Sigfried Held Explained

Birth Date:1942 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Freudenthal, Germany
Height:1.80 m
Position:Attacking midfielder, forward
Years1:1963–1965
Caps1:23
Goals1:8
Years2:1965–1971
Caps2:183
Goals2:41
Years3:1971–1977
Caps3:204
Goals3:35
Years4:1977–1979
Caps4:47
Goals4:3
Years5:1979
Caps5:11
Goals5:1
Years6:1979–1981
Caps6:59
Goals6:3
Totalcaps:527
Totalgoals:91
Nationalyears1:1966–1973
Nationalcaps1:41
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:1981–1983
Managerclubs1:Schalke 04
Manageryears2:1984
Managerclubs2:FC Remscheid
Manageryears3:1985
Managerclubs3:Teutonia Ickern
Manageryears4:1986–1989
Managerclubs4:Iceland
Manageryears5:1989–1990
Managerclubs5:Galatasaray
Manageryears6:1991–1993
Managerclubs6:Admira Wacker
Manageryears7:1993–1995
Managerclubs7:Dynamo Dresden
Manageryears8:1995
Managerclubs8:Gamba Osaka
Manageryears9:1996–1998
Managerclubs9:VfB Leipzig
Manageryears10:2001–2003
Managerclubs10:Malta
Manageryears11:2004
Managerclubs11:Thailand

Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a German former football player[1] and coach. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

Career

Born in Freudenthal, Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), Held's first football club was Kickers Offenbach. In 1965 he became a player in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. During his career he played 442 games (72 goals)[2] in the Bundesliga, for Dortmund, Offenbach and Bayer 05 Uerdingen. He also made 41 appearances for the West Germany national team, including the final of the 1966 World Cup.[3]

After his retirement as a professional player in 1981 he became a football coach – 1982–83 for FC Schalke 04, 1986–89 for the Iceland national team, 1989–90 for Galatasaray, 1991–93 for Admira Wacker Wien, 1993–95 for Dynamo Dresden, 1995 for Gamba Osaka and 1996–98 for VfB Leipzig.

2001–2003 he was coach for the Malta national team. In 2004, he became coach for the Thailand national team, but was suspended after only five months. As of February 2009, he works as fan relations supervisor with Borussia Dortmund.

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Player

Borussia Dortmund

West Germany

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Held, Sigfried. 20 August 2020. kicker.de. de.
  2. Web site: Siegfried Held – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 31 January 2013 . 31 January 2013 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. Web site: Siegfried Held – International Appearances . Matthias . Arnhold . 9 October 2004 . 31 January 2013 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  4. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=389 J.League Data Site