horst hrubesch (; born 17 april 1951) is a retired german football player who last managed the german women's national team. as a player hrubesch won three west german championships with his club side, hamburger sv, as well as the european cup title in 1983. he was a key member of the west germany team that made it to the final of the 1982 world cup, losing to italy. his nickname was "das kopfball-ungeheuer" (the header beast) for his heading skills as a centre-forward.