Dietmar Hirsch (born 8 December 1971) is a German professional

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who is the current manager of

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club

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Coaching career

From June 2008 to December 2009 Hirsch worked as athletic director at

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. From 2013 to 2014 he managed

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. On 22 September 2015, he was named new manager of

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. On 17 April 2023, it was announced that Hirsch had been appointed head coach of

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Honours

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winner: 1994–95 *

finalist: 1997–98

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* * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Viersen Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Borussia Mönchengladbach players MSV Duisburg players SpVgg Unterhaching players FC Hansa Rostock players VfB Lübeck players German football managers 3. Liga managers Regionalliga managers SV Elversberg managers VfB Oldenburg managers KSV Hessen Kassel managers 1. FC Bocholt managers MSV Duisburg managers West German men's footballers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub