Michael Mutzel
Birth date27 September 1979 (age 47)
Birth placeMemmingen, West Germany
Height1.83 m
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1SV Greimertshofen
Youthclubs 2TSG Thannhausen
Youthclubs 3FC Memmingen
Years 11997–1998
Clubs 1FC Augsburg
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 21998–2002
Clubs 2Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps 234
Goals 21
Years 32002–2004
Clubs 3VfB Stuttgart
Caps 316
Goals 30
Years 42004
Clubs 4VfB Stuttgart II
Caps 41
Goals 40
Years 52004–2011
Clubs 5Karlsruher SC
Caps 5134
Goals 54
Years 62012
Clubs 6VfL Wolfsburg II
Caps 60
Goals 60
Manageryears 12012
Managerclubs 11899 Hoffenheim (U17 assistant)
Manageryears 22013
Managerclubs 21899 Hoffenheim (U16)

Michael Mutzel (born 27 September 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] His most recent job was as sporting director of Hamburger SV until July 2022.

He represented Germany at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

After retirement

After retiring at the end of the 2011–12 season, Mutzel began his coaching career at 1899 Hoffenheim as assistant manager of the U17 team. He was appointed in a dual function, where he also was involved in the scouting and squad planning for the U15, U16 and U17.[2] From 1 January 2013, he took over the U16s.[3] In April 2013, he was also appointed as head of the youth department and became responsible for the sporty coordination of the U16 to U19 teams.[3] He left the club on 28 October 2014 to join Greuther Fürth as a sporting director.[4] He was at Greuther Fürth until the end of 2015.

On 2 February 2016, Mutzel returned to Hoffenheim and became responsible of scouting and game analysis. He was going to be the head of scouting and responsible for the game analysis.[5] He left the club again at the end of March 2019 to join Hamburger SV as sporting director. He was released by Hamburg on 13 July 2022 after heavy criticism by Jonas Boldt. [6]

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References

  1. ^ "Mutzel, Michael" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Mutzel: Blick auf den Nachwuchs" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Michael Mutzel: Blick auf das Gesamtpaket" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Chef-Wechsel in 1899 Talent-Schmiede!" (in German). Heidelberg 24. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Mutzel und Glück für Scouting und Spielanalyse" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Worum sich Michael Mutzel ab nächstem Montag kümmert" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". UEFA. Archived 21 October 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2020.