Martin Pieckenhagen (born 15 November 1971 in

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...

) is a German former professional

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. He is the sporting director of

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

. Over the course of his career, he played for

1. FC Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

, Tennis Borussia Berlin,

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

, Hamburger SV,

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

, and

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

. He absolved 215 games in the German Bundesliga.

After retiring

After retiring, Pieckenhagen started as a youth coach at

. In the beginning of 2013, Pieckenhagen worked as the assistant coach of SV Waren 09. He only worked there until the summer 2013, where he was released. On 21 January 2014, Pieckenhagen was appointed as the sporting director at

FC Mecklenburg Schwerin FC Mecklenburg Schwerin is a German football club based in Schwerin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club was formed from a merger in 2013 and competes in the fifth tier NOFV-Oberliga Nord. The club plays its home matches at the Sportpark Lankow. ...

. The contract was only for six months, and it was further extended after the six months. From January 2015 to 13 October 2016, Pieckenhagen was also the manager of the club alongside his sporting director role. He left the club on 9 May 2017, to join

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

. On 9 May 2017, Pieckenhagen was hired by

as a goalkeeper coach. On 5 January 2019, Pieckenhagen was appointed as the sporting director of

F.C. Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

.Zurück an Bord der Kogge: Ehemaliger Bundesliga-Profi Martin Pieckenhagen wird neuer Sport-Vorstand beim F.C. Hansa
fc-hansa.de, 5 January 2019

Honours

Hamburger SV * DFL-Ligapokal:

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* * 1971 births Living people German footballers Footballers from Berlin Association football goalkeepers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Eredivisie players 1. FC Union Berlin players Tennis Borussia Berlin players MSV Duisburg players FC Hansa Rostock players Hamburger SV players Heracles Almelo players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players FC Hansa Rostock non-playing staff German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub