Hans-Jürgen Gede (born 14 November 1956) is a German

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Born in

Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen (, , ; ) is the List of cities in Germany by population, 25th-most populous city of Germany and the 11th-most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher, Emscher River (a tribu ...

, Gede began playing football for

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, ...

in 1975. In 1977, he joined

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 Association football, football section. The football team currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga w ...

and after playing 71 times for club, he left Preußen and joined

SC Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club based in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. History The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 (one of two clubs to ...

. He made 344 appearances for Fortuna Köln and scored 48 goals. He retired in 1991.

Coaching career

Gede was appointed as head coach of

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

in 1991, just months after his retirement from playing. He signed with

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ian side

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in 1994, beginning a successful tenure. After about three months in Persepolis, he was appointed as head coach of the

Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international footba ...

in June 1994 to lead the team to qualification for the

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, but failed. After that, he coached at

KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional Football in Germany, German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the German football league system, fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwe ...

, SV Lippstadt 08 and

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

. In 2004, he was appointed as assistant coach of the

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and became their head coach in 2005, coaching the team in two matches. In 2005, he returned to Iran and managed Shahid Ghandi in the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

. Al-Ahli Manama,

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, Neftchi Baku, Okktha United FC and Tahaddy Benghazi were his next teams. During the

2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 28th season of Iran's Football League and tenth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from t ...

, he was the assistant coach to

Parviz Mazloomi Parviz Mazloomi (, born 16 September 1954) is a former Iranian footballer who is the team manager of the Esteghlal. He played for Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi in the 1970s and 1980s. He also managed many clubs such as Saba Battery, Sanat Naft, ...

in Esteghlal. On 1 June 2011, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Zob Ahan. On 20 June 2016, he was appointed as a technical director of the Vietnam national team. On 10 August 2020, he was appointed as the technical director of

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