Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a German former

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player and coach. He played as an

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or forward. Born in

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(now Czech Republic), Held's first football club was

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. In 1965 he became a player in the

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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

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. After his retirement as a professional player in 1981 he became a football coach – 1982–83 for

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

, 1986–89 for the

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, 1989–90 for Galatasaray, 1991–93 for Admira Wacker Wien, 1993–95 for

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, are a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Ka ...

, 1995 for

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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

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Player

Club

;Borussia Dortmund *

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winner: 1965–66 *

runner-up: 1965–66

International

;West Germany *

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Held, Sigfried 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