Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a German former
football
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player and coach. He played as an
attacking midfielder
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or
forward.
Born in
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,
Sudetenland
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(now Czech Republic), Held's first football club was
Kickers Offenbach
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. In 1965 he became a player in the
Bundesliga
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with
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
. During his career he played 442 games (72 goals) in the Bundesliga, for Dortmund, Offenbach and
Bayer 05 Uerdingen. He also made 41 appearances for the
West German national team, including the final of the
1966 World Cup
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.
After his retirement as a professional player in 1981 he became a football coach – 1982–83 for
FC Schalke 04
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, 1986–89 for the
Iceland National Football Team
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, 1989–90 for
Galatasaray, 1991–93 for
Admira Wacker Wien, 1993–95 for
Dynamo Dresden
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, 1995 for
Gamba Osaka
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and 1996–98 for
VfB Leipzig.
2001–2003 he was coach for the
national team of Malta. In 2004, he became coach for the
Thailand national football team, but was suspended after only five months. As of February 2009, he works as fan relations supervisor with
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
.
Managerial statistics
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Honours
Player
Club
;Borussia Dortmund
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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winner: 1965–66
* Bundesliga
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runner-up: 1965–66
International
;West Germany
* FIFA World Cup
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runner-up: 1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...
; third place: 1970
References
External links
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1942 births
Living people
German expatriate sportspeople in Japan
German expatriate sportspeople in Malta
German footballers
Germany international footballers
Kickers Offenbach players
Borussia Dortmund players
SC Preußen Münster players
KFC Uerdingen 05 players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
1970 FIFA World Cup players
German football managers
FC Admira Wacker Mödling managers
Dynamo Dresden managers
Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers
J1 League managers
Gamba Osaka managers
Expatriate football managers in Japan
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig managers
Süper Lig managers
FC Schalke 04 managers
German expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Iceland
Iceland national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in Malta
Malta national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in Thailand
Thailand national football team managers
Silesian-German people
People from Bruntál
People from Sudetenland
Association football forwards
Borussia Dortmund non-playing staff
German expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
German expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate football managers in Austria