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My Take
Michael Preetz embodies a kind of loyalty that modern football rarely rewards, and I find it quietly moving. A 192 cm forward from Düsseldorf, he spent his entire career inside Germany, but it's the seven-year run at Hertha BSC that defines him. A goalscorer planting roots at one club is increasingly rare, and rarer still is staying on afterward to move straight into management, pouring his on-pitch memory into the club's future. That through-line from striker to executive is what I admire most. The Order of Merit of Berlin reads to me like a city formally thanking one of its own.
Overview
Michael Preetz (born 17 August 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent his whole career in Germany, playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Saarbrücken, MSV Duisburg and SG Wattenscheid 09, but he is mostly remembered for his seven-year spell at Hertha BSC where he ended his career. After retiring from active play, he stayed with the club, going directly into management.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Preetz
- Name (Japanese)
- ミヒャエル・プレーツ
- Reading
- みひゃえる・ぷれーつ
- Born
- August 17, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 192 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Order of Merit of Berlin
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.