Oliver Mintzlaff (born 19 August 1975) is a

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official,

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Global Head of Soccer, and a former

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Career

Running

Oliver Mintzlaff participated twice in the half marathon world championships: he finished 70th at the 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in

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, 80th at the

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in Palermo. A Cross Country specialist, he was included six times on the German squad at the European Cross Country Championships, with the following rankings: * 2000 in Malmö: 49 * 2001 in Thun: 55 * 2002 in Medulin: 51 * 2003 in Edinburgh: 39 * 2004 in Heringsdorf: 58 * 2005 in Tilburg: 53 He finished fifth at the 1999 German Championships in the half marathon and 2001 eighth at the German championships in 10-km road race. At the German Championships in 10,000-meter race in 2000 he was ninth and 2002 fourth. In 2005, he won the 10-km competition of the coastal marathons and was German Vice Champion in Cross Country.

Marketing

From 2000 to 2008 he worked for the sports goods manufacturer Puma, most recently as Head of the Sports Marketing. Since then he has been a managing director for Ferber Marketing, where he advised footballer and manager

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, the long-distance runner

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and the pop singer Andrea Berg.

Football

Around January 1, 2014 Mintzlaff began working under

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"Head of Global Soccer"

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, where he coordinated the group's football activities. On June 12, 2014 he was appointed CEO of

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. After a double ascent RB Leipzig is currently playing in the 1. Bundesliga. Sometime in January 2015 Mintzlaff began operating as the Red Bull "Head of Global Soccer", replacing Houllier but retaining his predecessor as an advisor.''THE BOSS: Mintzlaff attends practice, addresses Red Bulls.''
8 July 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mintzlaff, Oliver 1975 births German male long-distance runners Living people Association football executives