Heribert Bruchhagen (born 4 September 1948 in

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) is the new chairman of

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since 2016. From 1988 until 1992 he was general manager at

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. From 1992 until 1995 he worked in the same position for

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and from 1998 until 2001 for

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. After that stint, Bruchhagen was CEO for competition at the

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. Since 2003 he was sport director of Eintracht Frankfurt, working hard for the financial rehabilitation and stability of the club. As an active player Heribert Bruchhagen played from 1968 until 1982 for

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, which he subsequently managed from 1982 until 1988. After that he had a short managing stint with

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, before moving to Schalke 04. Bruchhagen is teacher for sports and geography and taught from 1977 until 1986 in Halle, Westphalia. In August 2007, he was elected to the board of the Bundesliga execution. Bruchhagen is widely known for his eloquent interviews, often criticizing the commercialisation in modern football and does not hesitate to counteract against ones like Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

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Heribert Bruchhagen
at bundesliga.com

at eintracht-archiv.de * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruchhagen, Heribert 1948 births Living people Footballers from Düsseldorf German footballers German football managers Eintracht Frankfurt presidents German football chairmen and investors FC Gütersloh 2000 players 2. Bundesliga players FC Gütersloh 2000 managers Association football forwards