ABOUT HANS LEITERT

Hans Leitert (born 15 January 1973 in Vienna) is a former Austrian goalkeeper, goalkeeping coach and current consultant within the football industry.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS GOALKEEPING COACH AND HEAD OF GOALKEEPING:

Since 2016    GK Consultant e.g. for top Premier League club in England and FIFA

2010-2015     Head of Goalkeeping Red Bull Global Soccer

                    (responsible for all GK-related topics across Red Bull clubs and academies in

                    Salzburg, Leipzig, New York, Sao Paulo, Ghana)

2008-2009     First Team GK Coach Tottenham Hotspur FC

2007–2008     First Team GK Coach Real Club Recreativo de Huelva

2005-2007     First Team GK Coach Panathinaikos FC

2000-2005     GK Coach U21 National-Team Austria

2000-2001     GK Coach FK Austria Vienna Academy

1997-2000     GK Coach SK Rapid Vienna Academy

PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS GOALKEEPING COACH EDUCATOR:

Since 2010    FIFA GK Coach Instructor, conducting courses worldwide

Since 2009    Instructor of various GK-specific coaching courses globally (Germany, Portugal, Spain)

Since 2009    GK Coach Instructor RFEF (Spanish FA)

2009             Associate Consultant Lane4 Management (on “Competitive Toughness”)

2005-2007     Coach Instructor Academy Coaches, Panathinaikos FC

2003-2005     Head of Austrian FA Goalkeeper Coaching Licence

1999-2005     Coach & GK Coach Instructor Austrian FA

2001-2002     UEFA GK Coach Instructor

PUBLICATIONS:

2007            Author of “The Art of Goalkeeping or The Seven Principles of the Masters”

2002            Co-author Austrian DVD “Challenge 2008 – Techniktraining" (Goalkeeping chapter)

2001            Author and publisher of the GK coaching video “Perfect Save”

2001            Goalkeeping specific performance diagnostic considering tactics, technique and fitness                       

                   (article in dvs volume 123; edition Czwalina)

2000            Co-author of “Spiel-Spaß-Technik” (Austrian FA youth-coaching book)

1999           “The Goalkeeper” - structural analysis and profiles (graduate thesis, Institute of Sports Science, University Vienna)

CAREER AS A GOALKEEPER:

1998   end of career because of an injury

1997-1998   Wr. Sportclub

1997-1995   VfB Mödling

1994-1995   OMV Stadlau

1993-1994   ASK Ybbs

1992-1993   SVS Schwechat

1989-1992   FK Austria Wien (in this period goalkeeper of the Austrian U18 and U21 National Team)

1985-1989   SV Essling

Contact: team(at)hansleitert.com