Detlev Dammeier (born 18 October 1968 in
Stadthagen
Stadthagen () is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-L ...
) is a German
football coach and a former player who was the athletic director of
Arminia Bielefeld from 20 March 2008 to 30 March 2010.
Career
Career as a player
Dammeier was born in
Stadthagen
Stadthagen () is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-L ...
, in the
Schaumburg Land. In 1986, he signed his first professional contract with
Hannover 96. From 1989 to 1992 he played for the
Hamburger SV
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and switched then to
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
in the
2. Bundesliga
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. In 1997, Wolfsburg was promoted to the
Bundesliga
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. In 2000, Dammeier joined
Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga. With this club he was promoted both in 2002 and 2004 to the
Bundesliga
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. He finally ended his active career at the end of the
2005–06 season.
Dammeier completed over 500 first and second division games. His position was
defensive midfield.
After his active career
From 10 November 2007, Dammeier coached Arminia Bielefeld's second team until the end of the season. Dammeier has successfully completed the 14-day training course for a Trainer-B-Lizenz for this job. On 10 December 2007, after the dismissal of
Ernst Middendorp, he became interim coach of Arminia, which he only oversaw in the last first round game against
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...
(2-0); after the game,
Michael Frontzeck
Michael Frontzeck (born 26 March 1964) is a German professional football coach and former player who is assistant coach of VfL Wolfsburg.
As a player he was a left back who notably played in the Bundesliga across three spells for Borussia Mö ...
was introduced as the new head coach.
On 20 March 2008, Detlev Dammeier became Arminia Bielefeld's new sporting director, succeeding
Reinhard Saftig, whom the club had previously fired. Dammeier signed a contract until the end of June 2009. He also held the post of coach of the second team of Arminia Bielefeld until the end of the season. During the winter break of the
2008–09 Bundesliga
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, the club announced that Detlev Dammeier's contract had been extended until 30 June 2011. On 30 March 2010, Arminia Bielefeld announced that Dammeier had been relieved of his duties.
From September 2011 to the summer of 2013, Dammeier coached the
state league team Spvg
Steinhagen. In the summer of 2013, Detlev Dammeier was a scout at
RB Leipzig
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bul ...
,
where he was primarily responsible for analyzing opponents. On 17 February 2014,
SC Preußen Münster
SC Preußen Münster (English: Prussia Münster) is a German sports club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia which is mostly recognised for its football section. The football team currently plays in Regionalliga West which is the fourth tie ...
announced that Dammeier would take over the sporting management of the club. After a controversial interview, Dammeier had to vacate the post on 31 March. From 1 July to 2 October 2017, Dammeier coached the club
Lupo Martini Wolfsburg from the
Oberliga Niedersachsen
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. For the 2018/19 season, Dammeier took over the coaching position at the
Westfalenliga
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Delbrücker SC
Delbrücker SC is a German association football club playing in Delbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
The origins of the club lie in the founding of the youth's football club ''DJK Delbrück'' in 1920. This in turn led to the formation of ...
.
Private
Detlev Dammeier is married and has three daughters. He completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk. Since December 2009 he has been the official sponsor of the
Bethel children's hospice
A children's hospice is a hospice specifically designed to help children and young people who are not expected to reach adulthood with the emotional and physical challenges they face, and also to provide respite care for their families.
Services ...
.
Honours
*
DFB-Pokal
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finalist:
1994–95 (with VfL Wolfsburg)
* 5th place in the
Bundesliga 1991 (with
Hamburger SV
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)
*
U-16 World Championship runner-up:
1985
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Events January
* January 1
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References
1968 births
Living people
People from Stadthagen
German football managers
German footballers
Germany youth international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Hannover 96 players
Hamburger SV players
VfL Wolfsburg players
Arminia Bielefeld players
Arminia Bielefeld managers
2. Bundesliga managers
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Lower Saxony
West German footballers
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