 Heldt in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Königswinter,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1986 | SV Königswinter | ||
| 1986–1987 | FV Bad Honnef | ||
| 1987–1990 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | 1. FC Köln | 130 | (13) |
| 1995–1999 | 1860 Munich | 111 | (11) |
| 1999–2001 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 64 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | Sturm Graz | 33 | (1) |
| 2002–2006 | VfB Stuttgart | 54 | (3) |
| 2005 | VfB Stuttgart II | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 393 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Germany | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horst Heldt (born 9 December 1969) is a Germanfootball executive and former player who played as amidfielder. He is the former general manager of1. FC Köln.
Heldt was born inKönigswinter. He played at1. FC Köln from 1990 until 1995, before transferring toTSV 1860 Munich. After four years there, he went toEintracht Frankfurt in 1999. After the club was relegated in 2001, he played for Austrian sideSturm Graz. In January 2003, Heldt returned to Germany, toVfB Stuttgart.
He always played as a midfielder. His tally of Bundesliga matches is 359.[2] Heldt also played for theGermany national team twice in 1999.[3]
After only being a substitute and not getting any playing time at VfB Stuttgart in the first half of the 2005–06 season under coachGiovanni Trapattoni, Heldt decided to end his active career on 3 January 2006 to take over the post of general manager of the club.
As manager, Heldt supported the sacking of Trapattoni and the hiring of new coachArmin Veh. Due to Heldt, Veh's initial stop-gap contract was extended into the2006–07 season which became Stuttgart's most successful ever, winning the championship and qualifying for theGerman Cup final.
On 3 July 2010, he moved toSchalke 04.[4] After the sacking ofFelix Magath, Heldt became responsible for sport and communications on the managing board of Schalke.[5] Heldt decided to step down at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Heldt worked forHannover 96 from March 2017 to April 2019. In summer, Hannover was promoted to theBundesliga.
On 9 April 2019, Hannover 96 announced the release of Heldt.[6]
On 19 November 2019,1. FC Köln announced Heldt as new general manager alongside new head coachMarkus Gisdol.
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