Oliver Mintzlaff is a German football official, Red Bulletin GmbH Global Head of Soccer, and a former long-distance runner.
Education
Oliver Mintzlaff participated twice in the half marathon world championships: At the 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships he finished 70th in Uster, 80th in Palermo. He finished fifth at the 1999 German Championships in the half marathon and 2001 eighth at the German championships in 10-km road race.
Career
Running
A Cross Country specialist, he was included six times on the German squad at the European Cross Country Championships, with the following rankings
2000 in Malmö: 49
2001 in Thun: 55
2002 in Medulin: 51
2003 in Edinburgh: 39
2004 in Heringsdorf: 58
2005 in Tilburg: 53
At the German Championships in 10,000-meter race in 2000 he was ninth and 2002 fourth. Marketing
From 2000 to 2008 he worked for the sports goods manufacturer Puma, most recently as Head of the Sports Marketing. Since then he has been a managing director for Ferber Marketing, where he advised famous football player and manager Ralf Rangnick, the long-distance runner Sabrina Mockenhaupt and the popular singer Andrea Berg.
Football
Around January 1, 2014 Mintzlaff began working under Red Bulletin "Head of Global Soccer" Gerard Houllier, where he coordinated the group"s football activities.
On June 12, 2014 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of RB Leipzig. After a double ascent RB Leipzig is currently playing in the 2.
Bundesliga. Sometime in January 2015 Mintzlaff began operating as the Red Bulletin "Head of Global Soccer", replacing Houllier but retaining his predecessor as an advisor.