Pál Dárdai is a Hungarian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, and currently coaches Hertha BSC.
Christian Lell is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club based in Köpenick, Berlin.
Rune Almenning Jarstein is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Norway national team.
Dennis Mengoy Cagara is a retired Danish–Filipino professional footballer who played as a left back. He represented the Philippines at international level, having previously played for Denmark at various youth levels.
Christian Müller is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya is a professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. Born in Ukraine, he represents the Australia national team.
Bryan Joshua Arguez is an American former professional soccer player. He has represented the United States national team at all youth levels including the Olympic team.
Jos Luhukay is a Dutch football manager and former player, who was most recently head coach of VVV-Venlo.
Christian Fiedler is a German football coach and former football goalkeeper who spent his entire playing career with Hertha BSC.
Patrick Ebert is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger.
Ibrahima Traoré is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
Thomas Kraft is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The 2011–12 Bundesliga was the 49th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 17 December 2011 and 20 January 2012.
Rainer Widmayer is a German football manager and former player. During his active career, he played mostly in the lower divisions, except his final season, during which he played in the 2. Bundesliga for SSV Ulm. As manager, he has been assistant manager of Swiss clubs FC St. Gallen and Grasshopper Club Zürich. In Germany, he assistant managed Hertha BSC and the reserves and professional squad of VfB Stuttgart. After Markus Babbel was sacked as manager of Hertha BSC, Widmayer was appointed caretaker of the Berlin club. Several days later, having completed his duties of caretaker, Widmayer left Hertha altogether. In 2012 Widmayer was assistant coach of Markus Babbel for TSG Hoffenheim. In January 2021, Widmayer became assistant coach of the new head coach of Schalke 04, Christian Gross. In 2022, he was assistant coach of Greuther Fürth and in October he was the interim manager for one game.
The Berlin derby is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in Berlin, Germany, but has more recently referred to the derby between 1. FC Union Berlin and Hertha BSC.
Jonathan Lee Klinsmann is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is the son of German former player Jürgen Klinsmann. He holds both German and American citizenship.
