Dietmar Beiersdorfer
Dietmar Beiersdorf ( born November 16, 1963 in Fürth ) is a former German football player. He is the current sports director of Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Career as a player
In his youth, played the Franke at TSC Cadolzburg, the TSV Altenberg, the ASV Herzogenaurach and 1 FC Bamberg. In 1985 he joined the then- Oberliga side SpVgg Fürth, before he was discovered there by the Talentsichtern of Hamburger SV. The North German tradition club attracted the aerially strong defender in 1986 together with his team-mate Manfred Kastl at the Waterkant, where Beiersdorf instantly won a place in the team of coach Ernst Happel and on 20 June 1987 with the HSV DFB Cup 1987 won. In the 3-1 win against Stuttgarter Kickers Beiersdorf even counted among the scorers.
By the summer of 1992 Dietmar Beiersdorf played 174 times for Hamburg in the German Bundesliga, where he scored 14 goals. For financial reasons, the HSV sold it then to the north- rivals Werder Bremen, whose jersey he wore 64 times in the Bundesliga until 1996. 1992/93 was the defensive player with the Bremen instantly German champion and 1994 Cup Winners' Cup. But then the kink followed in Beier Dorfers career: Due to injury, he played in the 1994/95 season a single game at Werder and found after his recovery only hard connection. That's why he moved to the winter break 1995/96 to 1 FC Köln, for the 16 games he graduated to the end of the season. But Dietmar Beier Dorfers guest performance in the cathedral city was short: He was drawn to the Italian first division side AC Reggiana, in which he ended his active career in 1997.
After hanging up the football boots on the nail, returned the Franke, who against Belgium ( 1-0) played his only match for the German national team on May 1, 1991, in the north of Germany back. There he completed his business degree at the HWP successfully and then worked as an auditor assistant at KPMG.
Career as a functionary
In August 2002 he returned to Hamburg, where he formally worked as a sporting director since 1 September 2002. Here he achieved since 2004 acclaimed commitments from players such as Rafael van der Vaart, Nigel de Jong, Marcell Jansen or Ivica Olic. Some of these players could weitertransferieren later at a high profit, the association.
On 23 June 2009, Beiersdorf agreed with the Supervisory Board of Hamburger SV on a vorzeite resolution of his ongoing until December 2010 contract after it had come in advance to disagreements with the chairman Bernd Hoffmann.
From November 1st 2009 to April 8, 2011 held the office of Beiersdorf Sporting conductor for the entire project football drinks brand Red Bull He was responsible for FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls. In addition, he served from February 2010 to May 2011 as CEO of RB Leipzig. The separation between club and Beiersdorf was by mutual agreement, according to Red Bull.
On August 23, 2012 it was announced that Dietmar Beiersdorf new sports director at Zenit St Petersburg will be, this office he holds to date.
Private
Beiersdorf has been married since July 2006.