2003–04 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC
2003–04 season
Manager	Huub Stevens (until 4 December); Andreas Thom (interim, between 4 and 17 December); Hans Meyer[notes 1] (from 20 December)
Bundesliga	12th
UEFA Cup	First round
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
DFB-Ligapokal	Preliminary round
Home colours	Away colours

During the 2003–04 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

After five seasons of finishing in the European places, Hertha slumped to 12th, seven points clear of relegation. Manager Huub Stevens had paid for the poor form with his job in December, and his replacement Hans Meyer failed to continue Hertha's streak of European qualification. Meyer left at the end of the season, with Falko Götz - a former Hertha BSC II manager and Hertha caretaker manager - appointed as his replacement.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	HUN	Gábor Király
3	DF	GER	Arne Friedrich
4	DF	NED	Dick van Burik
5	MF	CRO	Niko Kovač[notes 2]
7	MF	POL	Bartosz Karwan
8	MF	BEL	Bart Goor
10	MF	BRA	Marcelinho
11	FW	POL	Artur Wichniarek
12	GK	GER	Christian Fiedler
13	FW	GER	Fredi Bobic[notes 3]
14	DF	CRO	Josip Šimunić[notes 4]
15	FW	GER	Giuseppe Reina
16	MF	GER	Roberto Pinto
17	DF	GER	Alexander Madlung


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	HUN	Pál Dárdai
19	MF	GER	Andreas Schmidt
20	MF	GER	Andreas Neuendorf
21	MF	GER	Michael Hartmann
22	DF	GER	Denis Lapaczinski
23	DF	DEN	Dennis Cagara[notes 5]
24	FW	ANG	Nando Rafael[notes 6]
25	MF	GER	Alexander Ludwig
27	MF	BUL	Aleksandar Mladenov
28	DF	GER	Sofian Chahed[notes 7]
29	DF	GER	Malik Fathi
32	MF	GER	Thorben Marx
33	DF	GER	Marko Rehmer
40	GK	POL	Tomasz Kuszczak

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Luizão (to Botafogo)

Hertha BSC II

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	GER	René Tretschok


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	FW	CMR	Joël Tchami

Transfers

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	ISL	Eyjólfur Sverrisson (retired)
15	DF	BRA	Nenê (to Vitória)
22	MF	GER	Stefan Beinlich (to Hamburg)
35	MF	GER	Benjamin Köhler (to Rot-Weiss Essen)
25	MF	NED	Rob Maas (to Duisburg)
28	MF	MKD	Nderim Nexhipi (to Wolfsburg)
11	FW	GER	Michael Preetz (retired)
24	FW	NOR	Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (to Bodø/Glimt)
17	FW	BIH	Sead Zilić[notes 8] (to Drava Ptuj)
7	FW	BRA	Alex Alves (to Atlético Mineiro)

References

"Hertha Berlin - 2003/04". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

Notes

Meyer was born in Bilin, Nazi Germany (now Bílina, Czech Republic).
Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in December 1996.
Bobic was born in Maribor, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), but also was raised in West Germany (now Germany) from a few months after birth and made his international debut for Germany in 1994.
Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
Cagara was born in Glostrup, Denmark, and represented Denmark at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Philippines in October 2011.
Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
Chahed was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented Germany at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his debut for Tunisia in October 2009.
Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[2] "Hertha Berlin - 2003/04". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[1] Meyer was born in Bilin, Nazi Germany (now Bílina, Czech Republic).

[3] Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in December 1996.

[4] Bobic was born in Maribor, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), but also was raised in West Germany (now Germany) from a few months after birth and made his international debut for Germany in 1994.

[5] Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.

[6] Cagara was born in Glostrup, Denmark, and represented Denmark at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Philippines in October 2011.

[7] Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.

[8] Chahed was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented Germany at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his debut for Tunisia in October 2009.

[9] Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.