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Dietmar Beiersdorfer
Date of birth	November 16, 1963 (1963-11-16) (age 45)
Place of birth	Fürth, Germany
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	TSV Cadolzburg
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1986 1986-1992 1992-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997	SpVgg Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV SV Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln A.C. Reggiana 1919	174 (14) 064 0(6) 016 0(1) 020 0(1)
National team²
1991	Germany	001 0(0)
Teams managed
2003-2009	Hamburger SV (athletic director)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:14, 4 January 2009 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 05:14, 4 January 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Dietmar Beiersdorfer (born November 16, 1963 in Fürth) is a former footballer and last the sports director of Bundesliga team Hamburger SV.

1 Career
2 Coaching Career
3 International Career
4 Honours
5 External links

Career

Born in Fürth, in his youth Beiersdorfer played for TSC Cadolzburg, TSV Altenberg, and other teams. In 1985 he moved to Oberligisten SpVgg Fürth, where he was discovered by scouts of Hamburg. Beiersdorfer was soon lured to Hamburger SV along with his friend Manfred Kastl. Immediately Beiersdorfer was to gain a place in the first eleven, and he would subsequently help Hamburg to win several matches and the German football association cup.

By 1992 Beiersdorfer had played 174 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 14 goals. However, because the Hamburg team were struggling financially, he had to be sold to Werder Bremen, where he played 64 times between then and 1996. He had short spells at 1. FC Köln and Reggiana.

Coaching Career

Before retiring, after which he took a course in business management, and proceeded to become the manager of Hamburg, who was released on 24 June 2009.