Manager Bio
He stayed in the game after his retirement, working as manager on professional and amateur level. In October 1999 Dietz was appointed caretaker manager of (then) 2nd Bundesliga side VfL Bochum after the club had parted company with Ernst Middendorp. No intention to do the job permanently, Bochum won five of those seven matches under Dietz' guidance. Dietz returned to coaching Bochum's youth when they found Ernst Middendorp's successor in Ralf Zumdick, but was straight back in charge of Bochum's first-team affairs after Zumdick failed to avoid the drop straight back to 2nd Bundesliga in 2001. His second spell on top of Bochum's coaching worked out no success and made him resign in December 2001. Switching to his old club MSV Duisburg to take charge of Duisburg's reserves, Dietz returned to 2nd Bundesliga coaching later on. However, just as caretaker to bridge the time until Duisburg replaced Pierre Littbarski with Norbert Meier. In May 2006 Dietz ended his deal as reserve-team coach with Duisburg to take charge of Rot-Weiß Ahlen in the third best German division.
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