Steffen Heidrich
 Heidrich in 1990 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Erlabrunn, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Erzgebirge Aue (Director of Sport) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Beierfeld | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1993 | Chemnitzer FC | 194 | (60) |
| 1993–1998 | VfB Leipzig | 153 | (46) |
| 1998–2001 | FC Energie Cottbus | 39 | (14) |
| 2001–2005 | Dynamo Dresden | 85 | (19) |
| Total | 469 | (139) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | East Germany | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Steffen Heidrich (born 19 July 1967) is a German former footballer[1] who is now sporting director of Erzgebirge Aue.
Career
Heidrich, who played as a goalscoring attacking midfielder, began his career with FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, and quickly became an important first-team player, as the club enjoyed relative success in the late 1980s. He earned one cap for East Germany, as a substitute for Rico Steinmann in a match against Egypt shortly before reunification. He stayed at Chemnitzer FC (as the club was now renamed), playing in the 2. Bundesliga until 1993, when he joined VfB Leipzig, just promoted to the Bundesliga. Heidrich played thirty times in the Bundesliga scoring four goals, as VfB were relegated. He remained with the club for four years, where he was a regular first-team player and a consistent goalscorer. However, they suffered a second relegation in 1998, and Heidrich moved on to FC Energie Cottbus, who had been promoted in their place. He captained Energie to their first ever promotion to the Bundesliga in 2000, but only made two appearances in the top flight, and left at the end of the 2000–01 season, joining Dynamo Dresden. He helped Dynamo earn promotion to the 2. Liga in 2004, but injury restricted him to just eight appearances, and he retired in 2005.
Heidrich then took up the role of general manager at Dynamo Dresden, and later Energie Cottbus.[2] In 2012, he became sporting director of Erzgebirge Aue. He studied for this role at the Dresden University of Technology.
References
- ↑ "Heidrich, Steffen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ "Heidrich tritt zurück" (in German). kicker.de. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
External links
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- Steffen Heidrich at fussballdaten.de (German)