Volker Oppitz (footballer) explained

Volker Oppitz
Birth Date:1978 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Dresden, East Germany
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1984–1996
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Dresden
Years1:1996–2001
Clubs1:Dynamo Dresden II
Caps1:73
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Heidenauer SV (loan)
Caps2:30
Goals2:0
Years3:2001–2010
Clubs3:Dynamo Dresden[1]
Caps3:226
Goals3:6
Totalcaps:329
Totalgoals:6

Volker Oppitz (born 16 February 1978) is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Dynamo Dresden, where he also worked as managing director.[2]

Career

He broke into the Dynamo first-team in 2001 after the club had been relegated to the Oberliga, and has been a first-team regular ever since, through two promotions and one relegation.[3] Oppitz suffered with injury towards the end of his career, and was forced to retire in June 2010, at which point Dynamo appointed him as managing director on an interim basis.[4]

Personal life

His father Volker, is honorary chairman of Dynamo Dresden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volker Oppitz . German . fussballdaten.de . 16 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Volker Oppitz legt sein Amt als Geschäftsführer nieder . German . Dynamo Dresden . 1 February 2012 . 16 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Dynamo Dresden profile . German . Dynamo Dresden.
  4. Web site: Aufsichtsrat bestellt Dr. Volker Oppitz zum Interims-Geschäftsführer . German . Dynamo Dresden . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613004456/http://www.dynamo-dresden.de/aktuell/news-ansicht/archiv/2010/juni/artikel/aufsichtsrat-bestellt-dr-volker-oppitz-zum-interims-geschaeftsfuehrer . 13 June 2010 .