The story of German fourth division club RB Leipzig is a continued story to follow in the years to come and yesterday they took another step in their development. The club has appointed former German international Thomas Linke as its Director of Sports.
RB Leipzig stands for Rasen-Ballsport Leipzig but RB also stands for the club backers Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull, who are trying to form a future Bundesliga club in the East German city of Leipzig with an investment of up to 100 Million Euros over a nine year period, but as in Germany no sponsor can attach its name to the club name they choose the RB abbreviation.
On his appointment Linke said, "I think that in the last few years in my position as assistant Director of Sports in Salzburg I have gained a lot of experience and now the right time has come for me to take on more responsibility. The project in Leipzig is a big challenge and a chance for me too."
Linke had originally joined RB Salzburg in 2005 after the club was taken over by Red Bull and in 2007 won the clubs first Austrian league title under Giovanni Trapattoni. After the title he returned to Bayern Munich to join their second team, but only a year later he retired and he was back in Salzburg but this time as part of their management as assistant Director of Sports.
The 41 year old had started his career with FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt before moving to FC Schalke 04, where he won the 1997 UEFA Cup. Thereafter he would join FC Bayern Munich with whom he won five Bundesliga titles, the 2001 UEFA Champions League and the 2001 World Club Cup. He would play 43 internationals for Germany and the highlight was the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he finished runners-up.
Currently RB Leipzig are fourth in the Regionalliga North (4th division) 15 points off league leaders Chemnitzer FC, so promotion this season looks unlikely after the club came up from the fifth division last season.
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