Thomas Bertels (born 5 November 1986) is a German former professional footballer[2] who played either as a left-back or as a left midfielder, and current manager of Schalke 04's U17 squad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Geseke, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 (U17 manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | TuS Ehringhausen | ||
| 2005–2007 | SuS Bad Westernkotten | ||
| 2007–2008 | RW Horn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SV Lippstadt | ||
| 2009–2011 | SC Verl | 61 | (11) |
| 2011–2019 | SC Paderborn | 149 | (8) |
| 2014–2019 | SC Paderborn II | 149 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | TuS Ehringhausen | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | VfB Schloß Holte | 37 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2022 | SC Paderborn (youth coach) | ||
| 2022–2023 | SC Paderborn II | ||
| 2023– | Schalke 04 (U17 manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editIn January 2019, Bertels retired as a professional player.[3]
In July 2018, Bertels became co-coach of SC Paderborn's U19s while still playing for the club's reserve team. In 2019, he became coach of Paderborn U16s[4] while playing for lower-league team TuS Ehringhausen.[5]
On 24 February 2022, Bertels took over Paderborn's reserve team in the Oberliga Westfalen, succeeding Michél Kniat, who moved to third-division club SC Verl.[6] During this time, he played for lower-league side VfB Schloß Holte.[6] After promotion to the Regionalliga West, he left Paderborn a year before the end of his contract to take over Schalke 04's U17s.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Bertels". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Bertels, Thomas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Kleimann, Hartmut (14 January 2019). "Thomas Bertels blickt fast ohne Wehmut zurück auf seine Profilaufbahn". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ SC Paderborn: Bertels‘ Zukunft als Jugendtrainer, liga-zwei.de, 17 December 2018
- ^ Beineke, Frank (1 December 2020). "Ex-Profi Thomas Bertels hilft den Paderborner Perspektivspielern" [Ex-professional Thomas Bertels helps the Paderborn prospects]. Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ a b Beineke, Frank (24 February 2022). "Ex-Profi Thomas Bertels übernimmt die Paderborner U21" [Ex-professional Thomas Bertels takes over the Paderborn U21s]. Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Das ist der Nachfolger von Onur Cinel und neue U17-Trainer, reviersport.de, 17 June 2023
External links
edit- Thomas Bertels at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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