"I'm really up for this": HSV stalwart handed new role! | OneFootball

Just a few months after the end of his active career, Tom Mickel has found a new role. The former goalkeeper is now working in HSV's youth department!

After more than 13 years as a player, Tom Mickel returns to the Rothosen in a new capacity! The HSV veteran takes on the newly created role of coordinator in the transition area at the youth performance center, a key position for those talents who may be on the verge of entering professional football.

“We have always said that the doors will be open for Tom at HSV,” emphasizes Sports Director Claus Costa. “It's all the more wonderful that just a few months after ending his career, he is active with us again.” Together with Sports Director Stefan Kuntz and the coaching team, a job profile was developed that perfectly matches Mickel's strengths.

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The former goalkeeper, known for his loyalty, professional work ethic, and team spirit, is to support the young players not only athletically but also particularly during their personal development process. Topics such as nutrition, sleep, recovery, and mental strength are central. “Becoming a professional also means being a professional,” explains Loic Fave, assistant coach of the professionals and head of sports in HSV's youth department.

In his last season, Mickel had already been a supportive contact for talents like Otto Stange or Fabio Balde. Now he will continue this role officially and act as a link between the youth and professional sectors.

Mickel himself says about his return: “It's about the best possible development of our boys. There is enormous potential at HSV. Our goal must be for the best talents to wear the diamond on their chest. I'm totally excited about this and I look forward to being regularly at the Volkspark and on campus again.”

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