Dietmar Beiersdorfer

Dietmar Beiersdorfer
Personal information
Full nameDietmar Beiersdorfer
Date of birth16 November 1963
Place of birthFürth, West Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)[1]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Hamburger SV (Director)
Youth career
TSV Cadolzburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1986Greuther Fürth33(3)
1986–1992Hamburger SV174(14)
1992–1995Werder Bremen64(6)
1995–19961. FC Köln16(1)
1996–1997A.C. Reggiana 191920(1)
National team
1991Germany1(0)
Teams managed
2003–2009Hamburger SV (sports director)
2010–2011Red Bull Salzburg (sports director)
2012–2014Zenit St. Petersburg (sports director)
2014–Hamburger SV (director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dietmar Beiersdorfer (born 16 November 1963) is a former footballer and coach who works as a director for Hamburger SV. He began his coaching career with Hamburger SV in 2003 and served as sporting director of the Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg between 2010 and April 2011.

Career

Born in Fürth, in his youth Beiersdorfer played for TSC Cadolzburg, TSV Altenberg, and other teams. In 1985 he moved to Oberliga team Greuther Fürth, where he was discovered by scouts of Hamburger SV. Beiersdorfer was soon lured to Hamburg along with his friend Manfred Kastl. Immediately Beiersdorfer was able to gain a place in the first eleven, and he would subsequently help Hamburg to win several matches and the German cup.

By 1992 Beiersdorfer had played 174 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 14 goals. However, because the Hamburg team were struggling financially, he had to be sold to Werder Bremen, where he played 64 times between then and 1996. He had short spells at 1. FC Köln and Reggiana.

Coaching career

Before retiring, after which he took a course in business management, and proceeded to become the general manager of Hamburger SV, before being released on 24 June 2009. On 1 January 2010 he became sport director of FC Red Bull Salzburg, replacing Heinz Hochhauser.[2] On 8 April 2011, he parted company with Salzburg by mutual consent after poor record in the season.

International career

Beiersdorfer played one game for the German national team, in May 1991.

Honours

References

  1. "Dietmar Beiersdorfer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. "Generalmanager bei Red Bull Salzburg" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

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