Tom Eilers
Tom Eilers (born 17 March 1970) is a German football official and former goalkeeper. The lawyer is a member of the Executive Committee of SV Darmstadt 98.
Career as a footballer
[edit]Eilers was born in Darmstadt. From 1991 to 1993 he played in goal for 2. Bundesliga team Darmstadt 98 in 48 second division games. In 1993 he moved to league rivals Mainz 05. As a backup goalkeeper behind Manfred Petz and Stephan Kuhnert, he played eight times in two seasons for Mainz in the 2. Bundesliga, and twice in the DFB-Pokal. In 1995 he returned to Darmstadt 98, which had meanwhile been relegated to the Regionalliga, and ended his career as a footballer in 2001.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Eilers is a son of the long-time legal advisor of the German Football Association, Goetz Eilers.[3] From 1989 to 1991 he completed an apprenticeship as a banker and then began studying law at the Goethe University Frankfurt, which he continued in 1993 – when he moved to 1. FSV Mainz 05 – at the University of Mainz. After graduating, he was admitted to the bar in 2001 and has worked in various law firms ever since.[4] From November 2006 to June 2010 he was sports manager at Darmstadt 98.[5] Since July 2014 he has been an appointed member of the Executive Committee responsible for matters relating to licensed players.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Eilers Laufbahn" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Tom Eilers Spielerprofil" (in German). DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Schabelon, Thorsten (9 August 2013). "BVB-Stürmer Robert Lewandowski steht nicht nur in Augsburg unter Beobachtung" (in German). DER WESTEN. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Tom Eilers, LL.M.=" (in German). Kanzlei Eilers Kollegen. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Jahrestagung des Großen Konvents 2019" (PDF) (in German). Schader Stiftung. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ ""3. Liga zwischen Hoffnung und Existenzkampf"" (in German). DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Website of the law firm Eilers kanzlei-eilers-kollegen.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 March 2017) (in German)
- Tom Eilers at WorldFootball.net
- Tom Eilers at fsv05.de (in German)