Kickers Offenbach presents its new sports director, Martin Pieckenhagen!

Kickers Offenbach presents its new sports director, Martin Pieckenhagen!

In a significant step for the Offenbacher Kickers, Martin Pieckenhagen was introduced as the new sports director today. The 53-year-old, who has had a successful career as a goalkeeper at renowned clubs such as Hamburger SV and Hansa Rostock, will take up his new role on November 21, 2025. Both Pieckenhagen and the club management are looking forward to the collaboration.

Pieckenhagen brings excellent experience from his previous career. Among other things, he was the sports director at Hansa Rostock for four years, where he played a key role in ensuring that the club was promoted back to the 2nd Bundesliga after a long dry spell. The president of the Offenbacher Kickers, Joachim Wagner, also appreciated these successes and emphasized Pieckenhagen's extensive expertise and his extensive network in the football sector.

A new chapter for the Kickers

Florian Holzbrecher, managing director of the club, sees the commitment as a great benefit for the organization. At a time when the club wants to reorient itself sportingly and structurally, Pieckenhagen is the right man in the right place. He himself emphasizes the potential of the traditional club and would like to take the next steps into the future together with the team.

While the Offenbacher Kickers are taking care of their sporting realignment, there are also interesting developments in other parts of the country. The city of Martin, Tennessee, recently published bids to replace the roof of its Fire/Rescue/EMS station. This shows how important infrastructure development is in the sports and service sectors.

The city has set specific requirements for the project, which must be submitted by October 29, 2025. If interested, bidders can arrange a viewing appointment. As is crucial in sports management, management and planning skills are also required here.

Sports management as such covers many areas, from club and sports facility management to marketing and finance. The textbook by Christian Quirling and his colleagues sheds light on these topics and offers a valuable basis for anyone who wants to further their education in this area. The practical case studies cover everything that is important for development in sport and show how closely theory and practice are intertwined.

Overall, the development in Offenbach and beyond is clear evidence that change and progress in sport are closely linked. With Martin Pieckenhagen at the helm, the Offenbacher Kickers are ready to take on new challenges and continue their history.

For more information about the Offenbacher Kickers you can visit the official website ofc.de, while details about the city of Martin can be found at cityofmartin.net. Anyone interested in a career in sports management can find out about valuable literature at beck-elibrary.de.