Jörg Schmadtke
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 March 1964 | ||
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 |
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.
Schmadtke played as a
Playing career
After A-levels Schmadtke started to study
Executive career
In December 2001, Schmadtke started working as sporting director at Aachen which had four million Euro debt and were in danger of losing the license. He was able to build up the team and scouting. In the 2004–05 season, Alemannia Aachen reached the German Cup final. The following season, the team earned promotion into the first league. The club prospered financially. In October 2008 he announced to not renew his contract which ran until 2009, and was released from work the next day. Coach
From summer 2009 up to June 2013, Schmadtke worked as sporting director of
After being in short talks with
.In 2011 and 2017, Schmadtke received the "manager of the year" award.[7][8]
Schmadtke resigned on 23 October 2017.[9]
On 22 May 2018, VfL Wolfsburg announced through Twitter the hiring of Schmadtke as the club's new sportvorstand. He was slated to start on 1 July,[10] however on 1 June, VfL Wolfsburg announced on its web page that he was able to start immediately, thanks to a negotiation between 1. FC Köln and VfL Wolfsburg.[11] It was reported in papers that Wolfsburg paid a half-million Euro to Köln to lift the occupational ban that was set on Schmadtke,[12] thus allowing him to work one month earlier than originally planned.
Schmadtke left Wolfsburg in January 2023, and in May of the same year he joined Liverpool F.C. as sporting director before leaving in early 2024.[1][13]
Personal life
Schmadtke is married to Andrea and the couple have a son, Nils, who currently works as a sporting director for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b "Jorg Schmadtke appointed new Liverpool FC sporting director". Liverpool FC. May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Jörg Schmadtke" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Alemannias Erfolgsgarant: Jörg Schmadtke". Rheinische Post (in German). 15 December 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ ""Ich bin nicht auf Bestellung fröhlich"". spox.com (in German). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Jürgens, Tim (14 January 2009). "Nach dem Goldrausch". 11 FREUNDE (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Purbs, Christian (14 May 2012). "Die besten Transfers von Jörg Schmadtke". Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Schmadtke Manager des Jahres". ligainsider. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Ulrich, Ron (23 June 2017). "Das sind die Besten der Saison". 11 FREUNDE. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "FC und Schmadtke lösen Vertrag auf". fc.de. 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Bestätigt: Schmadtke steigt in Wolfsburg ein". kicker.de (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Früherer Amtsantritt". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Freitag geht's los: VfL löst Jörg Schmadtke aus" (in German). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Gorst, Paul (26 January 2024). "Jorg Schmadtke and Pep Lijnders both leaving Liverpool as backroom staff exit after Jurgen Klopp". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Haubrichs, Alexander (28 June 2015). "Santana nach der Traumhochzeit FC-Boss Jörg Schmadtke - erst feiern, dann verpflichten". Express (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach appoint Nils Schmadtke as sporting director - Get German Football News". www.getfootballnewsgermany.com. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- Jörg Schmadtke at fussballdaten.de (in German)