Volker Oppitz is a former German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 footballer who played as a defender for Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...

, where he now works as Managing Director.

Career

He broke into the Dynamo first-team in 2001 after the club had been relegated to the Oberliga, and has been a first-team regular ever since, through two promotions and one relegation. Oppitz suffered with injury towards the end of his career, and was forced to retire in June 2010, at which point Dynamo appointed him as Managing Director on an interim basis.

Personal life

His father Volker

Volker Oppitz (scientist)

Volker Oppitz is a German economist and mathematician.- Life :Oppitz graduated 1950 from the Deutsche Müllerschule Dippoldiswalde , 1952 from the School of Engineering Dippoldiswalde in mechanical and electrical engineering and 1956 in economics at the Dresden University of Technology. 1970 he...

, is honorary chairman of Dynamo Dresden.

External links

• Official site