Born in Gelsenkirchen, Gede began playing football for FC Schalke 04 in 1975.
Gede was appointed as head coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1991, just months after his retirement from playing.
After that, he coached at KSV Hessen Kassel, SV Lippstadt 08 and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
Al-Ahli Manama, Kuala Lumpur FA, Neftchi Baku, Okktha United FC and Tahaddy Benghazi were his next teams.
During the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup, he was the assistant coach to Parviz Mazloomi in Esteghlal.