Date of birth: 9 May 1945
Nationality: German
Playing career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), Hannover 96
Coaching career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), FC Bayern München (three times), Athletic Club (twice), Eintracht Frankfurt, CD Tenerife, Real Madrid CF, SL Benfica, FC Schalke 04, Bayer 04 Leverkusen

• One of the best strikers in Bundesliga history, Heynckes hit 220 goals in 369 games for Mönchengladbach and Hannover between 1964 and 1978; won four titles and a German Cup with Mönchengladbach and was the league's top scorer in 1974 (30 goals) and 1975 (27).

• Aged 34, replaced Udo Lattek as Mönchengladbach coach in 1979; mentored the young Lothar Matthäus but failed to win any trophies, losing to FC Bayern München in the 1983/84 German Cup final and reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals three seasons later.

• Replaced Lattek again in 1987, this time at Bayern, winning 1989 and 1990 titles; club general manager Uli Hoeness called his decision to sack Heynckes in October 1991 "the biggest mistake of my career".

• Moved to Spain, earning Athletic a place in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup. His Tenerife side reached 1996/97 UEFA Cup semi-finals, earning Heynckes a season at Madrid, whom he led to glory in the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League but left that summer.

• Stepped in as caretaker manager at Bayern in April 2009 following Jürgen Klinsmann's dismissal; replaced Bruno Labbadia as Leverkusen coach that summer and began season with a German record run of 24 Bundesliga games unbeaten. His side finished second to Borussia Dortmund in 2010/11 before Heynckes left to take charge of Bayern for a third time, reaching the 2012 UEFA Champions League final at their Fußball Arena München but losing 4-3 to Chelsea FC on penalties. Guided Bayern to an emphatic Bundesliga title win in 2012/13.