Marc Arnold (born 19 September 1970) is a German-South African former footballer who spent his entire professional career in Germany.[1] Since his retirement as a player, he has worked as director of football at Hessen Kassel (from 2007 until 2008) and Eintracht Braunschweig (since 2008).[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rot-Weiß Lintorf | |||
| –1991 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 2 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Freiburger FC | 26 | (8) |
| 1993–1994 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 34 | (24) |
| 1994–1995 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Hertha BSC | 65 | (5) |
| 1998–2000 | Karlsruher SC | 27 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | LR Ahlen | 68 | (17) |
| 2003–2005 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 47 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editBorn in Johannesburg, South Africa, Arnold began his playing career at Stuttgarter Kickers and Freiburger FC,[3] and played for SSV Ulm 1846 between 1993 and 1994. He then joined Borussia Dortmund for the 1994–95 season. After winning the German championship with Dortmund, making nine league appearances during the campaign, Arnold left for Hertha BSC. After two seasons in the 2. Bundesliga the team won promotion to the Bundesliga, there Arnold made 26 appearances and scored two goals during the 1997–1998 season.[4] After the season, he left for Karlsruher SC, he also played for LR Ahlen until 2003 and for Eintracht Braunschweig between 2003 and 2005.[3]
International career
editIn 1998, Arnold was considered as a possible member of the South African squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup,[5] but didn't make the final team.[6]
Post-playing career
editAfter retiring as a player in 2007, Arnold went into management. During the 2007–08 season, he worked as athletic director at Hessen Kassel, the club where he had ended his playing career at the end of the previous season. For the 2008–09 season, Arnold was named athletic director at then 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig, which was in serious financial difficulties at the time. Under Arnold and manager Torsten Lieberknecht, the club managed to both greatly reduce its debts and improve on the field at the same time, while signing mostly talented players from the lower divisions on free transfers.[7][8][9] During Arnold's tenure on the job, Braunschweig achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2011, and to the Bundesliga in 2013.
Honours
editBorussia Dortmund
References
edit- ^ "Player profile on kicker.de". kicker.de. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Profile at Eintracht Braunschweig's official website". eintracht.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Germany – Player Data – various German clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "African Players in the German Bundesliga". The Shot. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "World Cup France 1998: South Africa Player Profiles". CNN & Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 1 October 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Den Nationalstolz konnte er nicht umspielen" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 23 May 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Spagat auf der Baustelle" (in German). fr-online.de. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Kein Geld – und trotzdem erfolgreich" (in German). zeit.de. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Manager Arnold: Braunschweigs Mr. Aufstieg" (in German). ndr.de. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
External links
edit- Marc Arnold at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Marc Arnold at WorldFootball.net