Jörg Schmadtke
German football executive (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jörg Schmadtke (born 16 March 1964) is a German football executive and former player who is the sporting director of Premier League club Liverpool. He previously held managing director roles at 1. FC Köln and VfL Wolfsburg.[1][2] Schmadtke was involved three times in improving the financial and sports situation of a club considerably.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1964-03-16) 16 March 1964 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1993 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 244 | (0) |
1993–1997 | SC Freiburg | 131 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
1998 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | (0) |
Total | 375 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1995 | SC Freiburg U19 (manager) | ||
1998–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant manager) | ||
2001 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2001–2008 | Alemannia Aachen (sporting director) | ||
2009–2011 | Hannover 96 (sporting director) | ||
2011–2013 | Hannover 96 (managing director sport) | ||
2013–2017 | 1.FC Köln (sporting director) | ||
2018–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg (sporting director) | ||
2023– | Liverpool (sporting director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Schmadtke played as a goalkeeper for Fortuna Düsseldorf (until 1993), SC Freiburg (1993–1997) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1997–98), all together 266 games in the German Bundesliga.[2]