Heiko Herrlich made himself unforgettable at FC Augsburg less through his work on the touchline than through a memorable breach of COVID quarantine rules. In April 2020, in the middle of the first lockdown and under the DFL’s strictest hygiene rules, the coach left the team hotel to buy toothpaste and skin cream at a nearby shop. The story became a media event.
Herrlich apologised publicly, but he was not allowed on the bench for the following ghost game against Wolfsburg. His sporting record was mixed — and in the summer of 2021 it was over.