TSG Hoffenheim is repositioning itself. A former coach of FC Schalke 04 can look forward to personal advancement at Kraichgauer.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has found Andreas Schicker as its new sports director. He is taking over from Alexander Rosen, who has been released. There was a great deal of discord between TSG fans and those in charge around Rosen’s dismissal. RevierSport reported.
Together with Dr. Markus Schütz (chairman) and Frank Briel, who returns to TSG Hoffenheim as managing director of finance, the 38-year-old Austrian Schicker forms the management of the Bundesliga club.
“Andreas Schicker was the absolute dream solution. He stands for exceptional quality work and therefore success. The discussions with him were characterized by a high level of professionalism and trust. Throughout the entire negotiations, he always gave us the feeling that he really wanted to move to TSG “, says Jörg Albrecht, first chairman of the eV and majority shareholder of Fußball-GmbH. “The entire management is excellently positioned in the new constellation and will lead TSG into a positive future.”
Dietmar Hopp, partner of TSG, added: “Andreas Schicker stands for a clear playing philosophy and has earned an excellent reputation in the industry in recent years thanks to his skilful transfers of young talent. We are happy to have won him for TSG Hoffenheim .”
In addition to his career as a club official Andreas Schicker also have a successful professional career. The left-footed player played a total of 162 games in the Bundesliga of his home country between 2002 and 2017, playing for Austria Wien, SV Ried, Admira Wacker Mödling and SC Wiener Neustadt, among others. There are also 161 games in the second Austrian league and 25 matches in the ÖFB Cup.
Schicker played 17 times for the Austrian U21 national team in his career. For the 2017/2018 season, Schicker took over the position of sports director at SC Wiener Neustadt before moving to Sturm Graz in November 2018, where he initially became chief scout and video analyst.
Schicker comes to Kraichgau from Austrian champions Sturm Graz. In Styria, he worked his way up from chief scout and video analyst to managing director of sports within just a few years. Since taking office in May 2020, Sturm Graz has developed into the second force in Austria alongside series champions RB Salzburg, came second in the championship in 2022 and 2023 and also won the ÖFB Cup in 2023.
Last season Sturm Graz achieved a great national triumph with the double of championship and cup victory and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
“For me, the German Bundesliga has always been a goal that I’ve worked towards. I’ve never made a secret of it. It’s all the better that my move to TSG worked out. Hoffenheim is an exciting club with a lot to offer Potential and youth work that has been outstanding for years. I can absolutely identify with the special path of the TSG, which, among other things, provides strong access to the professional field “, getting to know the staff and all other employees of the club,” said Schicker, commenting on his decision to join TSG.
As the new Sports Director, Schicker will be supported in the future by Frank Kramer, who will take on the position of Director of Sports and act as a link between TSG’s own academy and the Hoffenheim professionals. The former Schalke coach was previously head of youth development.
“With the new management structure, we are aligning ourselves with the future and using fresh ideas and proven expertise to ensure that TSG Hoffenheim can act even more dynamically and innovatively. This is an important building block for the success of our long-term strategy and strengthens TSG both on and off the ground “also off the pitch,” says Dr. Markus Schütz, the chairman of the board.”
