Thomas von Heesen

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Thomas von Heesen
Thomas von Heesen 2008
Personal information
Full name Thomas von Heesen
Date of birth October 1, 1961 (1961-10-01) (age 46)
Place of birth    Höxter, West Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club retired
Youth clubs
DJK Albaxen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980-1994
1995-1997
Hamburger SV
Arminia Bielefeld
340 (99)
10(1)   
Teams managed
1998-1999
2000-2003
2004
2005-2007
2008-
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Saarbrücken
Arminia Bielefeld (caretaker)
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Nürnberg

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 02:18, 10 June 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Thomas von Heesen (born October 1, 1961) is a German former football player.

As a youth, he played for Bundesliga's Hamburger SV. Like many youth players from the club, he made his high school graduation at the Gymnasium Heidberg in Hamburg-Langenhorn. In his career as a midfielder for the club, he played 378 games, 368 of which were in the Bundesliga. With Hamburg he won the Bundesliga twice, and won the German Cup once, however, his biggest success was in the European Champions Cup, when Hamburg were victorious against Juventus. In the summer of 1994, he was transferred to Arminia Bielefeld where he played until 1997. After leaving the club as a player, he began working as a manager for the team, a post which he held between July 2005 and February 2007.

Since February 12, 2008 he is the manager of 1. FC Nürnberg.