Erik Stoffelshaus
Erik Stoffelshaus | |
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 Stoffelshaus in 2018 | |
| Born | 14 December 1970 Mülheim, West Germany |
| Education | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Occupation | Football official |
Erik Stoffelshaus (born 14 December 1970) is a German professional football official. Most recently he was the Sporting Director of the Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.
Career
[edit]Youth trainer and education
[edit]Prior to his footballing career, he worked as Industrial Management Assistant at Thyssen Stahl AG. After passing his exams in Sports Science at the Ruhr University Bochum,[1] Erik Stoffelshaus became trainer of the Under-11-/ Under-12-team of FC Schalke 04.[2]
Management Schalke 04
[edit]On 1 July 2000, he switched from the Schalke 04 training staff to the club management. In his position, he supported Bodo Menze, manager of the club's youth teams.[2] During this time, the Schalke's youth teams won two championships and two cups. In 2002, Stoffelshaus acquired the UEFA A Licence for football trainers. In July 2006, Stoffelshaus became Manager of Player Development and Assistant Manager to Andreas Müller.[3] He was involved in the signing of the players Heiko Westermann, Ivan Rakitic, Jermaine Jones and Jefferson Farfan. His time with Schalke ended on 26 May 2009.[4]
Technical director in Canada
[edit]In November 2013, Stoffelshaus became technical director of West Ottawa Soccer Club in Canada.[1] In March 2015, he became technical director of the Football Association of the region York in Toronto.[1]
Sporting director of Locomotive Moscow
[edit]On 22 January 2017, Stoffelshaus was presented as new director of football of the Russian-Premier-League-club Locomotive Moscow.[3] Only a few months later, Stoffelshaus won his first trophy with Locomotive. On 2 May 2017, the club won the Russian Cup for the seventh time in the club history. Because of this victory, Locomotive qualified for the UEFA Europa League the following season.[3] Locomotive reached the round of sixteen, in which it was defeated by Atletico Madrid[3] who went on to win the Europa League Championship.[5] In his second season, Stoffelshaus won his second trophy. On 5 May 2018, the club won the Russian Premier League Championship for the third time in club history.[3] Stoffelshaus resigned as Sport Director of Locomotive Moscow on 31 December 2018.[6]
Other
[edit]After his time at Schalke, Stoffelshaus earned a certificate as a teacher of sports. In 2018, he completed his Masters of Business Administration in sports management at the Universidad Europea de Madrid.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ein Mülheimer lebt den Fußball in Kanada, auf wr.de, 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Alle gucken nach Deutschland", auf ikz-online.de Archived 28 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Erik Stoffelshaus: Ein Schalker wird Meister mit Moskau, auf waz.de, 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Schalke muss Ex-Teammanager Abfindung zahlen, sportbild.de, 25 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Atletico gewinnt das Finale der Europa League, sportschau.de, 16 May 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Sportchef Stoffelshaus verlässt Lokomotive: "Zeit für etwas Neues", transfermarkt.de, 28 December 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Loko-Sportchef Stoffelshaus: "Höwedes hat mich mit Fragen bombardiert", auf transfermarkt.de, 18 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.