Thomas Bertels
German footballer
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Thomas Bertels (born 5 November 1986) is a German former professional footballer[2] who played either as a left-back or as a left midfielder, and current manager of Schalke 04's U17 squad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Geseke, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 (U17 manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | TuS Ehringhausen | ||
| 2005–2007 | SuS Bad Westernkotten | ||
| 2007–2008 | RW Horn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SV Lippstadt | ||
| 2009–2011 | SC Verl | 61 | (11) |
| 2011–2019 | SC Paderborn | 149 | (8) |
| 2014–2019 | SC Paderborn II | 149 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | TuS Ehringhausen | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | VfB Schloß Holte | 37 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2022 | SC Paderborn (youth coach) | ||
| 2022–2023 | SC Paderborn II | ||
| 2023– | Schalke 04 (U17 manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
In January 2019, Bertels retired as a professional player.[3]
In July 2018, Bertels became co-coach of SC Paderborn's U19s while still playing for the club's reserve team. In 2019, he became coach of Paderborn U16s[4] while playing for lower-league team TuS Ehringhausen.[5]
On 24 February 2022, Bertels took over Paderborn's reserve team in the Oberliga Westfalen, succeeding Michél Kniat, who moved to third-division club SC Verl.[6] During this time, he played for lower-league side VfB Schloß Holte.[6] After promotion to the Regionalliga West, he left Paderborn a year before the end of his contract to take over Schalke 04's U17s.[7]
