Thomas von Heesen

Football player infobox
playername = Thomas von Heesen


fullname = Thomas von Heesen
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|10|1
cityofbirth = Höxter
countryofbirth = West Germany
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = DJK Albaxen
years = 1980-1994
1995-1997
clubs = Hamburger SV
Arminia Bielefeld
caps(goals) = 340 (99)
10(1)
manageryears = 1998-1999
2000-2003
2004
2005-2007
2008
managerclubs = Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Saarbrücken
Arminia Bielefeld (caretaker)
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Nürnberg
pcupdate = 02:18, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Thomas von Heesen (born October 1, 1961) is a German former football player.

As a youth, he played for "Bundesliga"'s Hamburger SV. Like many youth players from the club, he made his high school graduation at the Gymnasium Heidberg in Hamburg-Langenhorn. In his career as a midfielder for the club, he played 378 games, 368 of which were in the "Bundesliga". With Hamburg he won the "Bundesliga" twice, and won the German Cup once, however, his biggest success was in the European Champions Cup, when Hamburg were victorious against Juventus. In the summer of 1994, he was transferred to Arminia Bielefeld where he played until 1997. After leaving the club as a player, he began working as a manager for the team, a post which he held between July 2005 and February 2007.

From February 12 until his own resignation on August 28 2008 he was the manager (Chef-Trainer) of 1. FC Nürnberg.