Heiko Scholz (born 7 January 1966) is a German football manager and former professional football player who is the assistant head coach of 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden.
Heiko Scholz was part of one of only three East German club sides which reached a final in a European cup competition: He lost the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1987 with Lokomotive Leipzig against Ajax. In East and unified Germany the midfielder played 296 top-flight matches.
Scholz represented both East Germany (seven caps) and unified Germany (one cap) internationally.
Scholz was interim coach of MSV Duisburg twice during the 2005âÂÂ06 season. The first stint was from 8 December 2005 to 17 December 2005. Duisburg drew 1âÂÂ1 against Arminia Bielefeld on 10 December 2005 and drew 1âÂÂ1 against 1. FSV Mainz 05. The second stint was from 4 April 2006 to 30 June 2006. He finished that stint with a record of one win, two draws, and three losses. During the 2008âÂÂ09 season, Scholz became interim coach for a third time at Duisburg. He was interim coach from 10 November 2008 to 16 November 2008 where he lost his only match inâÂÂcharge 4âÂÂ3 to Greuther Fürth.
Scholz went on to coach Germania Windeck from 4 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. His first match inâÂÂcharge was a 1âÂÂ1 draw against SSVg Velbert. Germania Windeck finished the 2010âÂÂ11 NRW-Liga in second place and was promoted. They were also knocked out of the 2010âÂÂ11 DFB-Pokal by Bayern Munich.
Scholz coached Viktoria Köln from 1 July 2011 to 12 November 2012. In the 2011âÂÂ12 season, Viktoria Köln finished in first place and were promoted. Scholz left the club on 12 November 2012. His last match was a 2âÂÂ2 draw against SC Verl.
Scholz coached Lokomotive Leipzig from 7 October 2013 to 23 September 2018. His first match was a 2âÂÂ0 loss in a Saxony Cup match against RB Leipzig. Lokomotive Leipzig were relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost. Lokomotive Leipzig played in the Oberliga NOFV-Süd in the 2014âÂÂ15 season where they finished in fourth place, one spot below the Promotion playoff spot. They again played in the Oberliga NOFV-Süd in the 2015âÂÂ16 season where they went undefeated and were promoted back to the Regionalliga Nordost. Lokomotive Leipzig finished in 10th place in the 2016âÂÂ17 Regionalliga Nordost season and lost in the Saxony Cup final to Chemnitzer FC. Lokomotive Leipzig finished the 2017âÂÂ18 season in sixth place and were el Round of 16 in the Saxony Cup. He left Lokomotive Leipzig on 23 September 2018, a day after a 1âÂÂ0 loss to Germania Halberstadt.
He was coach of Wacker Nordhausen from 1 January 2019 to 2 December 2019. His first match was a 3âÂÂ2 win against Bischofswerdaer FV. His final match was a 1âÂÂ0 loss to Viktoria Berlin on 1 December 2019.
was hired as an interim coach for Dynamo Dresden on 3 December 2019 to 9 December 2019. He remained with Dynamo Dresden as an assistant coach when Markus Kauczinski was hired as the new coach. His only match inâÂÂcharge was a 1âÂÂ1 draw against SV Sandhausen. He was promoted by Dynamo Dresden on 20 April 2024 to interim coach after a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Viktoria Köln on 20 April 2024. His first match was a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Jahn Regensburg.