Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hans Leitert | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Essling | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1981-1989 | SV Essling | ||
1989-1992 | Austria Vienna | ||
1992-1994 | SV Schwechat | ||
1994-1995 | ASK Ybbs | ||
1995 | ÖMV Stadlau | ||
1995-1997 | VfB Mödling | ||
1997-1998 | Wr. Sportklub | ||
National team | |||
1983-1995 | Austria | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Hans Leitert (born 15 January 1973) is an Austrian goalkeeping coach. He has coached at VfB Mödling, SK Rapid Vienna, FK Austria Vienna, the Austria national under-21 team, Panathinaikos and Tottenham Hotspur.[1] He joined Tottenham in May 2008 from Recreativo de Huelva, replacing Hans Segers, who left the club in October 2007 following Juande Ramos's appointment as manager.[2] He left when Ramos himself was sacked in November 2008.[3]
In July 2010 Hans Leitert takes over his new position as head of goalkeeping development at FC Red Bull for all Red Bull’s football clubs (Salzburg/Austria, New York/USA, Leipzig/Germany) and the academies in Brazil and Ghana.
Leitert was born in Vienna. He was formerly a goalkeeper for the Austrian under-21 and under-18 teams, before having to retire early due to a wrist injury.[4] He holds a Master's degree in Sports Science and speaks at goalkeeping lectures on behalf of UEFA and FIFA.[4]