Overview
- Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf announced his death this week at age 79 and issued tributes honoring his impact.
- Herzog was in West Germany’s 1974 World Cup squad, playing in second‑round victories over Yugoslavia and Sweden under Helmut Schön.
- He helped secure Bundesliga promotion with Fortuna in 1971 and captained Leverkusen during the 1978–79 promotion campaign.
- The Oberhausen native earned five caps for the national team and received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt with his World Cup teammates.
- After retiring in 1983 he worked as a scout for Leverkusen until 2012, and no details about the cause of death have been made public.