Thomas Meggle

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Thomas Meggle
10. Tag der Legenden 2014 36.jpg
Meggle in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-02-22) 22 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SF Harteck München
Wacker München
–1993 FC Augsburg
1993–1994 TSV Schwaben Augsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 FC Starnberg
1997–1999 FC St. Pauli 36 (2)
1999–2000 1860 Munich 0 (0)
2000–2002 FC St. Pauli 24 (7)
2002–2005 Hansa Rostock 38 (1)
2005–2010 FC St. Pauli 75 (19)
Managerial career
2011–2013 FC St. Pauli (assistant)
2012 FC St. Pauli
2013–2014 FC St. Pauli II
2014 FC St. Pauli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Meggle (born 22 February 1975) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1] He is on the board of directors at Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic.

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Club career

Meggle made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli on 27 July 1997 when he started in a game against Greuther Fürth. [2] He retired at the end of the 2009–10 season. [3]

Post-playing career

On 3 September 2014, Meggle became the head coach of FC St. Pauli replacing Roland Vrabec. [4] He was replaced on 16 December 2014 and became sporting director. [5]

He became part the board of directors at Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic in July 2021. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Meggle". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Den Spagat hinbekommen" (in German). 11 Freunde. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Meggle beendet seine Karriere" (in German). Kicker. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "St. Pauli feuert Vrabec" (in German). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "St. Pauli: Lienen neuer Trainer, Meggle Sportchef für Azzouzi" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "DAFC Fussball GmbH to take control of DAFC". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.


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