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My Take
Sigfried Held belongs to that golden generation of German football I deeply respect. Born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1942, he became an attacking forward who could drift into midfield, the kind of versatile threat every great side needs. What I find compelling is that he stayed in the game as a coach long after his playing days, passing on what he knew. Players from that era rarely chased fame, they just built the foundations modern German football stands on. Held is one of those quiet architects, and I think his contribution deserves far more recognition than it gets.
Overview
Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a German former football player and coach. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sigfried Held
- Name (Japanese)
- ジークフリート・ヘルト
- Reading
- じーくふりーと・へると
- Born
- August 7, 1942 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Bruntál, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Czech Republic →
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.