Bodo Sieber (born 10 January 1979) is an entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Tagmarshal Golf Course Optimization Technology
and previously co-founded Berlin-based platform for social causes called betterplace.org. Sieber is a former
German international rugby union player, playing for the
University of Cape Town RFC and the
German national rugby union team.
Sieber has been a keynote speaker at the Golf Business Conference, Golf Inc Innovation Summit, PGA Show,
Golf Business Tech Conference, as well as appearing in
Forbes magazine,
Golf.com
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, PGA Magazine, Compleat Golfer, and other leading industry publications, radio shows, and podcasts.
Sports career
Born in 1979, Bodo Sieber grew up in the German city of
Heidelberg, where he developed a lifelong passion for sports, with a focus on rugby, which he started playing for
SC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2013, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.
History
Form ...
in 1993.
By 1998, Sieber had played at two U19 World Cups (
Chile/
France) and made his debut playing for the
German National Team
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, for which he earned 24 caps.
After relocating to Cape Town in 2000, Sieber joined the University of Cape Town RFC
Ikey Tigers, where he played a record 172 first class games
[TotalRugby Experten](_blank)
totalrugby.de, accessed: 7 March 2010 and captained the team.
He continued to play professionally for
Cork Constitution in the
AIB League
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in 2005-06, as well as playing for
Western Province in the
Vodacom Cup for two seasons.
He remains an Exco member of the UCT Ikey Tigers Rugby Club.
Career highlights
* 2006: Co-founded Berlin based donation platform betterplace.org
* 2016: Co-founded Tagmarshal Golf course optimization technology platform
* 2022: Most Innovative Person in Golf (Golf Inc.)
* 2023: PGA Show - Keynote speaker
Honours
Club
*
German rugby union cup
** Winner: 1998
National team
*
European Nations Cup - Division 2
** Champions:
2008
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Stats
Bodo Sieber's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
[Bodo Sieber profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 3 March 2010
National team
European Nations Cup
Friendlies & other competitions
*
''As of 3 March 2010''
References
External links
at scrum.com
*
Bodo Sieberat totalrugby.de
*
Bodo Sieberat the ''
DRV'' website
Interview with Bodo Sieberby
Bobby Skinstad
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1979 births
Living people
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
SC Neuenheim players
Cork Constitution players
Rugby union locks
University of Cape Town alumni
German expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
German expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
Expatriate rugby union players in Ireland
Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa
German expatriate rugby union players