Michael Mutzel (born 27 September 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] His most recent job was as sporting director of Hamburger SV until July 2022.
 Mutzel in 2007 with Karlsruher SC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Memmingen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Greimertshofen | |||
| TSG Thannhausen | |||
| FC Memmingen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Augsburg | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | VfB Stuttgart II | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 134 | (4) |
| 2012 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim (U17 assistant) | ||
| 2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim (U16) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He represented Germany at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
After retirement
editAfter retiring at the end of the 2011–12 season, Mutzel began his coaching career at 1899 Hoffenheim as assistant manager of the U17 team. He was appointed in a dual function, where he also was involved in the scouting and squad planning for the U15, U16 and U17.[2] From 1 January 2013, he took over the U16's.[3] In April 2013, he was also appointed as head of the youth department and became responsible for the sporty coordination of the U16 to U19 teams.[3] He left the club on 28 October 2014 to join Greuther Fürth as a sporting director.[4] He was at Greuther Fürth until the end of 2015.
On 2 February 2016, Mutzel returned to Hoffenheim and became responsible of scouting and game analysis. He was going to be the head of scouting and responsible for the game analysis.[5] He left the club again at the end of March 2019 to join Hamburger SV as sporting director. He was released by Hamburg on 13 July 2022 after heavy criticism by Jonas Boldt. [6]
Honours
editVfB Stuttgart
References
edit- ^ "Mutzel, Michael" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Michael Mutzel: Blick auf den Nachwuchs". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Michael Mutzel: Blick auf das Gesamtpaket". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Chef-Wechsel in 1899 Talent-Schmiede!". Heidelberg 24 (in German). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mutzel und Glück für Scouting und Spielanalyse". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Worum sich Michael Mutzel ab nächstem Montag kümmert". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
edit- Michael Mutzel at WorldFootball.net
- Michael Mutzel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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