Jens Todt
Jens Todt ( born January 5, 1970 in Hameln ) is a former German football player and since June 2013 Sports Director of the Karlsruhe SC.
- 2.1 VfL Bochum
- 2.2 Karlsruher SC
- 3.1 club
- 3.2 national team
Career
Association
ASC Nienburg & TSV Havelse
Todt began his career in the youth and the first men's team of ASC Nienburg. For the 1989/90 season he moved to TSV Havelse with which he rose immediately from the Oberliga Nord in the 2nd Bundesliga. There Todt graduated on July 29, 1990 against SV Meppen his first game in the professional sector. In the 0-2 defeat he stood over the full 90 minutes on the court. Already on episode game against 1 FC Schweinfurt 05 Todt scored his first second-division matches for Havelse. With only six wins from 38 games the club was relegated at the end of the season.
SC Freiburg
With good performance in their first year as a pro at Havelse the midfielder attracted attention from Premier League rivals. Finally, the then second division side SC Freiburg secured in the summer of 1991, the services Todt, at placement of Freiburg coach Volker Finke, who had previously been manager at TSV Havelse, there Todt had trained together and moved to Freiburg with him. Under Finke, the then young player became one of the pillars that the qualification of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd managed in 1991/92 to the second division and on promotion to the first division made perfect in the year. Together with Martin Brown, Andree Fincke, Andrew and Michael Zeyer and later Thomas Seeliger formed Todt the middle of Breisgauer. With 102 hits in the rise year Freiburg was the goal machine of the second division. Todt himself contributed eleven goals, his best yield in a season as a professional. On August 7, 1993, he finally made his debut in Germany's highest division. At that time the SCF lost on the opening matchday 1:3 against FC Bayern Munich. Throughout the season Todt did not miss a single game and was replaced only in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt on 24 matchday. He was thus the only Freiburger, who completed all league games. Only with a 2-0 away win on the final day of the season the club secured the league and moved past Nuremberg. Surprisingly then ran the 1994/95 season, when they managed to be third parties.
Werder Bremen
After another year in Freiburg, meanwhile performers as Rodolfo Cardoso and Jörg Heinrich had been sold, he moved Todt league rivals Werder Bremen. There he was placed at the beginning, was injured but on 22 February 1997 at 1-0 success against Hansa Rostock and had to be replaced with Michael Schulz. In the same match he scored his first goal for the Green-Whites, which meant the victory in this game. Due to the injury, he came in 1996/97 only 21 missions. After he had been a regular player in the following year initially, injuries and suspensions in 1998/99 threw him back again and again. On the second matchday of the season, he received his first and only red card in professional sports.
VfB Stuttgart
After three years in the Weser- town it moved Todt again in the south, to VfB Stuttgart. Before he left, however, even after winning the DFB Cup. In the final against Bayern Munich, Bremer were able to prevail 6-5 on penalties. Previously, it had a 1-1 draw after extra time. Todt played through it. VfB Stuttgart, he came in the next four years but due to frequent injuries no longer regularly used. Due to a serious injury he had to end his career in 2003 as a football player. His last Bundesliga Match of Todt on 24 August 2002 against Borussia Dortmund coach Felix Magath. He was the whole 90 minutes on the court. A week later, on August 31, he completed his last competitive match. In the DFB-Pokal against SC Paderborn 07 Todt was replaced at half-time for Balakov.
National
In the National Team defensive midfielder from 1994 to 1995 was three times running. His debut was dead on 12 October 1994 against the selection of Hungary. His third and final appearance in the dress of the DFB had Todt on 23 June 1995 against the Swiss national soccer team. In all three games for Germany, he was neither in nor loaded. In 1996, when the final of the European Championship, the German squad was decimated by injuries and suspensions, Todt was re-nominated and flown in for the final. He remained but without use.
After the active career
After his career as a footballer Todt was boarding at the Stuttgarter Zeitung in a journalism career, then, however, was initially for one year chief scout of Hertha BSC. After the season 2004, he began an internship in the capital, editors of the magazine Der Spiegel's and Spiegel Online. As of July 2005, he wrote as a volunteer for the online edition of the magazine and was permanently employed as an editor in the department of " Panorama". In summer 2007, Todt resigned from his job at Spiegel Online.
From 1 June 2008, he headed the youth department of the Hamburg SV. On 25 June 2009 Todt resigned from this task. His decision he justified by the lack of trust relationship with club boss Bernd Hoffmann. On 9 February 2010 Todt became head of the youth training center at VfL Wolfsburg. On 1 June 2011 up to 2013 agreement was canceled Todt's request.
VfL Bochum
On June 3, 2011 Todt was the successor of Thomas Ernst Manager at VfL Bochum. Here, he signed a two-year contract. On April 8, 2013, was delivered together with coach Karsten Neitzel from his duties.
Karlsruher SC
For the 2013/14 season he took over at Karlsruher SC for the position of Sports Director.
Achievements
Association
- Winning the DFB Cup with Werder Bremen: 1999
National
- European Championship with Germany: 1996