Dirk Hebel

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Dirk Hebel
Personal information
Full name Dirk Josef Hebel[1]
Date of birth (1972-11-24) 24 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1997 1. FC Köln 0 (0)
1995 1. FC Köln II 0 (0)
1997 Bursaspor 14 (1)
1997–1998 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
1998–1999 Brentford 15 (0)
1999–2000 Bonner SC 19 (1)
2000–2001 SCB Preußen Köln 26 (5)
2001–2002 VfL Köln 99
2002–2003 FC Junkersdorf
2003–2005 SF Troisdorf
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dirk Josef Hebel (born 24 November 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. As a player, he played professionally in Germany, Turkey and England. He notably won the 1998–99 Third Division championship with Brentford. After retiring as a player, Hebel became an agent and a youth coach

Playing career[edit]

Germany and Turkey[edit]

Hebel began his career at hometown club 1. FC Köln.[2] He moved to Turkey to join 1. Lig club Bursaspor in January 1997.[3] Hebel made 14 appearances and scored one goal during the 1996–97 season and helped the Green Crocodiles to a fifth-place finish in the league.[3][4] One Turkish newspaper voted him the 1996–97 1. Lig Player Of The Season.[5] Hebel left the club after the season.[6]

Tranmere Rovers[edit]

After interest from Grasshopper Club Zürich, Southampton and a failed trial at Norwich City,[5][7] Hebel transferred to English First Division club Tranmere Rovers on 3 September 1997.[8] He failed to make an appearance for the first team during the 1997–98 season, but was a regular for the reserves and departed the club in May 1998.[5][8] Looking back in 2005 on his lack of appearances for Tranmere, Hebel said "I think it was a problem of the way I play football, which didn't compare to the way our coach Aldo wanted me to play. It is difficult to change a style you played for 20 years of your life".[5]

Brentford[edit]

Hebel signed for Third Division club Brentford on a free transfer on 25 August 1998.[6][8] He made regular appearances until Boxing Day 1998 and made his final appearance for the club in a 3–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion before injury ended his season.[6][9] Hebel made 19 appearances during the Bees' Third Division championship-winning 1998–99 season.[9][10] A family situation saw Hebel turn down a new contract in 1999, in order to return to Germany.[5]

Return to Germany[edit]

Hebel signed for Oberliga Nordrhein club Bonner SC during the 1999 off-season.[11] He made 19 appearances during the 1999–00 season and scored one goal.[11] Hebel joined Oberliga Nordrhein club SCB Preußen Köln during the 2000 off-season.[11] He made 26 appearances and scored five goals during the 2000–01 season, helping the club to a second-place finish behind Bayer Leverkusen II.[11] Hebel wound down his career with spells at VfL Köln 99, FC Junkersdorf and SF Troisdorf, before retiring in 2005.[5][7] During the 2003–04 season, he helped SF Troisdorf win promotion to the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein.[7]

Post-retirement[edit]

While a player for FC Junkersdorf, Hebel held the role of Director of Football.[7] In 2002, Hebel became a FIFA-registered agent and set up the Fussballmarkt agency with friend Dominik Kaesberg and lawyer Nortbert Nasse.[5] He has represented players such as Mario Götze,[12] Sunday Oliseh, Goran Sablić and Patrick Weiser.[5] In 2018, Hebel joined SC Fortuna Köln as an U14 coach.[11][13]

Personal life[edit]

Hebel is married to Nicole and has two sons named Darren (named after former Brentford teammate Darren Freeman) and Liam.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bursaspor 1996–97[3] 1. Lig 14 1 — — — 14 1
Tranmere Rovers 1997–98[14] First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Brentford 1998–99[9] Third Division 15 0 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 19 0
Bonner SC 1999–00[11] Oberliga Nordrhein 19 1 — — — 19 1
SCB Preußen Köln 2000–01[11] Oberliga Nordrhein 26 5 — — — 26 5
Career total 74 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 78 7
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours[edit]

Brentford

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dirk Hebel". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ Dirk Hebel at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c "Dirk Josef Hebel (Bursaspor) @". Mackolik.com. 24 November 1972. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Turkey – Final Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Series I – Dirk Hebel". Thecowsheds.co.uk. 18 February 2005. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 433. ISBN 9781906796723.
  7. ^ a b c d "Dirk Hebel". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b c Dirk Hebel at Soccerbase
  9. ^ a b c d "Games played by Dirk Hebel in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Dirk Hebel – Spielerprofil". FuPa. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Agent – United chasing Gotze | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Dirk Hebel". S.C. Fortuna Köln e.V. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Dirk Hebel in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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