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Thomas von Heesen
Thomas von Heesen (born 1 October 1961) is a former German football attacking midfielder, and a current coach.
Most of his professional career was spent, as a player, with Hamburger SV, with which he won several accolades, both domestic and continental, appearing in nearly 400 official games for the club.
Playing career.
Born in Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, von Heesen made his professional – and Bundesliga – debuts in 1980–81 with Hamburger SV, then went on to feature
. During one season, he was working with U-19 selection. Few months after he took a position of Bochum's youth coach, he was sacked.
Coaching career Nürnberg and Hamburg.
He wasn't unemployed for long, because he joined Thomas von Heesen in February 2008, as his assistant in 1. FC Nürnberg.
Von Heesen and Oenning were working together until 28 August 2008, when Von Heesen got sacked and Oenning replaced him. This was his first experience as head coach. After a slow start in 2