Heiko Schelberg

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Heiko Schelberg (born June 11, 1972 in Korbach ) is a German sports official .

Life

Schelberg was born in Korbach and grew up there until he was 18 years old. He played as a soccer goalkeeper for SV 09 Korbach. In Winterberg he did an apprenticeship as a hotel clerk, acquired specialist knowledge in the field of marketing and then worked in this area in the hospitality industry, including in a hotel in Frankfurt am Main while he lived in Bad Homburg . He was employed by the sports rights marketer Sportfive (or its predecessor company Ufa Sports) from 2001 and worked on behalf of Sportfive until 2004 as sales manager at the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund , from 2004 to 2006 as sales director at Eintracht Frankfurt and from 2006 as marketing manager at 1. FC Kaiserslautern . In addition to his activities in football, Schelberg was also used by Sportfive in the marketing of other sporting events, including professional boxing matches, the Four Hills Tournament and ski races. From May 2009 to the end of June 2011 he worked as marketing and sales manager for FSV Frankfurt .

In January 2012 Schelberg moved to the Bundesliga basketball team Gießen 46ers , and in April 2012 he became managing director. Under his leadership, a bankruptcy of the Gießen 46ers was averted in February 2013, after the Bundesliga relegation in 2013, the Mittelhessen returned to the first division in 2015, Schelberg was credited with having made a decisive contribution to the financial recovery of the club and having helped with it To have "made a successful restart in the top division". In spring 2017, a possible return Schelberg to FSV Frankfurt was discussed in the media, he opposed the reports resolutely, spoke of a "late April Fool's joke" and stayed with the Giesseners. At the beginning of December 2019, Schelberg's departure from Central Hesse was announced. According to Schelberg, “different points of view” had developed that could no longer be reconciled, and he had also decided to “look for a new challenge”. His term of office was classified as a "successful era" by the association. Instead of at the end of the 2019/20 season as initially planned, he left Giessen at the beginning of March 2020 after an early separation had been agreed.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ GIESSEN 46ers. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b A Korbacher who sells baskets. In: wlz-online.de. March 30, 2012, accessed December 29, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Clear words from 46ers boss Schelberg | Giessener Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Heiko Schelberg appointed managing director. Giessen 46ers, April 18, 2012, accessed December 29, 2018 .
  5. ↑ LTi GIESSEN 46ers avert bankruptcy. February 1, 2013, accessed December 29, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Schelberg: “It will be a very hot summer” | Giessener Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Gießen 46ers: The Gießen fairy tale. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Can Heiko Schelberg save the FSV? April 5, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Schelberg denies: No change back to football | Alsfelder Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  10. ↑ A successful era is coming to an end - Heiko Schelberg is leaving the JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers. December 7, 2019, accessed December 9, 2019 (German).
  11. ↑ BBL: Schelberg leaves Gießen 46ers prematurely. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schelberg, Heiko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports official
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Korbach