Tim Reichert
Tim Reichert (born 9 October 1979 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired German professional football player and co-founder of the SK Gaming e-sports clan. He is also the head of FC Schalke 04's e-sports division.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Arminia Klosterhardt | |||
–2000 | Adler Osterfeld | ||
2000–2005 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | SSVg Velbert | 32 | (2) |
2006–2009 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 29 | (1) |
2011–2013 | VfR 08 Oberhausen | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | SV Adler Osterfeld | 8 | (0) |
2014 | SV Uedesheim | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Tim Reichert was signed by Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in the 2003–04 season, but was initially used in the reserve teams only. After being loaned to SSVg Velbert (2005–06),[1] he returned to Oberhausen and played 13 matches in the 2007–08 season for Rot-Weiß.[2] He left then on 2 June 2009 to sign with Sportfreunde Siegen.[3]
Personal
Reichert is also notable as an e-sports pioneer. In 1997, he founded the clan SK Gaming (named "Schroet Kommando" back then) with his brothers Ralf and Benjamin Reichert and several other gamers, among them Musa Celik. Among gamers, Tim Reichert was known as SK|Burke. Remarkably, both Benjamin SK|Kane Reichert and Musa SK|kila Celik also played professional soccer for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[4] In 2016, Schalke entered competitive League of Legends by purchasing an EU LCS spot and named Reichert as Head of ESport.
References
- "Keine Kracher beim TuS und SCK" (in German). ngz-online.de. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- "Tim Reichert" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- "Gerd Kehrberg überzeugte neue Spieler mit seinem Konzept" (in German). Der Westen. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- "Die Killer aus dem Kinderzimmer" (in German). Focus Online. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2010.