Hans-Jürgen Gede is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 football coach and former player.

Playing career

He was born on 14 November 1956 in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. He began playing football in FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

 in 1975. In 1977, he joined to SC Preußen Münster

SC Preußen Münster

SC Preußen Münster are a German association football club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was founded as FC Preussen in 1906 and has its roots in a group formed at the Johann-Conrad-Schlaun Grammar School...

 and after playing 71 times for club, he left Preußen and joined to the SC Fortuna Köln

SC Fortuna Köln

SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club playing in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 , Bayenthaler SV 1920, and Sparkassen-Verein Köln 1927...

. He capped 343 times for Fortuna Köln and scored 48 goals. He was retired in 1991.

Coaching career

He was appointed as head coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf

Fortuna Düsseldorf

' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...

 in 1991 just months after his retirement from playing. He was signed a contract with Iranian

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 side Persepolis in 1994 and had good results with Persepolis. After about three months in Persepolis, he was appointed as head coach of Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

 in June 1994 to lead team for qualifying to the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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 but was unsuccessful and was sacked later. After that, he was coached in many teams like KSV Hessen Kassel

KSV Hessen Kassel

KSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95...

 and SV Lippstadt 08

SV Lippstadt 08

SV Lippstadt is a German association football club from the city of Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The two predecessors of the current-day club were both established in March 1908. Borussia Lippstadt was founded 24 March by students of the Gymnasium Ostendorf, while Lippstädter SV...

. He later became assistant coach of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...

. In 2004, he was appointed as assistant coach of Uzbekistan national football team

Uzbekistan national football team

The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan...

 and becomes head coach in 2005 and lead team in 2 matches. He was head coach of Shahid Ghandi in Azadegan League from 2005 to 2006. Al-Ahli Manama, Kuala Lumpur FA

Kuala Lumpur FA

The Kuala Lumpur Football Association is a Malaysian professional football association based in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The association was founded as the Federal Territory Football Association in 1974 and entered Malaysian football competitions in 1979 before being renamed Kuala Lumpur in 1986...

, Neftchi Baku, Okktha United FC

Okktha United FC

Okktha United Football Club is a Burmese football club, based in Taungoo, Myanmar, and represents the Bago Division. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League in 2009. It finished in sixth place in the league's inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009.-History:Okktha...

 and Tahaddy were his next teams. During 2010-11 Persian Gulf Cup, he was assistant coach to Parviz Mazloomi

Parviz Mazloomi

Parviz Mazloomi is a former Iranian footballer and now manager. He currently coaches Esteghlal.-Early life:He was born on 16 September 1954 in Abadan, Iran...

 in Esteghlal

Esteghlal FC

Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj , meaning 'Crown' in Persian and renamed after the Islamic Revoloution in 1979...

. On 1 June 2011, he was appointed as assistant coach of Zob Ahan.