Dietmar Beiersdorfer
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Dietmar Beiersdorfer is a former footballer and coach. He began his coaching career with Hamburger SV
in 2003 and served as sporting director of the Austria
n team FC Red Bull Salzburg between 2010 and April 2011.
, in his youth Beiersdorfer played for TSC Cadolzburg, TSV Altenberg, and other teams. In 1985 he moved to Oberliga
team SpVgg 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
.
.
, in May 1991.
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in 2003 and served as sporting director of the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n team FC Red Bull Salzburg between 2010 and April 2011.
Career
Born in FürthFürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
, in his youth Beiersdorfer played for TSC Cadolzburg, TSV Altenberg, and other teams. In 1985 he moved to Oberliga
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
team SpVgg Fürth, where he was discovered by scouts of Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. Beiersdorfer was soon lured to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
along with his friend Manfred Kastl
Manfred Kastl
-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1992.* Bundesliga runner-up: 1987.* DFB-Pokal winner: 1987.-External links:...
. 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
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
.
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
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
and Reggiana
A.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...
.
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. On 8 April 2011, he parted company with Salzburg by mutual consent after poor record in the season2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 99th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition was officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began...
.
International career
Beiersdorfer played one game for the German national teamGermany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, in May 1991.
Honours
- BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
champion: 1993 - Bundesliga runner-up: 1987, 1995
- DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
winner: 1987, 1994
External links
- Dietmar Beiersdorfer at transfermarkt.de