Thomas Meggle (born 22 February 1975) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He is on the board of directors at Scottish club

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Club career

Meggle made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for

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on 27 July 1997 when he started in a game against Greuther Fürth. He retired at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Post-playing career

On 3 September 2014, Meggle became the head coach of

replacing Roland Vrabec. He was replaced on 16 December 2014 and became sporting director. He became part the board of directors at Scottish club

in July 2021.

References

1975 births Living people Footballers from Munich German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players TSV Schwaben Augsburg players FC St. Pauli players TSV 1860 Munich players FC Hansa Rostock players German football managers FC St. Pauli managers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub