Tim Steidten

{{short description|German association football player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tim Steidten

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Germany

| height = 1.85 m{{Worldfootball.net|tim-steidten}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| years1 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = SC Weyhe

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998–2000

| clubs2 = Werder Bremen II

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2000

| clubs3 = Seattle Sounders

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2002

| clubs4 = FC Oberneuland

| years5 = 2002–2004

| clubs5 = VfB Oldenburg

| years6 = 2004–2006

| clubs6 = SV Meppen

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2006–2009

| clubs7 = VfL Oldenburg

}}

Tim Steidten (born 27 April 1979 in Germany) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[https://www.vice.com/de/article/tim-steidten-interview/ Werder Bremen bildet nicht nur Spieler, sondern auch Menschen aus] vice.com[https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/werder-bundesliga_artikel,-ishak-war-unsere-klare-nummer-eins-_arid,1647505.html „Ishak war unsere klare Nummer eins“] weser-kurier.de[https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/werder-bundesliga_artikel,-frueher-waren-perlen-besser-zu-finden-_arid,1766714.html „Früher waren Perlen besser zu finden“] weser-kurier.de

In July 2023, he was appointed as technical director of West Ham United, having previously worked for Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen,{{cite web | title=West Ham appoint Steidten as technical director | website=BBC Sport | date=1 July 2023 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66077556 | access-date=1 July 2023}} before leaving in January 2025.{{cite web |title=Technical director Steidten leaves West Ham |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce3lgxnx89jo |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 February 2025 |date=4 Feb 2025}}