Marinus Bester

Marinus Bester
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-16) 16 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SV Halstenbek-Rellingen
TSV Eintracht Hittfeld
0000–1990 FC Süderelbe Hamburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Werder Bremen II 57 (39)
1990–1995 Werder Bremen 15 (0)
1992–1993 → Hamburger SV (loan) 17 (3)
1993 → Schalke 04 (loan) 5 (0)
1995–1996 SC Concordia von 1907 31 (7)
1996–1998 VfL 93 Hamburg
1998–2000 Lüneburger SK 63 (42)
2000–2003 Hamburger SV II 78 (57)
2000–2002 → Hamburger SV 15 (2)
Total 281 (150)
Managerial career
2013–2015 SG Scharmbeck-Pattensen
2015–2017 VfL Maschen
2018 Hamburger SV (assistant)
2019 TSV Buchholz 08
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marinus Bester (born 16 January 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Coaching career

Hamburger SV

From February 2002 to August 2004, Bester worked as a press officer for Hamburger SV. Retiring from football in 2003, Bester became Hamburger SV's team manager.[2] From January 2016, he became responsible for coordinating all areas for the U17, U19 and U23s: from team training to additional units, selection measures to the private fields of school, training and consultants.[3] Beside this role, he also functioned as an assistant manager under Christian Titz in 2018.[4] After almost twenty years in various functions, Bester left the club in late January 2019 because he wanted to try something new.[5]

Bester also worked as a youth coach at JFV Ashausen-Scharmbeck/Pattensen for several years during his time in Hamburger SV.

SG Scharmbeck-Pattensen

In November 2012 it was confirmed, that Bester would become the manager of SG Scharmbeck-Pattensen from the 2013–14 season.[6] He left the position in the summer 2015.

TSV Eintracht Hittfeld

In November 2013, Bester became the chairman of his former youth club TSV Eintracht Hittfeld where he also played for the club's oldboys team.[7]

VfL Maschen

From October 2015 until the end of 2017, Bester was the manager of VfL Maschen.[8]

TSV Buchholz 08

In February 2019 it was confirmed, that Bester would take charge of TSV Buchholz 08 from the 2019–20 season.[9] He decided to resign on 5 November 2019.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Bester, Marinus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ Marinus Bester, Fußballspieler(2000-2003)und Team ..., hsv1887.de
  3. ^ Bester wird Super-Manager für alle Talente, bild.dk, 17 December 2015
  4. ^ Herzensklub Beim HSV ist Bester der Mann für alle Fälle, mopo.de, 18 July 2018
  5. ^ BESTER UND HSV GEHEN GETRENNTE WEGE, hsv.de, 14 January 2019
  6. ^ Ex-HSV-Profi Marinus Bester wird Trainer in der Kreisliga, abendblatt.de, 21 November 2012
  7. ^ Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Marinus Bester führt die Fussballabteilung des TSV Eintracht Hittfeld, kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de, 15 November 2013
  8. ^ Profile at FuPa, fupa.net
  9. ^ Ex-Profi Marinus Bester wird Trainer beim Fußball-Oberligisten TSV Buchholz 08, kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de, 1 February 2019
  10. ^ Fußball: Marinus Bester ist nicht mehr Trainer von Buchholz 08, kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de, 5 November 2019