Horst Heldt

Horst Heldt

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-12-09) 9 December 1969
Place of birth	Königswinter, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Schalke 04 (general manager)
Youth career
1975–1986	SV Königswinter
1986–1987	FV Bad Honnef
1987–1990	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1995	1. FC Köln	130	(13)
1995–1999	TSV 1860 München	111	(11)
1999–2001	Eintracht Frankfurt	64	(9)
2001–2002	Sturm Graz	33	(1)
2002–2006	VfB Stuttgart	54	(3)
2005	VfB Stuttgart II	1	(0)
Total		393	(37)
International career
1999	Germany	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Heldt (born 9 December 1969) is a former German footballer, now general manager at Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04.

Career as player

Heldt was born in Königswinter. He played at 1. FC Köln from 1990 until 1995, before transferring to TSV 1860 München. After four years there, he went to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1999. After the club was relegated in 2001, he played for Austrian side Sturm Graz. In January 2003, Heldt returned to Germany, to VfB Stuttgart.

He always played as a midfielder. His tally of Bundesliga matches is 359. Heldt also played for the German national team twice.

Career as manager

After only being a substitute and not getting any playing time at VfB Stuttgart in the first half of the 2005–06 season under coach Giovanni Trapattoni, Heldt decided to end his active career on 3 January 2006 to take over the post of general manager of the club.

As manager, Heldt supported the sacking of Trapattoni and the hiring of new coach Armin Veh. Due to Heldt, Veh's initial stop-gap contract was extended into the 2006–07 season which became Stuttgart's most successful ever, winning the championship and qualifying for the German Cup final.

On 3 July 2010, he moved to FC Schalke 04. After the sacking of Felix Magath, Heldt became responsible for sport and communications at the managing board of Schalke.

External links

• Horst Heldt profile at Fussballdaten